12-letter words containing p, o, m, n, a
- promethazine — a phenothiaxine derivative, C 1 7 H 2 0 N 2 S, used for the symptomatic relief of allergies and in the management of motion sickness.
- promulgation — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- propagandism — the art, system, or use of propaganda
- property man — a member of the stage crew in charge of the stage properties
- protactinium — a radioactive, metallic element. Symbol: Pa; atomic number: 91.
- prothalamion — a song or poem written to celebrate a marriage.
- provitamin a — carotene.
- pseudoanemia — Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
- pseudorandom — noting or pertaining to random numbers generated by a definite computational process to satisfy a statistical test.
- pteridomania — an excessive enthusiasm for ferns
- pyridoxamine — a metabolic form of pyridoxine
- pyromagnetic — (formerly) thermomagnetic (def 1).
- pyromaniacal — a compulsion to set things on fire.
- reassumption — the act or process of reassuming something
- recompensate — to recompense for something: They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble.
- road company — a theatrical group that tours cities and towns, usually performing a single play that is or has been a success in New York City.
- roman empire — the lands and peoples subject to the authority of ancient Rome.
- rose campion — a plant, Lychnis coronaria, of the pink family, having reddish purple flowers, and leaves covered with whitish down.
- salpingotomy — incision of a Fallopian tube.
- sample point — a possible result of an experiment, represented as a point.
- scapulomancy — divination of the future by observation of the cracking of a mammal's scapula that has been heated by a fire or hot instrument.
- simplon pass — a pass over the Lepontine Alps in S Switzerland, between Brig (Switzerland) and Iselle (Italy). Height: 2009 m (6590 ft)
- skeleton map — a map showing only basic details of a land, place, etc
- sloped roman — a roman (vertical) typeface, usually sans serif, i.e. without the small, decorative, terminal strokes with which some typefaces are designed. The typeface is made to slope (usually to the right), but not generally to the same degree as a true italic typeface
- slumpflation — a situation in which economic depression is combined with increasing inflation
- smoking lamp — formerly, a lamp aboard ship for lighting pipes, now used figuratively to indicate when smoking is or is not allowed: The smoking lamp is lit.
- somatotropin — a hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland, that stimulates growth in humans.
- spanish moss — an epiphytic plant, Tillandsia usneoides, of the southern U.S., having narrow, grayish leaves and growing in long festoons that drape the branches of trees.
- spermagonium — Botany, Mycology. spermogonium.
- spermatozoon — one of the minute, usually actively motile gametes in semen, which serve to fertilize the ovum; a mature male reproductive cell.
- splenomegaly — enlargement of the spleen.
- sporangiolum — a small sporangium
- stop payment — an order by the drawer of a check to his or her bank not to pay a specified check.
- sulphonamide — any of a class of organic compounds that are amides of sulphonic acids containing the group –SO2NH2 or a group derived from this. An important class of sulphonamides are the sulfa drugs
- sycophantism — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
- synaptosomal — pertaining to a synaptosome
- temporaneous — lasting a short while
- temptational — the act of tempting; enticement or allurement.
- thomas paine — Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- transumption — an act of metaphorical transference
- uncomparable — capable of being compared; having features in common with something else to permit or suggest comparison: He considered the Roman and British empires to be comparable.
- uncompassion — a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering.
- uncomplacent — pleased, especially with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied: The voters are too complacent to change the government.
- uncomplicate — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
- uncomposable — not fit for composition
- uncomputable — to determine by calculation; reckon; calculate: to compute the period of Jupiter's revolution.
- undiplomatic — of, relating to, or engaged in diplomacy: diplomatic officials.
- unemployable — unsuitable for employment; unable to find or keep a job.
- unimportance — a lack of importance
- unproclaimed — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.