12-letter words containing c, e, r, u
- orange juice — fruit drink: nectar of orange
- orchidaceous — belonging to the plant family Orchidaceae.
- oreopithecus — a genus of fossil primate from the Miocene coal deposits of Italy, formerly considered to be a possible hominid.
- orichalceous — relating to or resembling orichalc
- out of reach — beyond arm's length
- outer office — the reception area of an office, outside of the main working area
- outreproduce — to reproduce more prolifically than
- outstretched — to stretch forth; extend: to outstretch one's hand in welcome.
- overcautious — excessively or unnecessarily cautious: Sometimes it doesn't pay to be overcautious in business.
- overclouding — Present participle of overcloud.
- overcoloured — excessively coloured
- overconsumed — Simple past tense and past participle of overconsume.
- overdiscount — to discount excessively
- overdocument — to document excessively
- overeducated — Having been educated to a higher academic level than is necessary.
- overfocussed — too focussed
- overissuance — the act of issuing in excessive amounts
- overpurchase — to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
- overscutched — overworked; worn out
- oyster sauce — thick oyster-flavoured Asian relish
- pachydermous — any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
- package tour — a planned tour in which one fee is charged for all expenses: offering package tours of the chateau country.
- palace guard — the security force protecting a palace.
- pallet truck — a powered truck with a mast, sometimes telescopic, on which slides a carriage which can be raised and lowered hydraulically. The carriage has extended forks which can be passed under a palletized load for stacking or moving to a new position
- pan scrubber — a rough sponge, often made of steel wool, used for scrubbing saucepans, frying pans, etc
- paper cutter — any device for cutting or trimming paper, typically a weighted, powered, or spring-hinged blade mounted on or over a ruled board or table on which many sheets of paper may be aligned for cutting at one time.
- paper-cutter — any device for cutting or trimming paper, typically a weighted, powered, or spring-hinged blade mounted on or over a ruled board or table on which many sheets of paper may be aligned for cutting at one time.
- particulates — very small particles of a substance, esp those that are produced when fuel is burned
- pectoriloquy — vocalization through the chest wall, indicating a cavity or consolidation of the lung
- pen computer — a computer, as a personal digital assistant, having pattern-recognition software enabling it to read handwritten text or drawings input on the screen by means of a stylus.
- peptic ulcer — an erosion of the mucous membrane of the lower esophagus, stomach, or duodenum, caused in part by the corrosive action of the gastric juice.
- perceptually — of, relating to, or involving perception.
- percussional — of or relating to percussion
- percutaneous — administered, removed, or absorbed by way of the skin, as an injection, needle biopsy, or transdermal drug.
- pericementum — periodontal membrane.
- perichaetium — a leafy cluster (bracts) around the base of the reproductive organs of some plants, predominantly mosses
- perionychium — the epidermis surrounding the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.
- periostracum — the external, chitinlike covering of the shell of certain mollusks that protects the limy portion from acids.
- peritrichous — (of bacteria) having a uniform distribution of flagella over the body surface.
- permaculture — a system of cultivation intended to maintain permanent agriculture or horticulture by relying on renewable resources and a self-sustaining ecosystem.
- perniciously — causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful: pernicious teachings; a pernicious lie.
- persulphuric — denoting a type of acid
- pertinacious — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
- peru current — Humboldt current
- pervicacious — extremely willful; obstinate; stubborn.
- pharmaceutic — pertaining to pharmacy or pharmacists.
- photocurrent — an electric current produced by a photoelectric effect.
- photonuclear — of, relating to, or caused by the collision of high-energy photons with the nucleus of an atom.
- picker-upper — something that restores one's depleted energy or depressed spirits; pick-me-up.
- picture book — a book consisting mainly or entirely of pictures, especially one for children who have not yet learned to read.