12-letter words containing c, a, p, u, i
- cupid's dart — blue succory.
- cupid's-dart — blue succory.
- cuprammonium — an ion of copper oxide used (in solution) in the manufacture of rayon and other man-made fibres
- curietherapy — a form of radiation therapy using radium
- curtail step — the step or steps at the foot of a flight of stairs, widened at one or both ends and terminated with a scroll
- curtail-step — a horizontal, spiral termination to the lower end of a stair railing.
- curtain pole — a pole from which a curtain is hung in front of a window, door, etc
- deduplicated — Simple past tense and past participle of deduplicate.
- dipsacaceous — belonging to the Dipsacaceae, the teasel family of plants.
- disculpating — Present participle of disculpate.
- drop curtain — a curtain that is lowered into position from the flies.
- duplex chain — a roller chain having two sets of rollers linked together, used for heavy-duty applications
- duplicatable — capable of being duplicated.
- duplications — Plural form of duplication.
- empyreumatic — relating to empyreuma
- epicureanism — An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus. The school rejected determinism and advocated hedonism (pleasure as the highest good), but of a restrained kind: mental pleasure was regarded more highly than physical, and the ultimate pleasure was held to be freedom from anxiety and mental pain, esp. that arising from needless fear of death and of the gods.
- epicuticular — Relating to the epicuticle.
- euphonically — In a euphonic manner.
- euphorically — In a euphoric manner.
- eutrophicate — (ecology, intransitive) To become eutrophic.
- gap junction — a linkage of two adjacent cells consisting of a system of channels extending across a gap from one cell to the other, allowing the passage of ions and small molecules.
- h paul grice — H(erbert) Paul, 1913–88, English philosopher.
- hippocentaur — Centaur.
- imparticular — (proscribed) in particular.
- implicatures — Plural form of implicature.
- in duplicate — in two copies, times two
- inauspicious — not auspicious; boding ill; ill-omened; unfavorable.
- incapsulated — Simple past tense and past participle of incapsulate.
- incapsulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of incapsulate.
- incomputable — incapable of being computed; incalculable.
- incomputably — In an incomputable way.
- inoccupation — a lack of occupation
- inoperculate — having no operculum.
- ipecac syrup — a preparation containing ipecac in a syrupy medium, used as an emetic.
- jump a claim — to seize mining rights or land claimed by someone else
- jumping jack — a toy consisting of a jointed figure that is made to jump, move, or dance by pulling a string or stick attached to it.
- jury-packing — the practice of contriving that the majority of those chosen for a jury will be persons likely to have partialities affecting a particular case.
- lapidicolous — living under stones
- machu picchu — the site of an ancient Incan and pre-Incan city, about 7000 feet (2130 meters) above sea level in the Andes, in S central Peru.
- manuscriptal — (obsolete) Of or pertaining to manuscript.
- microcapsule — a tiny capsule, 20–150 microns in diameter, used for slow-release application of drugs, pesticides, flavors, etc.
- microphagous — (of an animal) feeding on small particles of food
- microphallus — The condition of having an abnormally small penis; micropenis.
- mispunctuate — to punctuate incorrectly.
- 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.
- municipalism — the principle or system of home rule by a municipality.
- municipality — a city, town, or other district possessing corporate existence and usually its own local government.