12-letter words containing c, u, p, l, i
- 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.
- nonmunicipal — Not municipal.
- 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.
- occupational — of or relating to an occupation, trade, or calling: occupational guidance.
- oil producer — a country with reserves of oil
- olap council — (body, standard) A body formed in early 1995 to work on a cross-product API for OLAP. After little success it was replaced by the Analytical Solutions Forum.
- paludicolous — inhabiting marshland
- papal nuncio — someone, such as an archbishop, who is a state's representative of or ambassador to the Pope
- particularly — in a particular or to an exceptional degree; especially: He read it with particularly great interest.
- particulates — very small particles of a substance, esp those that are produced when fuel is burned
- patroclinous — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the paternal parent (opposed to matrocliny).
- pauciloquent — using few words in speech or conversation
- 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.
- 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.
- percussional — of or relating to percussion
- perniciously — causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful: pernicious teachings; a pernicious lie.
- persulphuric — denoting a type of acid
- picnic lunch — a meal that you take and eat outdoors
- 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.
- pleiochasium — a flowering system in which several buds come out at the same time
- plug casting — bait casting in which a plug is used as the lure.
- plurilocular — possessing many cells
- police court — an inferior court with summary jurisdiction for the trial of persons accused of any of certain minor offenses, and with power to examine those charged with more serious offenses and hold them for trial in a superior court or for a grand jury.
- polystichous — arranged in rows or series.
- porcelainous — made of or resembling porcelain
- postsurgical — pertaining to or involving surgery or surgeons.
- pratincolous — living in a meadow.
- preauricular — of or relating to the ear or to the sense of hearing; aural.
- precariously — dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.
- precociously — unusually advanced or mature in development, especially mental development: a precocious child.
- primulaceous — belonging to the plant family Primulaceae.
- probouleutic — relating to the Athenian council, which discussed matters before submitting them to the general assembly
- product line — all of the products carried by a manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer.
- productional — the act of producing; creation; manufacture.
- productively — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
- public enemy — a person or thing considered a danger or menace to the public, especially a wanted criminal widely sought by the F.B.I. and local police forces.
- public goods — services such as national defence, law enforcement, and road building, that are for the benefit of, and available to, all members of the public
- public house — British. a tavern.
- public money — money that has been collected by the state, usually through taxation
- public works — government-funded construction