12-letter words containing e, u, p, n, o
- speciousness — apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible: specious arguments.
- speech sound — any of the set of distinctive sounds of a given language. Compare phoneme.
- 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.
- square piano — a piano with a rectangular, horizontal body.
- stauropegion — (in an autocephalous church) a monastery subject directly to the primate.
- stenophagous — (of an animal) feeding on a limited variety of foods (opposed to euryphagous).
- stirrup bone — the stapes, one of the three bones of the middle ear
- stumpknocker — spotted sunfish.
- stunt person — a stunt man or stunt woman.
- stupefaction — the state of being stupefied; stupor.
- stupendously — causing amazement; astounding; marvelous: stupendous news.
- subcomponent — a constituent part; element; ingredient.
- subinspector — a secondary or assistant inspector
- sulphadoxine — an antibiotic drug of the sulphonamide group, commonly used in combination with pyrimethamine to treat malaria, and in combination with various drugs to treat certain infections
- sulphonamide — any of a class of organic compounds that are amides of sulphonic acids containing the group –SO2NH2 or a group derived from this. An important class of sulphonamides are the sulfa drugs
- superconduct — to conduct electricity very efficiently or without resistance, to act as a superconductor
- supercooling — to cool (a liquid) below its freezing point without producing solidification or crystallization; undercool.
- superfrontal — a piece of cloth placed over an altar and frontal and hanging down a few inches over the front of the altar
- superheroine — a woman noted for courageous acts or nobility of character: Esther and other biblical heroines.
- superkingdom — in some systems of biological classification, either of the two major subdivisions, prokaryote or eukaryote, into which all living organisms can be placed
- superordinal — relating to the superorder
- superorganic — of or relating to the structure of cultural elements within society conceived as independent of and superior to the individual members of society.
- supersensory — supersensible.
- supersession — the act of superseding.
- superstation — an independent television station whose signal is transmitted by satellite to subscribers on a cable system.
- superstition — a belief or notion, not based on reason or knowledge, in or of the ominous significance of a particular thing, circumstance, occurrence, proceeding, or the like.
- supersurgeon — a highly skilled surgeon
- supervention — to take place or occur as something additional or extraneous (sometimes followed by on or upon).
- suspensorial — relating to a suspensorium
- suspensorium — a part that supports or suspends, esp the mandibular suspensorium, which suspends the lower jaw from the skull
- telanthropus — a genus of fossil hominids, known from two fragmentary lower jaws found in the region of Swartkrans, near Johannesburg, South Africa.
- temporaneous — lasting a short while
- torture porn — a genre of horror films in which sadistic violence or torture is a central aspect of the plot
- type founder — a person engaged in the making of metallic types for printers.
- un-opportune — appropriate, favorable, or suitable: an opportune phrase for the occasion.
- un-purposely — intentionally; deliberately: He tripped me purposely.
- unapologetic — containing an apology or excuse for a fault, failure, insult, injury, etc.: An apologetic letter to his creditors explained the delay.
- unapproached — not approached; not able to be approached or neared
- unapprovable — capable of being approved.
- unchaperoned — not chaperoned; not accompanied by a chaperone
- uncomparable — capable of being compared; having features in common with something else to permit or suggest comparison: He considered the Roman and British empires to be comparable.
- uncompelling — tending to compel, as to force or push toward a course of action; overpowering: There were compelling reasons for their divorce.
- uncomplacent — pleased, especially with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied: The voters are too complacent to change the government.
- uncomplicate — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
- uncomposable — not fit for composition
- uncompounded — composed of two or more parts, elements, or ingredients: Soap is a compound substance.
- uncomputable — to determine by calculation; reckon; calculate: to compute the period of Jupiter's revolution.
- undecomposed — not reduced to constituent elements
- under-report — to give an insufficient account or report of