12-letter words containing i, a, p, e, t, u
- superelastic — capable of returning to its original length, shape, etc., after being stretched, deformed, compressed, or expanded: an elastic waistband; elastic fiber.
- supergravity — a hypothetical symmetry among groups of particles containing fermions and bosons, especially in theories of gravity (supergravity) that unify electromagnetism, the weak force, and the strong force with gravity into a single unified force.
- superheating — Superheating of steam is raising its temperature to well above boiling point.
- superpatriot — a person who is patriotic to an extreme.
- superplastic — (of some metals and alloys) having the capacity to undergo extreme deformation at high temperatures.
- superquality — above-average quality
- superstation — an independent television station whose signal is transmitted by satellite to subscribers on a cable system.
- take up with — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- tau particle — an unstable, negatively charged lepton with a mass of c. 1,777 MeV/c2 (or c. 3,490 times that of an electron) and a mean lifetime of 2.2 ×10-13 second
- team up with — join forces with
- therapeutics — a therapeutic substance.
- therapeutist — a person trained in the use of physical methods, as exercises, heat treatments, etc., in treating or rehabilitating the sick or wounded or helping patients overcome physical defects.
- thiosulphate — any salt of thiosulphuric acid
- time capsule — a receptacle containing documents or objects typical of the current period, placed in the earth or in a cornerstone for discovery in the future.
- tip-up table — a pedestal table having a top folding downward in two leaves.
- tissue paper — a very thin, almost transparent paper used for wrapping delicate articles, covering illustrations in books, copying letters, etc.
- transumptive — of or relating to transumption
- trepidatious — tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
- triadelphous — (of stamens) united by the filaments into three sets or bundles.
- tricephalous — with three heads
- tricuspidate — having three cusps or flaps.
- ultraprecise — extremely accurate
- unalphabetic — in the order of the letters of the alphabet: alphabetical arrangement.
- unapologetic — containing an apology or excuse for a fault, failure, insult, injury, etc.: An apologetic letter to his creditors explained the delay.
- unappetizing — appealing to or stimulating the appetite; savory.
- uncomplicate — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
- undispatched — not dispatched; not delivered or sent out
- undisputable — capable of being disputed; debatable; questionable.
- undissipated — indulging in or characterized by excessive devotion to pleasure; intemperate; dissolute.
- unduplicated — a copy exactly like an original.
- unhospitable — not hospitable
- unimportance — a lack of importance
- unipotential — Electricity, Electronics. having uniform electric potential throughout, as a hot cathode (unipotential cathode) indirectly heated by a separate heater circuit so that there is no lateral change of voltage across the cathode due to resistance to a heating current.
- unit's place — unit (def 8).
- united party — (formerly, in South Africa) the major opposition party, founded by General Smuts in 1934: the official Opposition in Parliament from 1948, the party was disbanded in 1977
- unpassionate — having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid: a passionate advocate of socialism.
- unpatronized — having few or no patrons
- unpoetically — in an unpoetic manner
- unpredicated — to proclaim; declare; affirm; assert.
- unprelatical — not befitting a prelate
- unprofitable — being without profit; not showing or turning a profit: a series of unprofitable ventures.
- unsplittable — to divide or separate from end to end or into layers: to split a log in two.
- unstipulated — to make an express demand or arrangement as a condition of agreement (often followed by for).
- vituperation — verbal abuse or castigation; violent denunciation or condemnation.
- vituperative — characterized by or of the nature of vituperation: vituperative remarks.
- vituperatory — abusive or blaming
- west prussia — a former province of Prussia: since 1945 part of Poland.
- white plague — tuberculosis, especially pulmonary tuberculosis.