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12-letter words containing a, s, p, l

  • superquality — above-average quality
  • superrealism — photorealism.
  • supersensual — beyond the range of the senses.
  • superspecial — extra special
  • supplemental — supplementary.
  • supplication — an act or instance of supplicating; humble prayer, entreaty, or petition.
  • supplicatory — to pray humbly; make humble and earnest entreaty or petition.
  • supply chain — process of manufacture and sale
  • supracrustal — relating to rocks that overlie the basement rock of the crust
  • supraglottal — situated above the glottis
  • supraliminal — being above the threshold of perception of a stimulus.
  • supranatural — beyond what is natural; supernatural.
  • supraorbital — situated above the eye socket.
  • supravitally — in a supravital manner
  • surpassingly — of a large amount or high degree; exceeding, excelling, or extraordinary: structures of surpassing magnificence.
  • 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.
  • swamp locust — water locust.
  • swamp mallow — a rose mallow, Hibiscus moscheutos.
  • 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
  • synaptosomal — pertaining to a synaptosome
  • talking shop — If you say that a conference or a committee is just a talking shop, you disapprove of it because nothing is achieved as a result of what is discussed.
  • tapsalteerie — topsy-turvy.
  • telanthropus — a genus of fossil hominids, known from two fragmentary lower jaws found in the region of Swartkrans, near Johannesburg, South Africa.
  • 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. ”.
  • tenths-place — next after ninth; being the ordinal number for ten.
  • the populars — cheap newspapers with mass circulation; the popular press
  • the psalmist — King David, to whom all or certain of the Psalms are variously attributed
  • thiosulphate — any salt of thiosulphuric acid
  • time capsule — a receptacle containing documents or objects typical of the current period, placed in the earth or in a cornerstone for discovery in the future.
  • to play host — If a person or country plays host to an event or an important visitor, they host the event or the visit.
  • to play safe — If you play safe or play it safe, you do not take any risks.
  • to talk shop — If you say that people are talking shop, you mean that they are talking about their work, and this is boring for other people who do not do the same work.
  • tradespeople — people engaged in trade, esp shopkeepers
  • transpirable — to occur; happen; take place.
  • transplantee — a person who is undergoing or has undergone an organ transplant.
  • transponible — capable of being transposed.
  • triadelphous — (of stamens) united by the filaments into three sets or bundles.
  • tricephalous — with three heads
  • triple-space — to type (copy) so as to leave two full spaces between lines
  • triumphalism — triumphant spirit or character.
  • triumphalist — Triumphalist behaviour is behaviour in which politicians or organizations celebrate a victory or a great success, especially when this is intended to upset the people they have defeated.
  • trophallaxis — (among social insects) the exchange of nutriments or other secretions between members of a colony.
  • tropicalised — to make tropical, as in character or appearance.
  • 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.
  • typicalities — of the nature of or serving as a type or representative specimen.
  • ultraprecise — extremely accurate
  • unappeasable — to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe: to appease an angry king.
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