12-letter words containing e, a, t, u, p
- counterpanes — Plural form of counterpane.
- counterparts — a person or thing closely resembling another, especially in function: Our president is the counterpart of your prime minister.
- counterparty — a person who is a party to a contract
- counterplead — to plead the opposite of
- counterpleas — Plural form of counterplea.
- counterscarp — the outer side of the ditch of a fort
- counterstamp — a stamp added to a stamped paper or document as a qualifying mark.
- craw-thumper — an ostentatiously pious person
- curietherapy — a form of radiation therapy using radium
- curtail step — the step or steps at the foot of a flight of stairs, widened at one or both ends and terminated with a scroll
- curtail-step — a horizontal, spiral termination to the lower end of a stair railing.
- curtain pole — a pole from which a curtain is hung in front of a window, door, etc
- daguerrotype — Misspelling of daguerreotype.
- data capture — any process for converting information into a form that can be handled by a computer
- decapsulated — Simple past tense and past participle of decapsulate.
- deduplicated — Simple past tense and past participle of deduplicate.
- depopulating — Present participle of depopulate.
- depopulation — to remove or reduce the population of, as by destruction or expulsion.
- depopulative — That depopulates.
- deputization — the act of making someone a deputy
- deuteranopia — a form of colour blindness in which there is a tendency to confuse blues and greens, and greens and reds, and in which sensitivity to green is reduced
- deuteropathy — any abnormality that is secondary to another pathological condition.
- disreputable — not reputable; having a bad reputation: a disreputable barroom.
- disreputably — In a disreputable manner.
- dropout rate — the percentage of students failing to complete a particular school or college course
- duplicatable — capable of being duplicated.
- dust wrapper — dust jacket (sense 1)
- east prussia — a former province in NE Germany: an enclave separated from Germany by the Polish Corridor; now divided between Poland and the Russian Federation. 14,283 sq. mi. (36,993 sq. km). Capital: Königsberg.
- egyptian mau — a breed of medium-sized cat with a spotted coat of medium length
- elephant gun — hunting rifle
- empyreumatic — relating to empyreuma
- encapsulated — Simple past tense and past participle of encapsulate.
- encapsulates — Enclose (something) in or as if in a capsule.
- epicuticular — Relating to the epicuticle.
- epithalamium — A song or poem celebrating a marriage.
- equiparation — the act of regarding as the same; the act of comparing
- escape chute — a fabric tube or chute hinged to the wall of a stairwell and used as an emergency exit, eg from a burning tall building
- escape route — way out: of situation
- eucalyptuses — Plural form of eucalyptus.
- eutrophicate — (ecology, intransitive) To become eutrophic.
- exhaust pipe — vehicle's gas outlet
- exophthalmus — Alt form exophthalmos.
- expostulated — Simple past tense and past participle of expostulate.
- expostulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expostulate.
- expugnations — Plural form of expugnation.
- fluorapatite — a crystalline mineral, Ca 5 (PO 4) 3 F, formed from hydroxyapatite in the presence of fluoride, that has a hardening effect on bones and teeth.
- fountain pen — a pen with a refillable reservoir that provides a continuous supply of usually fluid ink to its point.
- gamopetalous — having the petals united.
- get up steam — (of a ship, etc) to work up a sufficient head of steam in a boiler to drive an engine
- graduateship — the time or condition of being a graduate