12-letter words containing a, p, e, l
- sulphadoxine — an antibiotic drug of the sulphonamide group, commonly used in combination with pyrimethamine to treat malaria, and in combination with various drugs to treat certain infections
- sulphonamide — any of a class of organic compounds that are amides of sulphonic acids containing the group –SO2NH2 or a group derived from this. An important class of sulphonamides are the sulfa drugs
- super pascal — (language) A Pascal variant used in the reference below. Super Pascal adds non-numeric labels, a return statement and expressions as names of types.
- superathlete — a highly accomplished athlete, an exceptional athlete
- supercapital — a member situated between a capital and the spring of an arch, as a dosseret.
- superciliary — of or relating to the eyebrow.
- superelastic — capable of returning to its original length, shape, etc., after being stretched, deformed, compressed, or expanded: an elastic waistband; elastic fiber.
- superelevate — to raise above a normal level
- superfrontal — a piece of cloth placed over an altar and frontal and hanging down a few inches over the front of the altar
- superglacial — on the surface of a glacier.
- superhelical — of, relating to, or consisting of a superhelix
- superhumeral — an ecclesiastical vestment worn over the shoulders
- superluminal — appearing to travel faster than the speed of light.
- supermaxilla — the upper jaw.
- supernacular — relating to supernaculum
- supernaculum — a highly regarded liquor, to be drunk to the very last drop
- supernatural — of, relating to, or being above or beyond what is natural; unexplainable by natural law or phenomena; abnormal.
- superordinal — relating to the superorder
- superovulate — to produce more than the normal number of ova at one time, as through hormone treatment.
- superplastic — (of some metals and alloys) having the capacity to undergo extreme deformation at high temperatures.
- superposable — to place above or upon something else, or one upon another.
- superquality — above-average quality
- superrealism — photorealism.
- supersensual — beyond the range of the senses.
- superspecial — extra special
- supplemental — supplementary.
- suspensorial — relating to a suspensorium
- swamp azalea — an azalea, Rhododendron viscosum, of the eastern U.S., having fragrant, white to pink or sometimes red flowers.
- swine plague — hemorrhagic septicemia of hogs, caused by the bacterium Pasteurella suiseptica, characterized by an accompanying infection of pneumonia.
- switch plate — a plate, usually of metal, ceramic, or plastic, covering a switch so that the knob or toggle protrudes.
- synadelphite — an arsenate containing manganese and aluminium
- table tripod — a low mount or stand for a camera.
- take-up reel — (on a projector) the reel onto which the film is wound after it has been projected.
- taper relief — (in Britain) a system of relief from capital gains tax under which the percentage of a chargeable gain considered taxable is reduced for each whole year (from April 1998) that the asset was held by the vendor
- tapsalteerie — topsy-turvy.
- tau particle — an unstable, negatively charged lepton with a mass of c. 1,777 MeV/c2 (or c. 3,490 times that of an electron) and a mean lifetime of 2.2 ×10-13 second
- tax loophole — a legal way of avoiding the payment of tax, or part of a tax bill, due to a gap in tax legislation
- technophilia — a person who loves or is enthusiastic about advanced technology.
- telanthropus — a genus of fossil hominids, known from two fragmentary lower jaws found in the region of Swartkrans, near Johannesburg, South Africa.
- telautograph — a telegraphic device for reproducing handwriting, drawings, etc, the movements of an electromagnetically controlled pen at one end being transmitted along a line to a similar pen at the receiving end
- telegraphese — a style of writing or speaking distinguished by the omissions, abbreviations, and combinations that are characteristic of telegrams, as in “ expect arrive six evening. ”.
- telegraphone — an early magnetic sound-recording device for use with wire, tape, or disks.
- teleoperator — a robotic device controlled from a distance by a human operator: usually used to provide safety for the operator, as in working with radioactive materials
- temperalitie — temper
- temptability — the state of being liable to temptation
- temptational — the act of tempting; enticement or allurement.
- tenths-place — next after ninth; being the ordinal number for ten.
- terephthalic — relating to, designating, or derived from terephthalic acid or its derivatives
- tetrapolitan — of or related to a tetrapolis
- tetrapyrrole — a chemical formed from four pyrrole rings