12-letter words containing t, r, i, p, o, l
- fort pulaski — Count Casimir [kaz-uh-meer] /ˈkæz əˌmɪər/ (Show IPA), 1748–79, Polish patriot; general in the American Revolutionary army.
- gerontophile — someone who is sexually attracted to old people
- gloria patri — the short hymn “Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.”.
- glucoprotein — glycoprotein.
- glycoprotein — any of a group of complex proteins, as mucin, containing a carbohydrate combined with a simple protein.
- graphologist — the study of handwriting, especially when regarded as an expression of the writer's character, personality, abilities, etc.
- helicoptered — Simple past tense and past participle of helicopter.
- heliotherapy — treatment of disease by means of sunlight.
- heliotropism — heliotropic tendency or growth.
- hernioplasty — an operation for the repair of a hernia.
- herpetologic — Alternative form of herpetological.
- heteroleptic — (chemistry) Describing an organometallic compound having two or more types of ligand.
- heterophilic — Also, heterophilic. Immunology. (of an antibody) having an affinity for an antigen other than its specific antigen.
- heteroplasia — the replacement of normal cells by abnormal cells, as in cancer.
- heteroploidy — (genetics) The state of being heteroploid.
- holophrastic — using or consisting of a single word that functions as a phrase or sentence.
- holy picture — a picture of a person or thing that is of religious importance
- horse pistol — a large pistol formerly carried by horsemen.
- hydrophilite — a white mineral consisting of potassium and calcium
- hypochlorite — a salt or ester of hypochlorous acid.
- hypocritical — of the nature of hypocrisy, or pretense of having virtues, beliefs, principles, etc., that one does not actually possess: The parent who has a “do what I say and not what I do” attitude can appear hypocritical to a child.
- imperatorial — Commanding; authoritative.
- implementors — Plural form of implementor.
- inoperculate — having no operculum.
- inspectorial — Of or pertaining to an inspector or to inspection.
- interpolable — able to be interpolated, or suited to interpolation
- interpolated — to introduce (something additional or extraneous) between other things or parts; interject; interpose; intercalate.
- interpolates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interpolate.
- interpolator — to introduce (something additional or extraneous) between other things or parts; interject; interpose; intercalate.
- interspousal — Often, spousals. the ceremony of marriage; nuptials.
- kleptocratic — a government or state in which those in power exploit national resources and steal; rule by a thief or thieves.
- lactoprotein — any protein existing in milk.
- laparotomies — Plural form of laparotomy.
- laparotomize — to perform a laparotomy on.
- lepidopteran — lepidopterous.
- lepidopteron — any lepidopterous insect.
- liberty pole — Also called liberty tree. American History. a pole or tree, often with a liberty cap or a banner at the top, usually located on a village green or in a market square, used by the Sons of Liberty in many colonial towns as a symbol of protest against British rule and around which anti-British rallies were held.
- life support — equipment to sustain a patient's life
- life-support — of or relating to equipment or measures that sustain or artificially substitute for essential body functions, as breathing or disposal of body wastes: Without life-support equipment, the patient might die.
- lipoproteina — a plasma lipoprotein containing protein and cholesterol, high levels of which are associated with atherosclerosis.
- lipoproteins — Plural form of lipoprotein.
- lithographed — Simple past tense and past participle of lithograph.
- lithographer — a person who works at lithography.
- lithographic — Of, relating to, or produced by lithography.
- lithospermum — any annual or perennial herbs and small shrubs of the genus lithospermum, of the borage family, native to Europe, N America, and northern Asia, and having white, blue, or yellow flowers
- lithospheric — Of or pertaining to the lithosphere.
- lithotripter — a device used for fragmenting kidney stones with ultrasound waves.
- lithotriptic — causing the destruction of bladder stones
- liverpolitan — a native or inhabitant of Liverpool
- low-spirited — depressed; dejected: He is feeling rather low-spirited today.