12-letter words containing e, l, u, c, i
- nucleic acid — any of a group of long, linear macromolecules, either DNA or various types of RNA, that carry genetic information directing all cellular functions: composed of linked nucleotides.
- 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).
- nucleosidase — any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of nucleosides.
- nucleotidase — a biochemical catalyst that facilitates the process of hydrolyzing or splitting a nucleotide and turning it into a phosphate and a nucleoside
- nullipotence — Quality of being nullipotent.
- oil producer — a country with reserves of oil
- old mine cut — a brilliant cut, common in the 19th century, retaining a relatively high proportion of the original stone and having a large culet and small table compared to modern brilliants.
- olericulture — the cultivation of vegetables for the home or market.
- orichalceous — relating to or resembling orichalc
- overclouding — Present participle of overcloud.
- particulates — very small particles of a substance, esp those that are produced when fuel is burned
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- porcelainous — made of or resembling porcelain
- 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.
- 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 house — British. a tavern.
- public money — money that has been collected by the state, usually through taxation
- pumpernickel — a coarse, dark, slightly sour bread made of unbolted rye.
- 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.
- quadraplegic — quadriplegic.
- quadriplegic — a person with quadriplegia.
- quicksilvery — resembling quicksilver
- quindecaplet — a group of 15
- radiolucency — almost entirely transparent to radiation; almost entirely invisible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy.
- radionuclide — a radioactive nuclide.
- rearticulate — uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
- recapitulate — to review by a brief summary, as at the end of a speech or discussion; summarize.
- recirculated — to move in a circle or circuit; move or pass through a circuit back to the starting point: Blood circulates throughout the body.