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12-letter words containing p, e, s, a

  • laparotomies — Plural form of laparotomy.
  • lapidescence — a lapidescent quality or condition
  • laryngoscope — a rigid or flexible endoscope passed through the mouth and equipped with a source of light and magnification, for examining and performing local diagnostic and surgical procedures on the larynx.
  • laser weapon — weapons which make use of lasers or lasers used as weapons
  • lateral lisp — a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
  • lateral pass — a short pass thrown or tossed parallel to the line of scrimmage or slightly backward from the position of the passer.
  • laureateship — a person who has been honored for achieving distinction in a particular field or with a particular award: a Nobel laureate.
  • leapfroggers — Plural form of leapfrogger.
  • leopard seal — a yellowish-gray, spotted seal, Hydrurga leptonyx, of the Antarctic.
  • leopardesses — Plural form of leopardess.
  • leprosariums — Plural form of leprosarium.
  • leptosomatic — a person of asthenic build.
  • lesser panda — panda (def 2).
  • lesser scaup — a diving duck, Aythya marila, of Europe and America, having a black-and-white plumage in the male
  • letters page — the page in a newspaper or magazine containing letters sent to the editor by readers
  • line spacing — (in a book, computer-produced document, etc) the spacing between lines of type
  • linear space — vector space.
  • lipoxygenase — (enzyme) Any of a class of enzymes that catalyse the oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids.
  • lisp machine — 1.   (architecture)   Any machine (whether notional or actual) whose instruction set is Lisp. 2.   (hardware, operating system)   A line of workstations made by Symbolics, Inc. from the mid-1970s (having grown out of the MIT AI Lab) to late 1980s. All system code for Symbolics Lisp Machines was written in Lisp Machine Lisp. Symbolics Lisp Machines were also notable for having had space-cadet keyboards.
  • litmus paper — a strip of paper impregnated with litmus, used as a chemical indicator.
  • living space — home: rooms, etc.
  • lopez mateos — Adolfo [ah-th awl-faw] /ɑˈðɔl fɔ/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Mexican lawyer and politician: president of Mexico 1958–64.
  • loudspeakers — Plural form of loudspeaker, especially a pair for a left and right channel.
  • lover's leap — a high area, as on a cliff, from which frustrated or grieving lovers jump or are reputed to have jumped to their death.
  • luteal phase — a stage of the menstrual cycle, lasting about two weeks, from ovulation to the beginning of the next menstrual flow.
  • lycanthropes — Plural form of lycanthrope.
  • machine shop — a workshop in which metal and other substances are cut, shaped, etc., by machine tools.
  • macropterous — having long or large wings or fins.
  • madreporites — Plural form of madreporite.
  • magnetopause — the boundary between the earth's magnetosphere and interplanetary space, about 40,000 miles (65,000 km) above the earth, marked by an abrupt decrease in the earth's magnetic induction.
  • magpie goose — a black-and-white gooselike bird, Anseranas semipalmatus, of Australia, believed to be the most primitive waterfowl in existence.
  • make-up base — a primer of make-up applied to the face in order to prepare it for the main layer of make-up
  • make-up case — a case in which cosmetics are kept
  • malpractices — Plural form of malpractice.
  • manspreading — the practice by a male passenger on public transport of sitting with his legs wide apart, so denying space to passengers beside him
  • mantelpieces — Plural form of mantelpiece.
  • marine corps — a branch of the U.S. Armed Forces trained for land, sea, and air combat, typically for land combat in conjunction with an amphibious or airborne landing, and whose commandant is responsible to the secretary of the navy.
  • marketplaces — Plural form of marketplace.
  • marlinespike — a pointed iron implement used in separating the strands of rope in splicing, marling, etc.
  • marlingspike — Alternative spelling of marlinspike.
  • masking tape — an easily removed adhesive tape used temporarily for defining margins, protecting surfaces, etc., as when painting, and sometimes also for binding, sealing, or mending.
  • mass-produce — to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
  • massotherapy — treatment by massage.
  • master point — a point awarded to a bridge player who has won or placed in an officially recognized tournament.
  • master print — an original copy of a cinema film that can be used to produce other copies
  • masterpieces — Plural form of masterpiece.
  • mastigophore — Any flagellate of the phylum Mastigophora.
  • meanspirited — petty; small-minded; ungenerous: a meanspirited man, unwilling to forgive.
  • media person — a person who works in the mass media
  • median strip — a paved, planted, or landscaped strip in the center of a highway that separates lanes of traffic going in opposite directions.
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