12-letter words containing c, u, p, l, i
- pudding club — the state of being pregnant (esp in the phrase in the pudding club)
- pugnaciously — inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
- pulp fiction — fiction dealing with lurid or sensational subjects, often printed on rough, low-quality paper manufactured from wood pulp.
- pumpernickel — a coarse, dark, slightly sour bread made of unbolted rye.
- punctulation — the state of being punctulate
- purple finch — a North American finch, Carpodacus purpureus, having a raspberry-red head, breast, and rump.
- purple medic — a plant, Medicago sativa, of the legume family, usually having bluish-purple flowers, originating in the Near East and widely cultivated as a forage crop.
- pyrosulfuric — of or derived from pyrosulfuric acid; disulfuric.
- quadraplegic — quadriplegic.
- quadriplegic — a person with quadriplegia.
- quindecaplet — a group of 15
- recapitulate — to review by a brief summary, as at the end of a speech or discussion; summarize.
- reproducible — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
- run in place — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- 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.
- 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
- scrupulosity — having scruples, or moral or ethical standards; having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right; principled: scrupulous about defending human rights.
- semipellucid — somewhat pellucid; partially translucent or transparent
- septuplicate — a group, series, or set of seven identical copies (usually preceded by in).
- sextuplicate — a group, series, or set of six identical copies: The application is to be submitted in sextuplicate.
- special jury — struck jury.
- special rule — a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.: the rules of chess.
- speculatrice — a female speculator
- spinulescent — producing spines
- spongicolous — relating to the skeleton of some marine animals
- stipulaceous — of, relating to, having, resembling, or living on stipules
- sub-tropical — Sub-tropical places have a climate that is warm and wet, and are often near tropical regions.
- subapostolic — of or relating to the era after that of the Apostles
- subduplicate — of the square root of ratios
- suboccipital — situated below the occipital bone or the occipital lobe of the brain.
- subprincipal — an assistant or deputy principal.
- subspecialty — a lesser or minor specialty: a cinematographer with a subspecialty of portrait photography.
- suckling pig — piglet not yet weaned
- supercapital — a member situated between a capital and the spring of an arch, as a dosseret.
- superciliary — of or relating to the eyebrow.
- supercilious — haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression.
- supercooling — to cool (a liquid) below its freezing point without producing solidification or crystallization; undercool.
- superelastic — capable of returning to its original length, shape, etc., after being stretched, deformed, compressed, or expanded: an elastic waistband; elastic fiber.
- superglacial — on the surface of a glacier.
- superhelical — of, relating to, or consisting of a superhelix
- superplastic — (of some metals and alloys) having the capacity to undergo extreme deformation at high temperatures.
- superspecial — extra special
- supplication — an act or instance of supplicating; humble prayer, entreaty, or petition.
- supplicatory — to pray humbly; make humble and earnest entreaty or petition.
- supply chain — process of manufacture and sale
- suspiciously — tending to cause or excite suspicion; questionable: suspicious behavior.
- tau particle — an unstable, negatively charged lepton with a mass of c. 1,777 MeV/c2 (or c. 3,490 times that of an electron) and a mean lifetime of 2.2 ×10-13 second
- time capsule — a receptacle containing documents or objects typical of the current period, placed in the earth or in a cornerstone for discovery in the future.
- tricephalous — with three heads