12-letter words containing c, a, e, s, p, i
- psittacinite — mottramite.
- psychoactive — of or relating to a substance having a profound or significant effect on mental processes: a psychoactive drug.
- ptyalectasis — spontaneous or surgical dilatation of a salivary duct.
- ramapithecus — a genus of extinct Miocene ape known from fossils found in India and Pakistan and formerly thought to be a possible human ancestor.
- reciprocates — to give, feel, etc., in return.
- respite care — Respite care is short-term care that is provided for very old or very sick people so that the person who usually cares for them can have a break.
- rose campion — a plant, Lychnis coronaria, of the pink family, having reddish purple flowers, and leaves covered with whitish down.
- sapindaceous — belonging to the Sapindaceae, the soapberry family of plants.
- scafell pike — a mountain in NW England, in Cumberland: highest peak in England. 3210 feet (978 meters).
- scampishness — the quality of being scampish
- scapegoating — the act or practice of assigning blame or failure to another, as to deflect attention or responsibility away from oneself.
- scapegoatism — the act or practice of assigning blame or failure to another, as to deflect attention or responsibility away from oneself.
- scenographic — the art of representing objects in accordance with the rules of perspective.
- schappe silk — a yarn or fabric of or similar to spun silk.
- schiaparelli — Elsa [el-sah] /ˈɛl sɑ/ (Show IPA), 1890–1973, French fashion designer, born in Italy.
- science park — A science park is an area, usually linked to a university, where there are a lot of private companies, especially ones concerned with high technology.
- scopes trial — John Thomas, 1901–70, U.S. high-school teacher whose teaching of the Darwinian theory of evolution became a cause célèbre (Scopes Trial or Monkey Trial) in 1925.
- sea scorpion — scorpionfish.
- seed capital — small sum invested in new business
- semitropical — subtropical.
- send packing — to dismiss peremptorily
- separatrices — something that divides or separates, as the line between light and dark areas on a partially illuminated surface.
- septuplicate — a group, series, or set of seven identical copies (usually preceded by in).
- seraphically — of, like, or befitting a seraph.
- sextuplicate — a group, series, or set of six identical copies: The application is to be submitted in sextuplicate.
- shadow price — the calculated price of a good or service for which no market price exists
- shrimp sauce — a sauce made from shrimps
- single-space — to type (copy) on each line space.
- sitka spruce — a spruce, Picea sitchensis, of western North America, having long, silvery-white needles, grown as an ornamental.
- sivapithecus — a genus of extinct Miocene primates of Asia that resemble the modern orangutan.
- sleeping car — a railroad car fitted with berths, compartments, bedrooms, or drawing rooms for passengers to sleep in.
- snail's pace — an extremely slow rate: The work progresses at a snail's pace.
- sophisticate — a sophisticated person.
- space flight — journey into outer space
- space writer — a journalist or copywriter paid according to a space rate. Also called space man. Compare stringer (def 6).
- space-filler — a short article of little or no importance written to fill space in a magazine or newspaper
- space-saving — that saves space.
- spaciousness — containing much space, as a house, room, or vehicle; amply large.
- spanish rice — rice prepared with chopped onions, tomatoes, green peppers, and sometimes diced ham, seasoned with cayenne pepper and mixed with butter.
- spearcarrier — an extra in a theatrical or operatic production, as one of a group of soldiers or a member of a crowd
- special area — distressed area.
- special case — exception
- special jury — struck jury.
- special plea — a plea that alleges special or new matter as an answer to the allegations made by the opposite side and not as a denial of them.
- special rule — a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.: the rules of chess.
- special sort — a character, such as an accented letter, that is not a usual member of any font
- special team — Football. a group of players fielded for kicking plays, as punts, kickoffs, and field-goal attempts.
- special term — the sitting of a court for the trial of a special case.
- specialising — to pursue some special line of study, work, etc.; have a specialty: The doctor specializes in gastroenterology.
- specialistic — pertaining to or characteristic of specialists or specialism.