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12-letter words containing s, p, a, n

  • bankruptcies — Plural form of bankruptcy.
  • base jumping — a sport in which a participant parachutes from any of a variety of fixed objects such as high buildings, cliffs, etc
  • base pairing — the hydrogen bonding that occurs between complementary nitrogenous bases in the two polynucleotide chains of a DNA molecule
  • base-pairing — the process of binding separate DNA sequences by base pairs.
  • basing point — a geographical location from which freight charges are computed by the seller regardless of the point from which the goods are shipped.
  • bean sprouts — the sprouts of newly germinated mung beans, eaten as a vegetable, esp in Chinese dishes
  • bernese alps — a mountain range in SW Switzerland, the N central part of the Alps. Highest peak: Finsteraarhorn, 4274 m (14 022 ft)
  • bernina alps — a mountain group in SE Switzerland, extending from the Rhateian Alps on the Italian border. Highest peak, Piz Bernina, 13,304 feet (4055 meters).
  • bernina pass — a pass in the Alps between SE Switzerland and N Italy, east of Piz Bernina. Height: 2323 m (7622 ft)
  • bien pensant — a right-thinking person
  • blood spavin — a disease of the hock joint of horses in which enlargement occurs because of collected fluids (bog spavin) bony growth (bone spavin) or distention of the veins (blood spavin)
  • boatsmanship — seamanship as applied to boats, especially rowboats and motorboats.
  • brenner pass — a pass over the E Alps, between Austria and Italy. Highest point: 1372 m (4501 ft)
  • brinkmanship — Brinkmanship is a method of behaviour, especially in politics, in which you deliberately get into dangerous situations which could result in disaster but which could also bring success.
  • bronchospasm — an abnormal contraction of the bronchi resulting in restriction of the airway
  • cacophonious — cacophonous
  • caesalpinoid — of, relating to, or belonging to the Caesalpinoideae, a mainly tropical subfamily of leguminous plants that have irregular flowers: includes carob, senna, brazil, cassia, and poinciana
  • cameraperson — a camera operator
  • camp bastion — a large British military base in Helmand province, Afghanistan, built in 2006
  • camp springs — a city in central Maryland, near Washington, D.C.
  • camping site — A camping site is the same as a campsite.
  • campshedding — to line (the bank of a river) with campshot.
  • candy stripe — a pattern of bright stripes of one color against a plain background, used chiefly in fabrics.
  • canine corps — a military or law enforcement body which uses dogs for the detection of explosives or drugs or for security, tracking, etc
  • cap spinning — a spinning process in which woolen yarn is twisted and wound onto a revolving bobbin located within a stationary cap, much used in the Bradford spinning process.
  • capacitances — Plural form of capacitance.
  • caparisoning — Present participle of caparison.
  • cape jasmine — a widely cultivated gardenia shrub, Gardenia jasminoides
  • cape sounion — Cape, a cape in E central Greece, SE of Athens, at the tip of the Attica peninsula, in W Aegean Sea.
  • capitalising — Present participle of capitalise.
  • capsaicinoid — (organic chemistry) Any of a class of irritant compounds, related to capsaicin, that are responsible for the heat of chilli peppers.
  • captiousness — The state of being captious.
  • car expenses — incidental money spent on the operation of a car during the performance of a job, commission, etc, usually reimbursed by an employer or allowable against tax
  • cardinalship — The office (or term of office) of a cardinal.
  • carpet snake — a large nonvenomous Australian snake, Morelia variegata, having a carpetlike pattern on its back
  • cash payment — an immediate payment in cash
  • catch points — railway points designed to derail a train running back in the wrong direction to prevent collision with a following train
  • cattleperson — Someone who works with, or rears cattle.
  • ceratopsians — Plural form of ceratopsian.
  • chairmanship — The chairmanship of a committee or organization is the fact of being its chairperson. Someone's chairmanship can also mean the period during which they are chairperson.
  • chairpersons — Plural form of chairperson.
  • championship — A championship is a competition to find the best player or team in a particular sport.
  • change purse — A change purse is a very small bag that people, especially women, keep their money in.
  • chaplinesque — characteristic of or resembling the comedy or filmmaking style of Charlie Chaplin.
  • cheeseparing — penny-pinching; stingy
  • chiropterans — Plural form of chiropteran.
  • christophany — an appearance or emergence of Christ following his crucifixion
  • chronographs — Plural form of chronograph.
  • chrysophanol — (organic compound) A chemical compound found in rhubarb.
  • clap eyes on — to catch sight of
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