12-letter words containing c, l, a, s, p
- 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.
- psi particle — any of a family of mesons consisting of a charmed quark and a charmed antiquark.
- psychobabble — writing or talk using jargon from psychiatry or psychotherapy without particular accuracy or relevance.
- psychosexual — of or relating to the relationship of psychological and sexual phenomena.
- psychosocial — of or relating to the interaction between social and psychological factors.
- ptyalectasis — spontaneous or surgical dilatation of a salivary duct.
- pugnaciously — inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
- re-landscape — a section or expanse of rural scenery, usually extensive, that can be seen from a single viewpoint.
- release copy — an article, notice, announcement, or the like, issued in advance for publication or broadcast, bearing a release date.
- reproachless — irreproachable.
- risk capital — venture capital.
- sample space — the collection of all possible results of an experiment, represented as points.
- scafell pike — a mountain in NW England, in Cumberland: highest peak in England. 3210 feet (978 meters).
- scalp lotion — A scalp lotion is a liquid medication for the treatment of scalp conditions and disorders.
- scapegallows — a criminal who escapes death by hanging or the gallows
- scapulimancy — divination of the future by observation of the cracking of a mammal's scapula that has been heated by a fire or hot instrument.
- scapulomancy — divination of the future by observation of the cracking of a mammal's scapula that has been heated by a fire or hot instrument.
- scatter plot — a graphic representation of bivariate data as a set of points in the plane that have Cartesian coordinates equal to corresponding values of the two variates.
- 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.
- school prawn — a common olive-green prawn, Metapenaeus macleayi
- schuman plan — the plan for establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, proposed by Robert Schuman, French political leader, in 1950.
- scolopaceous — (of birds or other animals) like a snipe, a shore bird with a straight beak
- 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.
- scopophiliac — the obtaining of sexual pleasure by looking at nude bodies, erotic photographs, etc.
- scoptophilia — the obtaining of sexual pleasure by looking at nude bodies, erotic photographs, etc.
- scrap dealer — a person who deals in scrap
- scratchplate — a plastic or metal plate attached to the front of a guitar to protect it from pick scratches
- scripturally — (sometimes initial capital letter) of, relating to, or in accordance with sacred writings, especially the Scriptures.
- scrophularia — a member of a genus of flowering plants which have a square stem and are known as figworts
- seed capital — small sum invested in new business
- seed capsule — the part of a fruit enclosing the seeds; pericarp
- semitropical — subtropical.
- 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.
- signal corps — a branch of the army responsible for military communications, meteorological studies, and related work.
- simplicially — from a simplicial point of view
- single-space — to type (copy) on each line space.
- slash pocket — a pocket set into a garment, especially below the waistline, to which easy access is provided by an exterior, vertical or diagonal slit.
- sleeping car — a railroad car fitted with berths, compartments, bedrooms, or drawing rooms for passengers to sleep in.
- slip casting — a pottery-making process in which partially liquefied clay is poured into a plaster mold.
- snail's pace — an extremely slow rate: The work progresses at a snail's pace.
- sophomorical — characteristic of a sophomore
- soprano clef — a sign locating middle C on the bottom line of the staff.
- space flight — journey into outer space
- space helmet — a helmet worn by astronauts while in outer space
- space travel — spaceflight of manned vehicles.
- space-filler — a short article of little or no importance written to fill space in a magazine or newspaper