12-letter words containing p, o, l, t, r, n
- hernioplasty — an operation for the repair of a hernia.
- hypoplastron — the third lateral plate in the plastron of turtles
- implementors — Plural form of implementor.
- inoperculate — having no operculum.
- inspectorial — Of or pertaining to an inspector or to inspection.
- interpolable — able to be interpolated, or suited to interpolation
- interpolated — to introduce (something additional or extraneous) between other things or parts; interject; interpose; intercalate.
- interpolates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interpolate.
- interpolator — to introduce (something additional or extraneous) between other things or parts; interject; interpose; intercalate.
- interspousal — Often, spousals. the ceremony of marriage; nuptials.
- lactoprotein — any protein existing in milk.
- lepidopteran — lepidopterous.
- lepidopteron — any lepidopterous insect.
- lipoproteina — a plasma lipoprotein containing protein and cholesterol, high levels of which are associated with atherosclerosis.
- lipoproteins — Plural form of lipoprotein.
- liverpolitan — a native or inhabitant of Liverpool
- locarno pact — a series of treaties, concluded in Locarno, Switzerland in 1925, between Germany, France, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Italy, Poland, and Czechoslovakia. The principal treaty, between Germany, France, and Belgium, concerned the maintenance of their existing frontiers, settlement of disputes by arbitration without resort to force, and the demilitarization of the Rhineland. This treaty was guaranteed by the United Kingdom and Italy but was violated when Germany occupied the Rhineland in 1936
- locker plant — an establishment for storing food under refrigeration, containing lockers for renting to individual users.
- lycanthropes — Plural form of lycanthrope.
- lycanthropic — a delusion in which one imagines oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.
- major planet — planet (def 1a).
- major-planet — Astronomy. Also called major planet. any of the eight large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune, in the order of their proximity to the sun. Until 2006, Pluto was classified as a planet ninth in order from the sun; it has been reclassified as a dwarf planet. a similar body revolving about a star other than the sun. (formerly) a celestial body moving in the sky, as distinguished from a fixed star, applied also to the sun and moon.
- malapportion — to apportion improperly or unfairly (voting districts, a legislature, etc.)
- manipulators — Plural form of manipulator.
- manipulatory — to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings.
- melanotropin — MSH.
- meroplankton — a floating mass of eggs and larvae of organisms that are nektonic or benthic in their adult stage; temporary plankton.
- metropolitan — of, noting, or characteristic of a metropolis or its inhabitants, especially in culture, sophistication, or in accepting and combining a wide variety of people, ideas, etc.
- minor planet — asteroid (def 1).
- mirror plant — a shrub, Coprosma repens, of the madder family, native to New Zealand and cultivated in warm regions, having glossy, often variegated leaves.
- monotriglyph — (in the Doric order) any intercolumniation having one whole triglyph.
- mucopurulent — containing or composed of mucus and pus.
- multipronged — having or composed of several prongs: a multipronged electric plug.
- nanoparticle — a microscopic particle of matter that is measured on the nanoscale, usually one that measures less than 100 nanometers.
- nephelometer — Bacteriology. an apparatus containing a series of barium chloride standards used to determine the number of bacteria in a suspension.
- nephelometry — Bacteriology. an apparatus containing a series of barium chloride standards used to determine the number of bacteria in a suspension.
- nephrologist — A physician whose speciality is nephrology.
- neuroleptics — Plural form of neuroleptic.
- neuroplastic — Of or pertaining to neuroplasticity.
- neurotypical — relating to or showing typical neurological behavior and development: She has one dyslexic and one neurotypical child.
- neutrophiles — (of a cell or cell part) having an affinity for neutral dyes.
- neutrophilic — (of a cell or its contents) readily stained only by neutral dyes.
- nitrophilous — (of plants) growing in soil well supplied with nitrogen
- nonpetroleum — not containing any petroleum based substance
- nonpractical — Not practical.
- nonspiritual — Not spiritual.
- normal pitch — relative point, position, or degree: a high pitch of excitement.
- north platte — a river flowing from N Colorado through SE Wyoming and W Nebraska into the Platte. 618 miles (995 sq. km) long.
- on the prowl — to rove or go about stealthily, as in search of prey, something to steal, etc.
- open cluster — a comparatively young, irregularly shaped group of stars, often numbering up to several hundred, and held together by mutual gravitation; usually found along the central plane of the Milky Way and other galaxies.