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12-letter words containing a, p, i, c, t, u

  • multi-pascal — An extension of Pascal-S with multiprocessing features. Used in "The Art of Parallel Programming", Bruce P. Lester, P-H 1993.
  • multicipital — (of a rhizome or root) producing several crowns
  • multiplicand — a number to be multiplied by another.
  • multiplicate — multiple; manifold.
  • municipality — a city, town, or other district possessing corporate existence and usually its own local government.
  • naturopathic — (alternative medicine) Of or pertaining to naturopathy or to naturopaths.
  • neuroplastic — Of or pertaining to neuroplasticity.
  • neurotypical — relating to or showing typical neurological behavior and development: She has one dyslexic and one neurotypical child.
  • nip and tuck — to squeeze or compress tightly between two surfaces or points; pinch; bite.
  • occupational — of or relating to an occupation, trade, or calling: occupational guidance.
  • opium addict — someone who is addicted to the dried juice extracted from the unripe seed capsules of the opium poppy
  • optoacoustic — relating to the relationship between light and sound
  • panic button — an alarm button for use in an emergency, as to summon help.
  • particularly — in a particular or to an exceptional degree; especially: He read it with particularly great interest.
  • particulates — very small particles of a substance, esp those that are produced when fuel is burned
  • patroclinous — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the paternal parent (opposed to matrocliny).
  • pauciloquent — using few words in speech or conversation
  • pediculation — the act or process of growing a stalk or pedicle
  • perichaetium — a leafy cluster (bracts) around the base of the reproductive organs of some plants, predominantly mosses
  • periostracum — the external, chitinlike covering of the shell of certain mollusks that protects the limy portion from acids.
  • pertinacious — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
  • pharmaceutic — pertaining to pharmacy or pharmacists.
  • picture card — face card
  • picture rail — bar from which pictures are hung
  • picture sash — a large window sash, as for a picture window.
  • plug casting — bait casting in which a plug is used as the lure.
  • pneumaticity — the condition of being pneumatic
  • postsurgical — pertaining to or involving surgery or surgeons.
  • pratincolous — living in a meadow.
  • productional — the act of producing; creation; manufacture.
  • promuscidate — shaped like a proboscis
  • propaedeutic — pertaining to or of the nature of preliminary instruction.
  • protactinium — a radioactive, metallic element. Symbol: Pa; atomic number: 91.
  • puerto rican — an island in the central West Indies: a commonwealth associated with the U.S. 3435 sq. mi. (8895 sq. km). Capital: San Juan. Abbreviation: P.R., PR.
  • punctulation — the state of being punctulate
  • puncturation — the act of puncturing
  • punditocracy — influential media pundits collectively.
  • purification — to make pure; free from anything that debases, pollutes, adulterates, or contaminates: to purify metals.
  • putrefaction — the act or process of putrefying; the anaerobic decomposition of organic matter by bacteria and fungi that results in obnoxiously odorous products; rotting.
  • putrefactive — the act or process of putrefying; the anaerobic decomposition of organic matter by bacteria and fungi that results in obnoxiously odorous products; rotting.
  • quindecaplet — a group of 15
  • rabbit punch — a short, sharp blow to the nape of the neck or the lower part of the skull.
  • ramapithecus — a genus of extinct Miocene ape known from fossils found in India and Pakistan and formerly thought to be a possible human ancestor.
  • recapitulate — to review by a brief summary, as at the end of a speech or discussion; summarize.
  • recuperating — to recover from sickness or exhaustion; regain health or strength.
  • recuperation — to recover from sickness or exhaustion; regain health or strength.
  • recuperative — that recuperates.
  • reoccupation — a person's usual or principal work or business, especially as a means of earning a living; vocation: Her occupation was dentistry.
  • scripturally — (sometimes initial capital letter) of, relating to, or in accordance with sacred writings, especially the Scriptures.
  • septuplicate — a group, series, or set of seven identical copies (usually preceded by in).
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