12-letter words containing c, u, s, p
- 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.
- mispunctuate — to punctuate 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)
- muckspreader — a machine for spreading manure over farmland
- mucopeptides — Plural form of mucopeptide.
- mucoproteins — Plural form of mucoprotein.
- multi-pascal — An extension of Pascal-S with multiprocessing features. Used in "The Art of Parallel Programming", Bruce P. Lester, P-H 1993.
- multispecies — of, relating to or affecting several species
- municipalism — the principle or system of home rule by a municipality.
- museum piece — something suitable for keeping and exhibiting in a museum.
- musicianship — knowledge, skill, and artistic sensitivity in performing music.
- mustache cup — a cup having a straight piece inside, just below the rim, for holding back a man's mustache while he is drinking.
- 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
- pan scrubber — a rough sponge, often made of steel wool, used for scrubbing saucepans, frying pans, etc
- pandanaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Pandanaceae, an Old World tropical family of monocotyledonous plants including the screw pines
- 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).
- pax vobiscum — peace be with you
- peacefulness — characterized by peace; free from war, strife, commotion, violence, or disorder: a peaceful reign; a peaceful demonstration.
- 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.
- persulphuric — denoting a type of acid
- pertinacious — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.