12-letter words containing p, c, u
- suspiciously — tending to cause or excite suspicion; questionable: suspicious behavior.
- swamp locust — water locust.
- 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
- tech support — an advising and troubleshooting service provided by a manufacturer, typically a software or hardware developer, to its customers, often online or on the telephone.
- telecomputer — teleprocessing.
- the pictures — a cinema or film show
- therapeutics — a therapeutic substance.
- 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.
- 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 truck — a truck or lorry the rear platform of which can be raised at the front end to enable the load to be discharged by gravity
- tipper truck — a truck or lorry the rear platform of which can be raised at the front end to enable the load to be discharged by gravity
- top security — ultra secure
- touch-typing — the act of typing without having to look at the keys of the typewriter or computer keyboard
- trachypterus — a dealfish or ribbonfish
- tractor pull — a contest in which tractors compete to pull the heaviest load.
- transpicuous — transparent.
- tricephalous — with three heads
- tricuspidate — having three cusps or flaps.
- trouser clip — a clip that is worn around the bottom of a trouser leg to stop the material getting caught in the chain of a bicycle
- 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
- turbo pascal — (language, product) Borland International's Pascal. Perhaps the first integrated development environment for MS-DOS. Versions 1.0-3.0: standard Pascal with a few extensions Versions 4.0 (1987) and 5.0: separate compilation. Version 5.5: object-oriented. Version 6.0: Turbo Vision OOP library.
- ultracompact — extremely compact, esp of technology that is much smaller than a standard model
- ultraprecise — extremely accurate
- unacceptable — capable or worthy of being accepted.
- unacceptably — in an intolerable manner
- unacceptance — the act of taking or receiving something offered.
- 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.
- unapplicable — applying or capable of being applied; relevant; suitable; appropriate: an applicable rule; a solution that is applicable to the problem.
- unapproached — not approached; not able to be approached or neared
- unauspicious — inauspicious; unfavourable; unlucky
- uncapsizable — (of a boat, etc) that cannot be capsized
- uncapturable — to take by force or stratagem; take prisoner; seize: The police captured the burglar.
- 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.
- uncompassion — a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering.
- 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.
- undeciphered — to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note.
- undecomposed — not reduced to constituent elements
- under-script — the letters or characters used in writing by hand; handwriting, especially cursive writing.
- underpricing — the state of being priced at too low a level or amount
- underproduce — to produce (goods) below full capacity or below demand
- underspecify — to mention or name specifically or definitely; state in detail: He did not specify the amount needed.
- undiplomatic — of, relating to, or engaged in diplomacy: diplomatic officials.