12-letter words containing c, a, p, u
- periostracum — the external, chitinlike covering of the shell of certain mollusks that protects the limy portion from acids.
- permaculture — a system of cultivation intended to maintain permanent agriculture or horticulture by relying on renewable resources and a self-sustaining ecosystem.
- pertinacious — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
- pervicacious — extremely willful; obstinate; stubborn.
- pharmaceutic — pertaining to pharmacy or pharmacists.
- photonuclear — of, relating to, or caused by the collision of high-energy photons with the nucleus of an atom.
- 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.
- 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.
- platanaceous — relating to the family Platanaceae
- plattdeutsch — the Low German vernacular dialects spoken in northern Germany.
- 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.
- plumulaceous — having the texture of down.
- plurilocular — possessing many cells
- pneumaticity — the condition of being pneumatic
- pneumatocyst — the cavity of a pneumatophore.
- pneumococcal — a bacterium, Diplococcus pneumoniae, causing lobar pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, as pericarditis and meningitis.
- 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.
- polychaetous — of or relating to the genus Polychaeta
- polynucleate — having many nuclei.
- ponce around — If you say that someone is poncing around or poncing about, you mean that they are not doing something properly, quickly, or seriously.
- porcelainous — made of or resembling porcelain
- porcelaneous — a strong, vitreous, translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a low temperature, the glaze then fired at a very high temperature.
- post-nuclear — pertaining to or involving atomic weapons: nuclear war.
- postfracture — taking place after a fracture
- postsurgical — pertaining to or involving surgery or surgeons.
- power vacuum — a situation when a government has no identifiable central authority
- pratincolous — living in a meadow.
- pre-cultural — of or relating to culture or cultivation.
- pre-issuance — the act of issuing.
- pre-purchase — to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
- preannounced — to make known publicly or officially; proclaim; give notice of: to announce a special sale.
- preassurance — a guarantee or assurance offered beforehand
- preauricular — of or relating to the ear or to the sense of hearing; aural.
- precancerous — showing pathological changes that may be preliminary to malignancy.
- precariously — dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.
- preoccupancy — the act, right, or instance of prior occupancy.
- presbyacusis — an age-related, progressive loss of hearing in both ears
- press launch — the launch of a product, exhibition, event, etc, to which journalists are invited, in order to publicize it
- primulaceous — belonging to the plant family Primulaceae.
- procedurally — of or relating to a procedure or procedures, especially of a court of law, legislative body, or law enforcement agency.
- proconsulate — the office or term of office of a proconsul.
- produce race — a race for the offspring of parents identified or characterized at the time of nomination.
- producer gas — a mixture of carbon monoxide and nitrogen produced by passing air over hot coke, used mainly as a fuel
- product mark — a trademark used on only one product.