12-letter words containing e, n, s, p, u
- pollen brush — the mass of stiff hairs on the legs or abdomen of an insect, for collecting pollen.
- pollutedness — the state of being polluted
- polyneuritis — inflammation of several nerves at the same time; multiple neuritis.
- porcelainous — made of or resembling porcelain
- porcelaneous — a strong, vitreous, translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a low temperature, the glaze then fired at a very high temperature.
- portentously — of the nature of a portent; momentous.
- post-nuclear — pertaining to or involving atomic weapons: nuclear war.
- postconquest — of, relating to, or characteristic of a period of time after a conquest, esp with regard to the period after the Norman Conquest
- postconsumer — noting or pertaining to a product after it has been used and recycled: a chair made of postconsumer plastic.
- powerfulness — having or exerting great power or force.
- pre-discount — to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.): All bills that are paid promptly will be discounted at two percent.
- pre-issuance — the act of issuing.
- preassurance — a guarantee or assurance offered beforehand
- precancerous — showing pathological changes that may be preliminary to malignancy.
- preciousness — of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals.
- preconscious — Psychoanalysis. absent from but capable of being readily brought into consciousness.
- preconstruct — to construct beforehand
- pregustation — the act of tasting beforehand
- premenstrual — of or relating to menstruation or to the menses.
- prepubescent — of or relating to the years immediately preceding puberty, prepubertal.
- press button — a button on a phone dial which you press
- press launch — the launch of a product, exhibition, event, etc, to which journalists are invited, in order to publicize it
- pridefulness — a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- proconsulate — the office or term of office of a proconsul.
- profoundness — penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge; having deep insight or understanding: a profound thinker.
- pseudo-event — an event that is staged primarily so that it can be reported in the media.
- pseudoanemia — Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
- pseudonymity — pseudonymous character.
- pseudonymous — bearing a false or fictitious name.
- pseudorandom — noting or pertaining to random numbers generated by a definite computational process to satisfy a statistical test.
- pterosaurian — a pterosaur
- puddingstone — any conglomerate rock having dark-colored, rounded pebbles that are embedded in a light-colored, fine-grained matrix
- pumice stone — abrasive stone used for exfoliating
- pumice-stone — Also called pumice stone. a porous or spongy form of volcanic glass, used as an abrasive.
- punta arenas — a seaport in S Chile, on the Strait of Magellan: the southernmost city in Chile. Formerly Magallanes.
- punxsutawney — a town in central Pennsylvania: Groundhog Day celebration.
- purblindness — the state of being purblind
- put flesh on — If you put flesh on something, you add details and more information to it.
- put years on — to make (someone) feel or look much older
- puy de sancy — a mountain in S central France: highest peak of the Monts Dore. Height: 1886 m (6188 ft)
- pyroligneous — produced by the distillation of wood.
- reassumption — the act or process of reassuming something
- repercussion — an effect or result, often indirect or remote, of some event or action: The repercussions of the quarrel were widespread.
- resupination — a resupinate condition.
- resuspension — the act of suspending.
- retropulsion — an abnormal tendency to walk backwards: a symptom of Parkinson's disease
- rough-spoken — coarse or vulgar in speech.
- sapindaceous — belonging to the Sapindaceae, the soapberry family of plants.
- sarrusophone — a metal double-reed wind instrument with a conical bore, related to the oboe and used especially in military bands.
- schopenhauer — Arthur [ahr-too r] /ˈɑr tʊər/ (Show IPA), 1788–1860, German philosopher.