12-letter words containing c, e, l, u, a, r
- picture rail — bar from which pictures are hung
- 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.
- 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.
- pre-cultural — of or relating to culture or cultivation.
- preauricular — of or relating to the ear or to the sense of hearing; aural.
- precariously — dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.
- 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.
- prosecutable — Law. to institute legal proceedings against (a person). to seek to enforce or obtain by legal process. to conduct criminal proceedings in court against.
- pseudocereal — any of several plants, as buckwheat and quinoa, that produce fruits and seeds used as flour but are not of the grass family.
- pseudoscalar — a scalar quantity that changes sign when the sense of the orientation of the coordinate system is changed.
- pulp chamber — the crown portion of the pulp cavity.
- purple patch — If someone, especially a sports player or team, goes through a purple patch, they are very successful or lucky for a period.
- quacksalvers — Plural form of quacksalver.
- quadraplegic — quadriplegic.
- quadriplegic — a person with quadriplegia.
- radiolucency — almost entirely transparent to radiation; almost entirely invisible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy.
- radionuclide — a radioactive nuclide.
- re-calculate — to calculate again, especially for the purpose of finding an error or confirming a previous computation.
- reaccumulate — to gather or collect, often in gradual degrees; heap up: to accumulate wealth.
- rearticulate — uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
- recapitulate — to review by a brief summary, as at the end of a speech or discussion; summarize.
- receptacular — having the nature of, or serving as, a receptacle
- receptaculum — a vessel, receptacle or container
- recirculated — to move in a circle or circuit; move or pass through a circuit back to the starting point: Blood circulates throughout the body.
- renounceable — of a nature that can be renounced
- renovascular — of or relating to the blood vessels of the kidneys.
- reticulation — a reticulated formation, arrangement, or appearance; network.
- revictualled — victuals, food supplies; provisions.
- ribonuclease — any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of RNA.
- rideau canal — a waterway in SE Ontario, Canada, connecting the Ottawa Riverin Ottawa to Lake Ontario in Kingston. 125 miles (202 km) long.
- rugby tackle — A rugby tackle is a way of making someone fall over by throwing your arms around their legs or hips.
- run in place — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- sacred lotus — Indian lotus.
- sacrilegious — pertaining to or involving sacrilege: sacrilegious practices.
- sausage curl — a lock of hair formed into a curl resembling a sausage in shape.
- scout leader — the leader of a troop of Scouts
- scrobiculate — furrowed or pitted.
- semicircular — Also called semicircumference [sem-ee-ser-kuhm-fer-uh ns, -fruh ns, sem-ahy-] /ˌsɛm i sərˈkʌm fər əns, -frəns, ˌsɛm aɪ-/ (Show IPA). half of a circle; the arc from one end of a diameter to the other.
- shuttlecraft — space shuttle.
- special jury — struck jury.
- special rule — a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.: the rules of chess.
- speculatrice — a female speculator
- sprachgefuhl — a sensitivity to language, especially for what is grammatically or idiomatically acceptable in a given language.
- star cluster — a number of stars of common origin held together as a group by gravitational attraction. Compare globular cluster, open cluster, stellar association.