12-letter words containing s, o, a, p, r
- microcapsule — a tiny capsule, 20–150 microns in diameter, used for slow-release application of drugs, pesticides, flavors, etc.
- microphagous — (of an animal) feeding on small particles of food
- microphallus — The condition of having an abnormally small penis; micropenis.
- misanthropes — Plural form of misanthrope.
- misanthropic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a misanthrope.
- misoperation — an act or instance, process, or manner of functioning or operating.
- misportrayal — the act of portraying.
- montparnasse — a district in S Paris, France, on the left bank of the Seine: noted for its cafés and the artists and writers who have frequented and lived in the area.
- morphallaxis — Biology. the regeneration of a destroyed body part by the reorganization of its remaining cells.
- morphographs — Plural form of morphograph.
- morphosyntax — the study of the morphological and syntactic properties of linguistic or grammatical units.
- mousetrapped — Simple past tense and past participle of mousetrap.
- mrs-malaprop — Mrs. a character in Sheridan's The Rivals (1775), noted for her misapplication of words.
- mycoparasite — a parasitic fungus whose host is another fungus.
- necrophagous — That eats dead or decaying animal flesh.
- neuropathies — Plural form of neuropathy.
- neuropathist — a specialist in treating diseases of the nervous system; a neurologist
- neuroplastic — Of or pertaining to neuroplasticity.
- newport east — a town in SE Rhode Island.
- newspaperdom — The realm or sphere of newspaper publishing or journalism.
- non-partisan — A person or group that is non-partisan does not support or help a particular political party or group.
- nonparasitic — Not parasitic.
- nonpassenger — One who is not a passenger.
- nonpasserine — (of a bird) not belonging or relating to the Passeriformes
- nonspherical — not spherical
- nonspiritual — Not spiritual.
- normed space — any vector space on which a norm is defined.
- nosey parker — a persistently nosy, prying person; busybody.
- np-hilarious — (humour) An algorithm whose complexity is a joke, either literally, as in BogoSort, or metaphorically.
- obstreperate — to be extremely noisy or to create a resounding din
- octastrophic — having or containing eight verses or strophes
- offset paper — paper used in a printing method in which the impression is made onto an intermediate surface, such as a rubber blanket, which transfers it to the paper
- oilseed rape — Oilseed rape is a plant with yellow flowers which is grown as a crop. Its seeds are crushed to make cooking oil.
- old prussian — a Baltic language extinct since the 17th century. Abbreviation: OPruss.
- oligospermia — (medicine) Low volume of semen.
- on sb's part — If you talk about a feeling or action on someone's part, you are referring to something that they feel or do.
- on shipboard — on board a ship
- open slather — to spread or apply thickly: to slather butter on toast.
- opera singer — a professional singer of opera
- operationism — the doctrine that the meaning of a scientific term, concept, or proposition consists of the operation or operations performed in defining or demonstrating it.
- operatorless — Without an operator (person who operates); fully automatic.
- operatorship — (in the oil and gas industries) the right to operate a well, field, or other oil source.
- ophiolatrous — of, relating to, or practising snake-worshipping
- opinionators — Plural form of opinionator.
- opisthograph — a manuscript, parchment, or book having writing on both sides of the leaves.
- oppressional — Exhibiting or relating to oppression.
- optoisolator — A device that transmits a signal optically between two isolated electronic circuits.
- oropharynxes — Plural form of oropharynx.
- orthopaedics — (used with a singular verb) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, especially the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
- orthopaedist — Alternative spelling of orthopedist.