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12-letter words containing p, e, n, c

  • sphacelation — the process of mortification
  • sphincterial — relating to a sphincter
  • spin machine — an organization or group of people acting together to present news or information in a way that creates a particular desired impression
  • spinach beet — chard, a plant cultivated for its edible leaves
  • spinulescent — producing spines
  • split screen — Also called composite shot. Movies, Television. a type of process photography in which two or more shots are juxtaposed and projected simultaneously on the screen.
  • split second — a fraction of a second.
  • split-screen — Split-screen is used to describe the technique in making films and television programmes in which two different pieces of film are shown at the same time.
  • splotchiness — the state or condition of being splotchy
  • sponge cloth — any cloth loosely woven of coarse yarn to produce a spongy look or texture, especially one constructed in honeycomb weave.
  • sprechgesang — a vocal style intermediate between speech and singing but without exact pitch intonation.
  • spring vetch — any of several mostly climbing plants belonging to the genus Vicia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves ending in tendrils and bearing pealike flowers, especially V. sativa (spring vetch) cultivated for forage and soil improvement.
  • spring-clean — to subject (a place) to a spring-cleaning.
  • stenographic — the art of writing in shorthand.
  • stereophonic — pertaining to a system of sound recording or reproduction using two or more separate channels to produce a more realistic effect by capturing the spatial dimensions of a performance (the location of performers as well as their acoustic surroundings), used especially with high-fidelity recordings and reproduction systems (opposed to monophonic).
  • stereoptican — a projector usually consisting of two complete lanterns arranged so that one picture appears to dissolve while the next is forming.
  • stereopticon — a projector usually consisting of two complete lanterns arranged so that one picture appears to dissolve while the next is forming.
  • streptomycin — an antibiotic, C 2 1 H 3 9 N 7 O 1 2 , produced by a soil actinomycete, Streptomyces griseus, and used in medicine in the form of its white, water-soluble sulfate salt, chiefly in the treatment of tuberculosis.
  • stumpknocker — spotted sunfish.
  • stupefacient — stupefying; producing stupor.
  • stupefaction — the state of being stupefied; stupor.
  • subcomponent — a constituent part; element; ingredient.
  • subinspector — a secondary or assistant inspector
  • sucker punch — to strike (someone) with an unexpected blow.
  • sucker-punch — to strike (someone) with an unexpected blow.
  • supercabinet — a specially-formed cabinet, a select or powerful group of political ministers (cabinet)
  • 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.
  • supercurrent — an electric current that flows without resistance in a superconducting material.
  • supernacular — relating to supernaculum
  • supernaculum — a highly regarded liquor, to be drunk to the very last drop
  • superorganic — of or relating to the structure of cultural elements within society conceived as independent of and superior to the individual members of society.
  • sweep-second — (on a timepiece) a second hand that is a sweep hand.
  • sycophantize — to act the sycophant
  • synchroscope — an instrument for determining the difference in phase between two related motions, as those of two aircraft engines or two electric generators.
  • tape machine — a tape recorder.
  • team captain — the captain of a sporting team
  • technography — the description and study of the arts and sciences in their geographical and ethnic distribution and historical development.
  • technophilia — a person who loves or is enthusiastic about advanced technology.
  • technophobia — abnormal fear of or anxiety about the effects of advanced technology.
  • telepresence — the use of virtual reality technology to operate machinery by remote control or to create the effect of being at a different or imaginary location
  • tenths-place — next after ninth; being the ordinal number for ten.
  • the cenotaph — the monument in Whitehall, London, honouring the dead of both World Wars: designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens: erected in 1920
  • the pandects — a digest of Roman civil law in fifty books, compiled for the emperor Justinian in the 6th cent. a.d.; the Digest
  • the pliocene — the Pliocene epoch or rock series
  • the scorpion — the constellation Scorpio, the eighth sign of the zodiac
  • theanthropic — of or relating to both God or a god and human beings; both divine and human.
  • tickled pink — to touch or stroke lightly with the fingers, a feather, etc., so as to excite a tingling or itching sensation in; titillate.
  • tracing tape — (on a building site) one of several lines stretched between batter boards to outline the foundations.
  • transparence — Also, transparence. the quality or state of being transparent.
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