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12-letter words containing s, p, t

  • lumpectomies — Plural form of lumpectomy.
  • luteal phase — a stage of the menstrual cycle, lasting about two weeks, from ovulation to the beginning of the next menstrual flow.
  • lycanthropes — Plural form of lycanthrope.
  • lymph system — Anatomy, Zoology. the system by which lymph is returned from the cells to the blood and by which white blood cells are produced in response to inflammation or presence of antigens; in mammals, the system includes the lymph glands, vessels and sinuses through which lymph is carried, and lymphoid tissues, as bone marrow and the thymus.
  • lymphangitis — inflammation of the lymphatic vessels.
  • lymphoblasts — Plural form of lymphoblast.
  • macropterous — having long or large wings or fins.
  • madreporites — Plural form of madreporite.
  • magnetopause — the boundary between the earth's magnetosphere and interplanetary space, about 40,000 miles (65,000 km) above the earth, marked by an abrupt decrease in the earth's magnetic induction.
  • main-topmast — the mast next above the main lower mast.
  • main-topsail — a topsail set on the mainmast.
  • malpositions — Plural form of malposition.
  • malpractices — Plural form of malpractice.
  • mammaplastic — Of, or pertaining to, mammaplasty.
  • manipulators — Plural form of manipulator.
  • mantelpieces — Plural form of mantelpiece.
  • manuscriptal — (obsolete) Of or pertaining to manuscript.
  • marketplaces — Plural form of marketplace.
  • masking tape — an easily removed adhesive tape used temporarily for defining margins, protecting surfaces, etc., as when painting, and sometimes also for binding, sealing, or mending.
  • maspar unity — A translator from UNITY to MPL by Martin Huber, University of Karlsruhe, Germany. Version 1.0.
  • massotherapy — treatment by massage.
  • master point — a point awarded to a bridge player who has won or placed in an officially recognized tournament.
  • master print — an original copy of a cinema film that can be used to produce other copies
  • masterpieces — Plural form of masterpiece.
  • 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.
  • matopo hills — the granite hills south of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, where Cecil Rhodes chose to be buried
  • meanspirited — petty; small-minded; ungenerous: a meanspirited man, unwilling to forgive.
  • median strip — a paved, planted, or landscaped strip in the center of a highway that separates lanes of traffic going in opposite directions.
  • mediatorship — the position of a mediator
  • medium strip — median strip.
  • meeting post — a timber with a chamfer at the outer edge of a lock gate that fits against the meeting post of another lock gate.
  • 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.
  • mephibosheth — a son of Jonathan, and the grandson of Saul. II Sam 4:4.
  • mesoplankton — plankton that live at middle depths.
  • mesopotamian — an ancient region in W Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers: now part of Iraq.
  • metal polish — cleaning fluid designed to clean, polish or add shine to metal
  • 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.
  • metaphrasing — Present participle of metaphrase.
  • metaphrastic — a person who translates or changes a literary work from one form to another, as prose into verse.
  • metaphysical — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
  • metapolitics — political theory: often used derogatorily
  • metapsychics — the study of psychic phenomena beyond the limits of ordinary or orthodox psychology
  • metric space — a space with a metric defined on it.
  • metropolises — any large, busy city.
  • micropterous — (of certain animals, esp some types of ant) having small reduced wings
  • microscopist — An expert at microscopy.
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