13-letter words containing p, l, a, s
- mesocephalous — Alternative form of mesocephalic.
- metallic soap — any usually water-insoluble salt formed by the interaction of a fatty acid and a metal, especially lead or aluminum: used chiefly as a drier in paints and varnishes and for waterproofing textiles.
- metallophones — Plural form of metallophone.
- metropolitans — Plural form of metropolitan.
- microcapsules — Plural form of microcapsule.
- microcephalus — An abnormally small head.
- microscopical — so small as to be invisible or indistinct without the use of the microscope: microscopic organisms. Compare macroscopic.
- milk saucepan — a type of small saucepan often used for heating milk
- mine disposal — the removal, disarming, or destruction of explosive mines
- mis-explained — to make plain or clear; render understandable or intelligible: to explain an obscure point. Synonyms: explicate. Antonyms: confuse.
- misappraisals — Plural form of misappraisal.
- mise en place — (in a restaurant kitchen) the preparation of equipment and food before service begins
- modesty panel — a panel across the front of a desk, especially an office desk, designed to conceal the legs of a person seated at it.
- moral compass — an internalized set of values and objectives that guide a person with regard to ethical behavior and decision-making: a rebellious teenager without a moral compass.
- moral support — emotional assistance, encouragement
- multihospital — comprising or relating to several hospitals
- multipartisan — Relating to or supported by multiple groups, especially by multiple political parties.
- multipartyism — a political system in which two or more political parties contest elections
- multiple star — three or more stars lying close together in the celestial sphere and usually united in a single gravitational system.
- multiplicands — Plural form of multiplicand.
- multispectral — (of an airborne camera or scanner) capable of sensing and recording radiation from invisible as well as visible parts of the electromagnetic spectrum.
- musculospiral — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the muscles, and taking a spiral course; applied especially to a large nerve of the arm.
- mycoplasmosis — a disease in animals and humans caused by mycoplasma
- myringoplasty — (surgery) The closure of the perforation of pars tensa of the tympanic membrane.
- nail clippers — tool for cutting finger- and toenails
- nailing strip — a strip of wood or other partly yielding material attached to a hard surface, as of steel or concrete, so that objects may be nailed to the surface.
- nanoparticles — Plural form of nanoparticle.
- naples yellow — a yellow pigment, used by artists; lead antimonate
- natural slope — the maximum angle at which soil will lie in a bank without slipping
- ne plus ultra — the highest point; acme.
- necrophiliacs — Plural form of necrophiliac.
- neo-platonism — a philosophical system which was first developed in the 3rd century ad as a synthesis of Platonic, Pythagorean, and Aristotelian elements, and which, although originally opposed to Christianity, later incorporated it. It dominated European thought until the 13th century and re-emerged during the Renaissance
- neocapitalism — a politico-economic theory combining elements of capitalism and socialism
- neocapitalist — a person who advocates neocapitalism
- neoplasticism — the theory and practice of the de Stijl school, chiefly characterized by an emphasis on the formal structure of a work of art, and restriction of spatial or linear relations to vertical and horizontal movements as well as restriction of the artist's palette to black, white, and the primary colors.
- non-episcopal — of or relating to a bishop: episcopal authority.
- non-opposable — capable of being placed opposite to something else: the opposable thumb of primates.
- non-spherical — having the form of a sphere; globular.
- non-spillable — to cause or allow to run or fall from a container, especially accidentally or wastefully: to spill a bag of marbles; to spill milk.
- noncapitalist — a person who has capital, especially extensive capital, invested in business enterprises.
- nondisposable — Not disposable.
- nonperishable — not subject to rapid deterioration or decay: A supply of nonperishable food was kept for emergencies.
- nonpunishable — Not punishable; of an act, for which no punishment has been authorized; of a person, beyond the reach of punishment.
- nonspecialist — a person who devotes himself or herself to one subject or to one particular branch of a subject or pursuit.
- nucleocapsids — Plural form of nucleocapsid.
- nucleoplasmic — Of or pertaining to nucleoplasm.
- object pascal — (language) An object-oriented Pascal developed jointly by Apple Computer and Niklaus Wirth.
- oilspot glaze — a brown or black ceramic glaze dotted with silvery spots caused by impurities.
- olympic games — international sports event
- omoplatoscopy — Divination by use of a shoulder blade.