12-letter words containing c, o, u, p, r, e
- cub reporter — A cub reporter is a young newspaper journalist who is still being trained.
- cupuliferous — of or relating to the Cupuliferae family of trees which includes oak, hazel, chestnut, etc
- curry powder — Curry powder is a powder made from a mixture of spices. It is used in cooking, especially when making curry.
- curtain pole — a pole from which a curtain is hung in front of a window, door, etc
- deuteroscopy — the second time of looking or considering
- discomposure — the state of being discomposed; disorder; agitation; perturbation.
- dryopithecus — an extinct genus of generalized hominoids that lived in Europe and Africa during the Miocene Epoch and whose members are characterized by small molars and incisors.
- entry coupon — a coupon which you have to fill in with personal details and answers to be eligible to win a prize
- escape route — way out: of situation
- euphorically — In a euphoric manner.
- eutrophicate — (ecology, intransitive) To become eutrophic.
- executorship — The office or position of an executor.
- farm produce — agricultural products regarded collectively
- fluoroscoped — Simple past tense and past participle of fluoroscope.
- fluoroscopes — Plural form of fluoroscope.
- focus puller — the member of a camera crew who adjusts the focus of the lens as the camera is tracked in or out
- glucoprotein — glycoprotein.
- groupuscules — Plural form of groupuscule.
- hippocentaur — Centaur.
- holy picture — a picture of a person or thing that is of religious importance
- house prices — the sums in money for which houses may be bought or sold
- income group — a group in a given population having incomes within a certain range
- incorruptive — incorruptible; not tending to be corrupted
- inoperculate — having no operculum.
- jury process — the writ used to summon jurors
- luteotrophic — affecting the corpus luteum.
- macropterous — having long or large wings or fins.
- mass-produce — to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
- metacomputer — an interconnected and balanced set of computers that operate as a single unit
- microcapsule — a tiny capsule, 20–150 microns in diameter, used for slow-release application of drugs, pesticides, flavors, etc.
- micropterous — (of certain animals, esp some types of ant) having small reduced wings
- minicomputer — a computer with processing and storage capabilities smaller than those of a mainframe but larger than those of a microcomputer.
- mispronounce — Pronounce (a word) incorrectly.
- mucoproteins — Plural form of mucoprotein.
- mucopurulent — containing or composed of mucus and pus.
- nanocomputer — (architecture) /nan'oh-k*m-pyoo'tr/ A computer with molecular-sized switching elements. Designs for mechanical nanocomputers which use single-molecule sliding rods for their logic have been proposed. The controller for a nanobot would be a nanocomputer. Some nanocomputers can also be called quantum computers because quantum physics plays a major role in calculations. Richard P. Feynman is still cited today for his work in this area.
- necrophagous — That eats dead or decaying animal flesh.
- necrophilous — displaying a preference for dead tissue, esp of certain bacteria and insects
- necrophorous — denoting animals, such as certain beetles, that carry away the bodies of dead animals
- neuroleptics — Plural form of neuroleptic.
- neuroplastic — Of or pertaining to neuroplasticity.
- neurotrophic — of or relating to the effect of nerves on the nutritive processes.
- neurotypical — relating to or showing typical neurological behavior and development: She has one dyslexic and one neurotypical child.
- neutrophilic — (of a cell or its contents) readily stained only by neutral dyes.
- neutrosophic — Neutrosophy
- non-computer — a programmable electronic device designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed, and display the results of these operations. Mainframes, desktop and laptop computers, tablets, and smartphones are some of the different types of computers. Compare analog computer, digital computer.
- oil producer — a country with reserves of oil
- open circuit — a discontinuous circuit through which no current can flow.
- open cluster — a comparatively young, irregularly shaped group of stars, often numbering up to several hundred, and held together by mutual gravitation; usually found along the central plane of the Milky Way and other galaxies.
- oreopithecus — a genus of fossil primate from the Miocene coal deposits of Italy, formerly considered to be a possible hominid.