12-letter words containing c, o, u, p, s
- leucopoiesis — the formation and development of white blood cells.
- lumpectomies — Plural form of lumpectomy.
- macrocarpous — having large fruit.
- macrophagous — (of an animal) feeding on relatively large particles of food
- macropterous — having long or large wings or fins.
- mass-produce — to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
- microcapsule — a tiny capsule, 20–150 microns in diameter, used for slow-release application of drugs, pesticides, flavors, etc.
- microphagous — (of an animal) feeding on small particles of food
- microphallus — The condition of having an abnormally small penis; micropenis.
- micropterous — (of certain animals, esp some types of ant) having small reduced wings
- micropublish — to publish on microfilm or microfiche.
- microscopium — a faint constellation in the S hemisphere lying near Sagittarius and Capricornus
- mispronounce — Pronounce (a word) incorrectly.
- mossycup oak — bur oak
- mount scopus — a mountain in central Israel, east of Jerusalem: a N extension of the Mount of Olives; site of the Hebrew University (1925). Height: 834 m (2736 ft)
- mucopeptides — Plural form of mucopeptide.
- mucoproteins — Plural form of mucoprotein.
- mutton chops — side whiskers trimmed in the shape of chops, widening out from the temples
- 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.
- neutrosophic — Neutrosophy
- nucleocapsid — the nucleic acid core and surrounding capsid of a virus; the basic viral structure.
- nucleophiles — Plural form of nucleophile.
- octopetalous — containing or consisting of eight petals
- octosepalous — having or consisting of eight sepals
- on suspicion — as a suspect
- 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.
- optoacoustic — relating to the relationship between light and sound
- oreopithecus — a genus of fossil primate from the Miocene coal deposits of Italy, formerly considered to be a possible hominid.
- outcroppings — Plural form of outcropping.
- outpouchings — Plural form of outpouching.
- overpurchase — to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
- pachycarpous — having a thick pericarp
- pachydermous — any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
- packinghouse — a building where foodstuffs are packed
- paludicolous — inhabiting marshland
- pandanaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Pandanaceae, an Old World tropical family of monocotyledonous plants including the screw pines
- patroclinous — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the paternal parent (opposed to matrocliny).
- pax vobiscum — peace be with you
- percussional — of or relating to percussion
- percutaneous — administered, removed, or absorbed by way of the skin, as an injection, needle biopsy, or transdermal drug.
- 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.
- perniciously — causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful: pernicious teachings; a pernicious lie.
- pertinacious — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
- pervicacious — extremely willful; obstinate; stubborn.
- 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.