12-letter words containing e, m, p, u, r
- repositorium — a place for the storage of valuables, as in an ancient Roman temple or a church.
- repromulgate — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- rubber stamp — handheld printing tool
- rubber-stamp — to imprint with a rubber stamp.
- rumble strip — one of a series of rough or slightly raised strips of pavement on a highway, intended to slow down the speed of vehicles, as before a toll booth.
- run on empty — to be at a level of energy, creativity, etc. that is inadequate to sustain worthwhile activity or achievement
- semi-popular — regarded with favor, approval, or affection by people in general: a popular preacher.
- semiprecious — (of a stone) having commercial value as a gem but not classified as precious, as the amethyst or garnet.
- serpentarium — a place where snakes are housed, especially for exhibition.
- shrimp sauce — a sauce made from shrimps
- simple fruit — a fruit formed from one pistil.
- simple group — a group that has no normal subgroup except the group itself and the identity.
- simple sugar — monosaccharide.
- simple syrup — a thick, sweet liquid, usually prepared from sugar and water and used chiefly as a base for soda fountain flavors.
- skeuomorphic — an ornament or design on an object copied from a form of the object when made from another material or by other techniques, as an imitation metal rivet mark found on handles of prehistoric pottery.
- smoke jumper — an employee of the forest service parachuted to strategic spots in fighting forest fires
- somatopleure — the double layer formed by the association of the upper layer of the lateral plate of mesoderm with the overlying ectoderm, functioning in the formation of the body wall and amnion.
- spermagonium — Botany, Mycology. spermogonium.
- spermogonium — one of the cup-shaped or flask-shaped receptacles in which the spermatia of certain fungi and red algae are produced.
- striped drum — a North American marine and freshwater sciaenid fish, Equetus pulcher, that utters a drumming sound
- stumpknocker — spotted sunfish.
- subepidermal — just below the epidermis or skin
- suboperculum — a bone in fishes behind the operculum or gill covering
- subtemperate — of, relating to, or occurring in the colder parts of the Temperate Zone.
- super-smooth — dead-smooth.
- supereminent — of superior eminence, rank, or dignity; distinguished, conspicuous, or worthy of note above others.
- superhumeral — an ecclesiastical vestment worn over the shoulders
- superimposed — (of a stream or drainage system) having a course not adjusted to the structure of the rocks presently undergoing erosion but determined rather by a prior erosion cycle or by formerly overlying rocks or sediments.
- superkingdom — in some systems of biological classification, either of the two major subdivisions, prokaryote or eukaryote, into which all living organisms can be placed
- superluminal — appearing to travel faster than the speed of light.
- supermassive — (of a black hole or star) having a mass in the range of millions or billions of times that of the sun
- supermaxilla — the upper jaw.
- supermundane — above and beyond the nature or character of the worldly or terrestrial.
- supernaculum — a highly regarded liquor, to be drunk to the very last drop
- superpolymer — a superior polymer
- superpremium — a prize, bonus, or award given as an inducement, as to purchase products, enter competitions initiated by business interests, etc.
- superrealism — photorealism.
- superstardom — a person, as a performer or athlete, who enjoys wide recognition, is esteemed for exceptional talent, and is eagerly sought after for his or her services.
- superstratum — an overlying stratum or layer.
- supramundane — transcending the world
- suspensorium — a part that supports or suspends, esp the mandibular suspensorium, which suspends the lower jaw from the skull
- take up arms — Usually, arms. weapons, especially firearms.
- tape measure — a long, flexible strip or ribbon, as of cloth or metal, marked with subdivisions of the foot or meter and used for measuring.
- telecomputer — teleprocessing.
- temporaneous — lasting a short while
- thermocouple — a device that consists of the junction of two dissimilar metallic conductors, as copper and iron, in which an electromotive force is induced when the conductors are maintained at different temperatures, the force being related to the temperature difference: used to determine the temperature of a third substance by connecting it to the junction of the metals and measuring the electromotive force produced.
- tomato puree — liquidized tomatoes
- transumptive — of or relating to transumption
- truck camper — a type of camper designed to be mounted on a pickup truck.
- trumpet call — a blast made by a trumpet that serves as a summons or call