12-letter words containing c, u, p, l, e
- microcapsule — a tiny capsule, 20–150 microns in diameter, used for slow-release application of drugs, pesticides, flavors, etc.
- mucopurulent — containing or composed of mucus and pus.
- multipicture — having or involving several pictures
- multiplicate — multiple; manifold.
- multipotency — (cytology, developmental biology) The ability of a progenitor cell to develop into a limited number of cell types.
- multispecies — of, relating to or affecting several species
- municipalize — to make a municipality of.
- necrophilous — displaying a preference for dead tissue, esp of certain bacteria and insects
- neuroleptics — Plural form of neuroleptic.
- neuroplastic — Of or pertaining to neuroplasticity.
- 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.
- non-culpable — deserving blame or censure; blameworthy.
- nucleocapsid — the nucleic acid core and surrounding capsid of a virus; the basic viral structure.
- nucleophiles — Plural form of nucleophile.
- nucleophilic — of or relating to electron contribution in covalent bonding (opposed to electrophilic).
- nullipotence — Quality of being nullipotent.
- octopetalous — containing or consisting of eight petals
- octosepalous — having or consisting of eight sepals
- oil producer — a country with reserves of oil
- 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.
- open couplet — a couplet that concludes with a run-on line.
- out of place — a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- outplacement — counseling and assistance in finding a new job, provided by a company for an employee who has been or is about to be dismissed.
- packed lunch — A packed lunch is food, for example sandwiches, which you take to work, to school, or on a trip and eat as your lunch.
- 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
- particulates — very small particles of a substance, esp those that are produced when fuel is burned
- pauciloquent — using few words in speech or conversation
- peacefulness — characterized by peace; free from war, strife, commotion, violence, or disorder: a peaceful reign; a peaceful demonstration.
- peacock blue — a lustrous greenish blue, as of certain peacock feathers.
- pectoriloquy — vocalization through the chest wall, indicating a cavity or consolidation of the lung
- pediculation — the act or process of growing a stalk or pedicle
- pediculicide — Also, pediculicidal. destructive to lice.
- pedunculated — having a peduncle.
- pentateuchal — the first five books of the Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.
- 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
- 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
- photonuclear — of, relating to, or caused by the collision of high-energy photons with the nucleus of an atom.
- picture mold — a molding near a ceiling from which pictures can be suspended.
- picture rail — bar from which pictures are hung
- pig launcher — A pig launcher is a device which starts a pig moving without interrupting flow.
- pisciculture — the breeding, rearing, and transplantation of fish by artificial means.
- 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.
- platanaceous — relating to the family Platanaceae
- plattdeutsch — the Low German vernacular dialects spoken in northern Germany.