12-letter words that end in a
- lake managua — a lake in W Nicaragua: drains into Lake Nicaragua by the Tipitapa River. Length: 61 km (38 miles). Width: about 26 km (16 miles)
- lake turkana — a long narrow lake in E Africa, in the Great Rift Valley. Area: 7104 sq km (2743 sq miles)
- lallapalooza — an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
- lappeenranta — a city in SE Finland.
- latifundista — the owner of a latifundio in Latin America or Spain.
- lesser panda — panda (def 2).
- ligurian sea — a part of the Mediterranean between Corsica and the NW coast of Italy.
- lipoproteina — a plasma lipoprotein containing protein and cholesterol, high levels of which are associated with atherosclerosis.
- lollapalooza — an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
- loop antenna — a coil of large diameter, used as an antenna, esp. in direction-finding equipment and in radio receivers
- lope de vega — Lope [loh-pey,, -pee;; Spanish law-pe] /ˈloʊ peɪ,, -pi;; Spanish ˈlɔ pɛ/ (Show IPA), (Lope Félix de Vega Carpio) 1562–1635, Spanish dramatist and poet.
- lower canada — former name of Quebec province 1791–1841.
- lymphadenoma — an enlarged lymph node.
- lymphangioma — a benign tumor composed of dilated and newly formed lymph vessels.
- macroglossia — Enlargement or hypertrophy of the tongue.
- macula lutea — macula (def 2b).
- major arcana — one of the two divisions of a pack of tarot cards
- marginal sea — water that lies alongside a state, falls under its authority, and extends about 3½ statute miles (6 kilometers) from the coast.
- massaranduba — any of various evergreen trees of the genus Manilkara of the family Sapotaceae that are native to the tropics
- mastigophora — a phylum of protozoans comprising nonphotosynthetic, chiefly free-living flagellates: some species are important pathogens of humans and other animals.
- megalocardia — hypertrophy of the heart.
- mekong delta — the delta of the Mekong River in Vietnam.
- mesothelioma — a malignant tumor of the covering of the lung or the lining of the pleural and abdominal cavities, often associated with exposure to asbestos.
- metacercaria — the encysted larva of a trematode, usually found in or on an aquatic intermediate host.
- metrorrhagia — nonmenstrual discharge of blood from the uterus; uterine hemorrhage.
- microfilaria — the embryonic larva of the nematode parasite Filaria or of related genera, especially of those species that cause heartworm in dogs and elephantiasis in humans.
- micrographia — minute handwriting.
- minor arcana — one of the two divisions of a pack of tarot cards
- misericordia — (legal, obsolete) An amercement.
- mitochondria — an organelle in the cytoplasm of cells that functions in energy production.
- mitteleuropa — Central Europe.
- mob hysteria — the heightened and extreme emotions that can be experienced by people in a large crowd
- mount shasta — Mount, a volcanic peak in N California, in the Cascade Range. 14,161 feet (4315 meters).
- mount sorata — a mountain in W Bolivia, in the Andes: the highest mountain in the Cordillera Real, with two peaks, Ancohuma, 6550 m (21 490 ft), and Illampu, 6485 m (21 276 ft)
- movie camera — motion-picture camera
- multigravida — a pregnant woman who has been pregnant two or more times.
- murderabilia — objects that are regarded as valuable because of their connection with murders or other notorious crimes
- musica ficta — the use of chromatically altered tones in the contrapuntal music of the 10th to the 16th centuries.
- mycobacteria — Plural form of mycobacterium.
- myoneuralgia — myalgia.
- nasal concha — turbinate (def 4).
- neurasthenia — Psychiatry. (not in technical use) nervous debility and exhaustion occurring in the absence of objective causes or lesions; nervous exhaustion.
- neurilemmoma — A schwannoma.
- neurofibroma — a benign neoplasm composed of the fibrous elements of a nerve.
- neurosarcoma — A malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor, a form of cancer of the connective tissue surrounding nerves.
- nikola tesla — Nikola [nik-oh-luh] /ˈnɪk oʊ lə/ (Show IPA), 1856–1943, U.S. physicist, electrical engineer, and inventor, born in Croatia.
- nomenklatura — a select list or class of people from which appointees for top-level government positions are drawn, especially from a Communist Party.
- normokalemia — The state of having a normal concentration of potassium in one's blood.
- normothermia — (medicine) The condition of having a normal body temperature.
- north africa — the northern part of Africa, especially the region north of the tropical rain forest and comprised of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and that part of Egypt west of the Gulf of Suez.