12-letter words containing a, c, o, u, p
- computer law — a body of law arising out of the special conditions relating to the use of computers, as in computer crime or software copyright.
- conceptually — pertaining to concepts or to the forming of concepts.
- conduplicate — folded lengthways on itself
- contrapuntal — characterized by counterpoint
- coprophagous — (esp of certain beetles) feeding on dung
- coram populo — in the presence of the people; publicly
- couch potato — A couch potato is someone who spends most of their time watching television and does not exercise or have any interesting hobbies.
- coulrophobia — an abnormal fear of clowns.
- counterpanes — Plural form of counterpane.
- counterparts — a person or thing closely resembling another, especially in function: Our president is the counterpart of your prime minister.
- counterparty — a person who is a party to a contract
- counterplead — to plead the opposite of
- counterpleas — Plural form of counterplea.
- counterscarp — the outer side of the ditch of a fort
- counterstamp — a stamp added to a stamped paper or document as a qualifying mark.
- country park — an area of countryside, usually not less than 10 hectares, set aside for public recreation: often funded by a Countryside Commission grant
- coup d'essai — a first attempt.
- coup de main — an attack that achieves complete surprise
- crop failure — a failure of crops to yield sufficient food, etc, to maintain a community or to provide a surplus to sell
- cryptogamous — Of or pertaining to the cryptogams.
- cuprammonium — an ion of copper oxide used (in solution) in the manufacture of rayon and other man-made fibres
- curtain pole — a pole from which a curtain is hung in front of a window, door, etc
- dipsacaceous — belonging to the Dipsacaceae, the teasel family of plants.
- double-space — to type (text, copy, etc.) leaving a full space between lines: Always double-space a term paper.
- drop curtain — a curtain that is lowered into position from the flies.
- duplications — Plural form of duplication.
- escape route — way out: of situation
- euphonically — In a euphonic manner.
- euphorically — In a euphoric manner.
- eutrophicate — (ecology, intransitive) To become eutrophic.
- face down/up — If someone or something is face down, their face or front points downwards. If they are face up, their face or front points upwards.
- factor group — quotient group.
- farm produce — agricultural products regarded collectively
- gap junction — a linkage of two adjacent cells consisting of a system of channels extending across a gap from one cell to the other, allowing the passage of ions and small molecules.
- gymnocarpous — (of a fungus or lichen) having the apothecium open and attached to the surface of the thallus.
- happy couple — two people in a happy romantic relationship, especially two people who have just married
- hippocentaur — Centaur.
- inauspicious — not auspicious; boding ill; ill-omened; unfavorable.
- incomputable — incapable of being computed; incalculable.
- incomputably — In an incomputable way.
- inoccupation — a lack of occupation
- inoperculate — having no operculum.
- lapidicolous — living under stones
- macrocarpous — having large fruit.
- macrophagous — (of an animal) feeding on relatively large particles of food
- macropterous — having long or large wings or fins.
- mass-produce — to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
- metacomputer — an interconnected and balanced set of computers that operate as a single unit
- 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