12-letter words containing a, u, p
- pertinacious — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
- perturbation — the act of perturbing.
- perturbative — having a tendency to perturb; disturbing.
- pervicacious — extremely willful; obstinate; stubborn.
- petaliferous — bearing or having petals.
- petrobrusian — a member of a 12th-century sect in S France that rejected the Mass, infant baptism, prayers for the dead, sacerdotalism, the veneration of the cross, and the building of churches.
- petrobutanol — butyl alcohol.
- petrol gauge — a gauge that indicates the amount of petrol left in the tank of a vehicle
- pharmaceutic — pertaining to pharmacy or pharmacists.
- philadelphus — (Philadelphus) king of Pergamum c159–138 b.c.
- phosphaturia — the presence of an excessive quantity of phosphates in the urine.
- photo layout — a picture spread. See under spread (def 33).
- photogravure — any of various processes, based on photography, by which an intaglio engraving is formed on a metal plate, from which ink reproductions are made.
- photonuclear — of, relating to, or caused by the collision of high-energy photons with the nucleus of an atom.
- phytophagous — herbivorous.
- picornavirus — any of a group of small, RNA-containing viruses of the family Picornaviridae, infectious to humans and other animals, and including the poliovirus and the rhinoviruses that cause the common cold.
- picture card — face card
- picture rail — bar from which pictures are hung
- picture sash — a large window sash, as for a picture window.
- pig launcher — A pig launcher is a device which starts a pig moving without interrupting flow.
- plain turkey — a bustard
- planing hull — a hull that tends to rise from the water when under way so that no significant amount of water is displaced beyond a certain speed.
- plant-cutter — any of several South American, passerine birds of the family Phytotomidae, superficially resembling grosbeaks but having serrated edges on the bill that aid in cutting leaves and other plant food.
- plat du jour — the special or featured dish of the day on a restaurant menu.
- platanaceous — relating to the family Platanaceae
- plate armour — armour made of thin metal plates, which superseded mail during the 14th century
- platitudinal — platitudinous.
- plattdeutsch — the Low German vernacular dialects spoken in northern Germany.
- plausibility — having an appearance of truth or reason; seemingly worthy of approval or acceptance; credible; believable: a plausible excuse; a plausible plot.
- play through — to pass another foursome or group with their permission, while playing a round of golf
- plead guilty — defendant: declare guilt
- pleiochasium — a flowering system in which several buds come out at the same time
- plenum cable — (hardware) Cable that can be (legally) installed in the plenum (the space between a ceiling and the floor above it). Such cable is (usually) teflon-coated so that it will not give off toxic fumes when burned. In some parts of the world such cable is required by law.
- plug casting — bait casting in which a plug is used as the lure.
- plumbaginous — containing graphite.
- plumulaceous — having the texture of down.
- plunge basin — a cavity at the base of a falls or cataract, formed by the action of the falling water.
- plunket baby — a baby brought up in infancy under the dietary recommendations of the Plunket Society
- pluriliteral — (in Hebrew grammar) containing more than three letters in the root
- plurilocular — possessing many cells
- plymouth bay — a small, well-protected bay on the coast of Massachusetts; the first permanent European settlement in New England; founded by the Pilgrim Fathers.
- pneumaticity — the condition of being pneumatic
- pneumatocyst — the cavity of a pneumatophore.
- pneumatology — Theology. doctrine concerning the Holy Spirit. the belief in intermediary spirits between humans and God.
- pneumococcal — a bacterium, Diplococcus pneumoniae, causing lobar pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, as pericarditis and meningitis.
- pneumography — the process of recording the movements of the thorax in respiration.
- pneumothorax — the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.
- poète maudit — a poet who receives insufficient recognition in his or her own time
- poison sumac — a shrub or small tree, Rhus vernix (or Toxicodendron vernix), of swampy areas of the eastern U.S., having pinnate leaves and causing severe dermatitis when touched by persons sensitive to it.
- pole vaulter — A pole vaulter is an athlete who performs the pole vault.