11-letter words containing p, e, n, r
- juniper oil — an oil obtained from the berries or wood of the common juniper, Juniperus communis.
- juniper tar — a medicinal tar derived from the European juniper Juniperus oxycedrus: used topically in the treatment of certain skin diseases.
- kiddie porn — child pornography.
- kinderspiel — a play or piece of musical theatre performed by children
- kindredship — a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk; kin.
- kinetograph — a camera for taking pictures for a kinetoscope.
- knee-sprung — (of a horse, mule, etc.) having a forward bowing of the knee caused by shortening of the flexor tendons.
- landscapers — Plural form of landscaper.
- large print — text printed in larger text than normal, so as to make it easier to read, esp for the visually impaired
- large-print — set in a type size larger than normal for the benefit of persons with impaired vision: large-print newspapers.
- leaf spring — a long, narrow, multiple spring composed of several layers of spring metal bracketed together: used in some suspension systems of carriages and automobiles.
- led printer — (printer) (Or "LED page printer") A printer which is similar in operation to a laser printer, but where an array of LEDs is used in place of the laser.
- leopardskin — the skin of a leopard
- lepidosiren — a lungfish, Lepidosiren paradoxa, of the Amazon, having an eel-shaped body.
- leprechauns — a dwarf or sprite.
- levorphanol — a potent synthetic narcotic analgesic, C 21 H 29 NO 7 , as the tartrate, used in the treatment of moderate to severe pain.
- limber pine — a pine, Pinus flexilis, of western North America, having light, soft wood used locally for railroad ties, poles, fuel, etc.
- linear type — 1. (theory, programming) An attribute of values which are used exactly once: they are neither duplicated nor destroyed. Such values require no garbage collection, and can safely be updated in place, even if they form part of a data structure. Linear types are related to the linear logic of J.-Y Girard. They extend Schmidt's notion of single threading, provide an alternative to Hudak and Bloss' update analysis, and offer a practical complement to Lafont and Holmström's elegant linear languages.
- linen paper — paper, usually superior in quality, made from pure linen or from substitutes that produce a similar paper finish.
- linesperson — (sports) A linesman or lineswoman.
- lip-reading — the reading or understanding, as by a deaf person, of spoken words from the movements of another's lips without hearing the sounds made.
- lipoprotein — any of the class of proteins that contain a lipid combined with a simple protein.
- lone parent — a parent who is not married and does not have a partner, who is bringing up a child or children
- long jumper — an athlete who does the long jump
- long primer — a 12-point type.
- low-protein — Low-protein substances contain very little protein.
- luminophore — a molecule or group of molecules that emits light when illuminated.
- lumpenprole — a member of the lumpenproletariat.
- lunarscapes — Plural form of lunarscape.
- luteotropin — prolactin.
- lycanthrope — a person affected with lycanthropy.
- madreporian — Resembling, or pertaining to, the genus Madrepora.
- mailpersons — Plural form of mailperson.
- managership — a person who has control or direction of an institution, business, etc., or of a part, division, or phase of it.
- manila rope — rope made from Manila hemp.
- manure heap — a pile of animal excreta, esp on a farm, kept for use as fertiliser
- map-reading — the act or skill of interpreting the significance of a geographical map
- marking pen — marker (def 10).
- marksperson — A marksman or markswoman.
- marlinspike — a pointed iron implement used in separating the strands of rope in splicing, marling, etc.
- master plan — A master plan is a clever plan that is intended to help someone succeed in a very difficult or important task.
- master-plan — to construct a master plan for: to master-plan one's career.
- mecopterans — Plural form of mecopteran.
- melanophore — a pigmented connective-tissue cell containing melanin in its cytoplasm, responsible for color changes in many fishes and reptiles.
- memory span — the capacity of short-term memory, usually between 5 and 10 items
- menispermum — any of several tropical climbing plants of the genus Menispermum of the family Menispermaceae
- meroterpene — (organic chemistry) Any compound, including many natural products, having a partial terpenoid structure.
- mesonephric — one of the three embryonic excretory organs of vertebrates, becoming the functional kidney of fishes and amphibians and becoming part of the tubules or ductules in the reproductive systems of higher vertebrates.
- mesonephros — one of the three embryonic excretory organs of vertebrates, becoming the functional kidney of fishes and amphibians and becoming part of the tubules or ductules in the reproductive systems of higher vertebrates.
- metanephric — one of the three embryonic excretory organs of higher vertebrates, becoming the permanent and functional kidney.