12-letter words containing a, r, i, o, u, s
- submicrogram — containing or relating to a mass of less than one microgram
- suborbicular — nearly circular or orblike
- subordinated — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- subordinator — a conjunction introducing a subordinate clause, as when in They were glad when I finished.
- substraction — the act or process of subtracting
- sudoriparous — producing or secreting sweat.
- sugarcoating — the act or process of covering something with sugar.
- sugaring off — a sweet, crystalline substance, C 1 2 H 2 2 O 1 1 , obtained chiefly from the juice of the sugarcane and the sugar beet, and present in sorghum, maple sap, etc.: used extensively as an ingredient and flavoring of certain foods and as a fermenting agent in the manufacture of certain alcoholic beverages; sucrose. Compare beet sugar, cane sugar.
- sukarnoputri — Megawati (ˈmɛɡəˌwɒtɪ). born 1947, Indonesian politician; president of Indonesia (2001–04): daughter of Achmed Sukarno
- superordinal — relating to the superorder
- superorganic — of or relating to the structure of cultural elements within society conceived as independent of and superior to the individual members of society.
- superpatriot — a person who is patriotic to an extreme.
- superstation — an independent television station whose signal is transmitted by satellite to subscribers on a cable system.
- supplicatory — to pray humbly; make humble and earnest entreaty or petition.
- supraorbital — situated above the eye socket.
- surfboarding — a long, narrow board on which a person stands or lies prone in surfboarding.
- surinam toad — a South American aquatic frog, Pipa pipa, the female of which carries the eggs and tadpoles in small depressions on its back.
- suspensorial — relating to a suspensorium
- tautomerizes — to undergo tautomerism.
- teleosaurian — of or relating to the teleosaur
- tenuirostral — pertaining to a group of birds Tenuirostres which have slender bills
- titaniferous — containing or yielding titanium.
- tourist trap — a place, as a restaurant, shop, or hotel, that exploits tourists by overcharging.
- tralaticious — transferred or passed down
- transduction — the transfer of genetic material from one cell to another by means of a virus.
- transpicuous — transparent.
- transudation — the act or process of transuding.
- transumption — an act of metaphorical transference
- trepidatious — tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
- triadelphous — (of stamens) united by the filaments into three sets or bundles.
- tricephalous — with three heads
- turbinacious — with a peaty aroma or flavour
- ultraserious — extremely serious
- unchivalrous — having the qualities of chivalry, as courage, courtesy, and loyalty.
- unconstraint — lack of constraint: Their home has a feeling of unconstraint and warm hospitableness.
- underpassion — an underlying or subconscious passion
- undiscordant — not discordant; not disagreeing or disagreeable
- ungraciously — in an ungracious manner
- ungratuitous — given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free; voluntary.
- unharmonious — marked by agreement in feeling, attitude, or action: a harmonious group.
- unhistorical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- unmiraculous — not caused by a miracle
- unmoralising — not moralising
- unsailorlike — not befitting a sailor
- unsalubrious — favorable to or promoting health; healthful: salubrious air.
- unsaturation — not saturated; having the power to dissolve still more of a substance.
- unstationary — standing still; not moving.
- uproariously — characterized by or in a state of uproar; tumultuous.
- urbanisation — the act or fact of urbanizing, or taking on the characteristics of a city: Urbanization has led to more air pollution and increasing childhood asthma.
- urbanologist — a sociologist specializing in urban life and problems