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12-letter words containing s, o, a, p, r

  • irish potato — potato (def 1).
  • isoprenaline — a compound that is a derivative of adrenaline and that is used to treat asthma and bronchial conditions. Formula: C11H17NO3
  • japonaiserie — stylistic characteristics, as in art, decor, or film, influenced by or reflective of Japanese culture and tradition.
  • java sparrow — a small grey-and-pink finchlike Indonesian weaverbird, Padda oryzivora: a popular cage bird
  • jeopardising — Present participle of jeopardise.
  • jeopardously — with risk or peril
  • joseph brant — Joseph (Thayendanegea) 1742–1807, Mohawk Indian chief who fought on the side of the British in the American Revolution.
  • katamorphism — metamorphism at or near the earth's surface: breaks down complex minerals into simpler ones.
  • keratoplasty — plastic surgery performed upon the cornea, especially a corneal transplantation.
  • labour pains — the pains felt during the contractions of childbirth
  • lamprophyres — Plural form of lamprophyre.
  • laparoscopes — Plural form of laparoscope.
  • laparoscopic — a flexible fiberoptic instrument, passed through a small incision in the abdominal wall and equipped with biopsy forceps, an obturator, scissors or the like, with which to examine the abdominal cavity or perform minor surgery.
  • laparotomies — Plural form of laparotomy.
  • lark sparrow — a North American sparrow, Chondestes grammacus, having a distinctive brown-and-white facial pattern.
  • 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.
  • laryngoscopy — an examination by means of a laryngoscope.
  • laryngospasm — An uncontrolled, spasmodic closure of the larynx.
  • laser weapon — weapons which make use of lasers or lasers used as weapons
  • 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.
  • liposarcomas — Plural form of liposarcoma.
  • 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.
  • lycanthropes — Plural form of lycanthrope.
  • macrocarpous — having large fruit.
  • macrophagous — (of an animal) feeding on relatively large particles of food
  • macrophysics — the branch of physics that deals with physical objects large enough to be observed and treated directly.
  • macropterous — having long or large wings or fins.
  • madreporites — Plural form of madreporite.
  • malapropisms — Plural form of malapropism.
  • manipulators — Plural form of manipulator.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • mastigophora — a phylum of protozoans comprising nonphotosynthetic, chiefly free-living flagellates: some species are important pathogens of humans and other animals.
  • mastigophore — Any flagellate of the phylum Mastigophora.
  • media person — a person who works in the mass media
  • mediatorship — the position of a mediator
  • meganthropus — a proposed genus of extinct, late lower Pleistocene primates based on two large lower jaws found in Java, and believed to be either Australopithecine or human.
  • melanophores — Plural form of melanophore.
  • melrose park — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
  • metamorphism — Geology. a change in the structure or constitution of a rock due to natural agencies, as pressure and heat, especially when the rock becomes harder and more completely crystalline.
  • metamorphist — a member of a group of 16th century Christians who believed that the humanly body of Jesus Christ metamorphosed into God during the Ascension
  • metamorphose — to change the form or nature of; transform.
  • metamorphous — metamorphic.
  • microamperes — Plural form of microampere.
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