12-letter words containing s, n, a, i, l, p
- poison gland — a gland in some fish and amphibians that secretes venomous material
- pollyannaish — an excessively or blindly optimistic person.
- pollyannaism — an excessively or blindly optimistic person.
- polysiloxane — a polymer composed of silicon and oxygen atoms
- polysynaptic — having or involving more than one synapse.
- pons varolii — pons (def 1).
- porcelainous — made of or resembling porcelain
- porcellanise — to bake into porcelain
- positionally — in terms of position, from a positional point of view
- possessional — of, relating to, or characterized by possession
- postal union — an international agreement on postal rates and services.
- postcolonial — of or relating to the period following a state of colonialism.
- postdeadline — the time by which something must be finished or submitted; the latest time for finishing something: a five o'clock deadline.
- postdiluvian — existing or occurring after the Biblical Flood.
- postillation — the writing or preaching of postils
- postliminary — of or relating to postliminy
- postprandial — after a meal, especially after dinner: postprandial oratory; a postprandial brandy.
- postvaccinal — occurring after a vaccine
- pratincolous — living in a meadow.
- precessional — the act or fact of preceding; precedence.
- prehensorial — relating to a part that grasps
- prelapsarian — Theology. occurring before the Fall: the prelapsarian innocence of Eden.
- presentially — in a presential way
- presidential — of or relating to a president or presidency.
- primal scene — a child's first real or imagined observation of parental sexual intercourse.
- processional — of, relating to, or characteristic of a procession.
- prodigal son — a figure in a parable of Jesus (Luke 15:11–32); a wayward son who squanders his inheritance but returns home to find that his father forgives him.
- professional — following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain: a professional builder.
- prostacyclin — a prostaglandin, C 2 0 H 3 2 O 5 , that specifically inhibits the formation of blood clots.
- pugnaciously — inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
- real nappies — resuable cloth nappies
- relationship — a connection, association, or involvement.
- renal pelvis — a small funnel-shaped cavity of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter
- responsorial — of or relating to response; responsive
- saddle point — a point at which a function of two variables has partial derivatives equal to zero but at which the function has neither a maximum nor a minimum value.
- sailing ship — a large ship equipped with sails.
- saint paul's — a cathedral in London, England: designed by Sir Christopher Wren.
- saint phalle — Niki de [nik-ee duh;; French nee-kee duh] /ˈnɪk i də;; French niˈki də/ (Show IPA), 1930–2002, French sculptor and painter.
- salesmanship — the technique of selling a product: They used a promotional gimmick that was the last word in salesmanship.
- salpingotomy — incision of a Fallopian tube.
- sample point — a possible result of an experiment, represented as a point.
- scalp lotion — A scalp lotion is a liquid medication for the treatment of scalp conditions and disorders.
- scapulimancy — divination of the future by observation of the cracking of a mammal's scapula that has been heated by a fire or hot instrument.
- seating plan — layout of seats at a venue or on transport
- self-playing — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- self-tapping — (of a screw) cutting its own thread when screwed into a plain hole in a metal sheet
- shrimp plant — a small, sprawling shrub, Justicia brandegeana (or Beloperone guttata), of the acanthus family, native to Mexico, having small white flowers protruding from a series of overlapping reddish bracts and often cultivated as a houseplant.
- signal corps — a branch of the army responsible for military communications, meteorological studies, and related work.
- simplon pass — a pass over the Lepontine Alps in S Switzerland, between Brig (Switzerland) and Iselle (Italy). Height: 2009 m (6590 ft)
- single-party — of or relating to a form of government in which only a single political party constitutes the government