12-letter words containing a, c, o, u, p
- schopenhauer — Arthur [ahr-too r] /ˈɑr tʊər/ (Show IPA), 1788–1860, German philosopher.
- scolopaceous — (of birds or other animals) like a snipe, a shore bird with a straight beak
- scouring pad — a small pad, as of steel wool or plastic mesh, used for scouring pots, pans, etc.
- scrophularia — a member of a genus of flowering plants which have a square stem and are known as figworts
- spaciousness — containing much space, as a house, room, or vehicle; amply large.
- stegocarpous — (of a moss) belonging to the division Stegocarpi, having an operculate capsule
- stipulaceous — of, relating to, having, resembling, or living on stipules
- stomach pump — a suction pump for removing the contents of the stomach, used especially in cases of poisoning.
- stupefaction — the state of being stupefied; stupor.
- sub-tropical — Sub-tropical places have a climate that is warm and wet, and are often near tropical regions.
- subapostolic — of or relating to the era after that of the Apostles
- suboccipital — situated below the occipital bone or the occipital lobe of the brain.
- subopercular — of or relating to the suboperculum
- superorganic — of or relating to the structure of cultural elements within society conceived as independent of and superior to the individual members of society.
- supplication — an act or instance of supplicating; humble prayer, entreaty, or petition.
- supplicatory — to pray humbly; make humble and earnest entreaty or petition.
- swamp locust — water locust.
- tractor pull — a contest in which tractors compete to pull the heaviest load.
- transpicuous — transparent.
- tricephalous — with three heads
- turbo pascal — (language, product) Borland International's Pascal. Perhaps the first integrated development environment for MS-DOS. Versions 1.0-3.0: standard Pascal with a few extensions Versions 4.0 (1987) and 5.0: separate compilation. Version 5.5: object-oriented. Version 6.0: Turbo Vision OOP library.
- ultracompact — extremely compact, esp of technology that is much smaller than a standard model
- unapologetic — containing an apology or excuse for a fault, failure, insult, injury, etc.: An apologetic letter to his creditors explained the delay.
- unapproached — not approached; not able to be approached or neared
- unauspicious — inauspicious; unfavourable; unlucky
- unchaperoned — not chaperoned; not accompanied by a chaperone
- uncomparable — capable of being compared; having features in common with something else to permit or suggest comparison: He considered the Roman and British empires to be comparable.
- uncompassion — a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering.
- uncomplacent — pleased, especially with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied: The voters are too complacent to change the government.
- uncomplicate — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
- uncomposable — not fit for composition
- uncomputable — to determine by calculation; reckon; calculate: to compute the period of Jupiter's revolution.
- undiplomatic — of, relating to, or engaged in diplomacy: diplomatic officials.
- unimportance — a lack of importance
- unpoetically — in an unpoetic manner
- unprocedural — not procedural, not following proper procedures
- unproclaimed — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
- unprocurable — obtainable.
- unreciprocal — given or felt by each toward the other; mutual: reciprocal respect.
- unrecoupable — to get back the equivalent of: to recoup one's losses by a lucky investment.
- unreproached — not reproached, criticized, or scolded
- unsyncopated — marked by syncopation: syncopated rhythm.
- up-and-comer — likely to succeed; bright and industrious: an up-and-coming young executive.
- variocoupler — a transformer having coils with a self-impedance that is essentially constant but a mutual impedance that can be varied by moving one coil with respect to the other.
- wrap account — a personally managed investment account where charges are levied on the basis of the account's total assets.