12-letter words containing i, n, o, c, u, s
- pertinacious — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
- picornavirus — any of a group of small, RNA-containing viruses of the family Picornaviridae, infectious to humans and other animals, and including the poliovirus and the rhinoviruses that cause the common cold.
- pneumocystis — any protozoan of the genus Pneumocystis, esp P. carinii, which is a cause of pneumonia in people whose immune defences have been lowered by drugs or a disease
- point source — a source of radiation sufficiently distant compared to its length and width that it can be considered as a point.
- poison sumac — a shrub or small tree, Rhus vernix (or Toxicodendron vernix), of swampy areas of the eastern U.S., having pinnate leaves and causing severe dermatitis when touched by persons sensitive to it.
- porcelainous — made of or resembling porcelain
- posing pouch — a thong that emphasizes the genitals
- pratincolous — living in a meadow.
- pre-discount — to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.): All bills that are paid promptly will be discounted at two percent.
- 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.
- pronouncings — utterances, esp of an official or judgmental nature
- pugnaciously — inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
- 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.
- quadrisonics — quadraphony.
- quindecagons — Plural form of quindecagon.
- rambunctious — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
- reconstitute — to constitute again; reconstruct; recompose.
- reductionism — the theory that every complex phenomenon, especially in biology or psychology, can be explained by analyzing the simplest, most basic physical mechanisms that are in operation during the phenomenon.
- reductionist — the theory that every complex phenomenon, especially in biology or psychology, can be explained by analyzing the simplest, most basic physical mechanisms that are in operation during the phenomenon.
- repercussion — an effect or result, often indirect or remote, of some event or action: The repercussions of the quarrel were widespread.
- resurrection — the act of rising from the dead.
- ribonuclease — any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of RNA.
- rustic joint — a joint between stones recessed from the faces between sunken drafts or bevels.
- sanguicolous — living in the blood, as a parasite.
- sansculottic — relating to sansculottes
- sapindaceous — belonging to the Sapindaceae, the soapberry family of plants.
- saronic gulf — an inlet of the Aegean, on the SE coast of Greece, between Attica and the Peloponnesus. 50 miles (80 km) long; 30 miles (48 km) wide.
- schizogenous — schizogenetic.
- schizogonous — pertaining to or reproducing by schizogony.
- scitamineous — of or relating to the Scitimanae order of plants, which includes the ginger and banana plants
- scouring pad — a small pad, as of steel wool or plastic mesh, used for scouring pots, pans, etc.
- scrutinously — in a scrutinous manner
- scutellation — a scutellate state or formation; a scaly covering, as on a bird's foot.
- seclusionist — a person who prefers to be alone or secluded
- set function — a function having a collection of sets as domain.
- shortcutting — to cause to be shortened by the use of a shortcut.
- six counties — the historic counties of Northern Ireland, which no longer have a local government function
- sixth column — the persons residing in a country at war who are devoted to aiding the fifth column in its activities, especially by lowering morale, spreading rumors, etc.
- solifluction — creep (def 22a).
- soup kitchen — a place where food, usually soup, is served at little or no charge to the needy.
- south-facing — facing towards the south
- spaciousness — containing much space, as a house, room, or vehicle; amply large.
- speciousness — apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible: specious arguments.
- spongicolous — relating to the skeleton of some marine animals
- stick around — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
- stockpunisht — punished by being put in stocks
- stringcourse — a horizontal band or course, as of stone, projecting beyond or flush with the face of a building, often molded and sometimes richly carved.
- stupefaction — the state of being stupefied; stupor.