12-letter words containing p, i, o, u, s
- counterpoise — a force, influence, etc, that counterbalances another
- counterspies — Plural form of counterspy.
- coup d'essai — a first attempt.
- crop dusting — Crop dusting is the spreading of pesticides on crops, usually from an aircraft.
- crop-dusting — the spraying of powdered fungicides or insecticides on crops, usually from an airplane.
- cupuliferous — of or relating to the Cupuliferae family of trees which includes oak, hazel, chestnut, etc
- cushion pink — a low-growing mountain plant, Silene acaulis, of Europe and North America, having deep pink to purplish, solitary flowers and forming mosslike patches on rocky or barren ground.
- de profundis — out of the depths of misery or dejection
- despiteously — in a despiteous or contemptuous manner
- diaphanously — In a diaphanous manner or to a diaphanous extent.
- dinosaur pen — A traditional mainframe computer room complete with raised flooring, special power, its own ultra-heavy-duty air conditioning, and a side order of Halon fire extinguishers. See boa.
- diphosphorus — (chemistry, in combination) two atoms of phosphorus in a compound.
- diplodocuses — Plural form of diplodocus.
- dipsacaceous — belonging to the Dipsacaceae, the teasel family of plants.
- discomposure — the state of being discomposed; disorder; agitation; perturbation.
- dispiteously — in a manner that lacks pity
- disputations — Plural form of disputation.
- disputatious — fond of or given to disputation; argumentative; contentious: disputatious litigants.
- drop biscuit — a biscuit made by dropping baking powder biscuit dough from a spoon onto a pan for baking.
- dryopithecus — an extinct genus of generalized hominoids that lived in Europe and Africa during the Miocene Epoch and whose members are characterized by small molars and incisors.
- duplications — Plural form of duplication.
- ebullioscopy — (physics) the measurement of the boiling point of liquids.
- euphoniously — In a euphonious manner.
- euphoniumist — Someone who plays the euphonium.
- executorship — The office or position of an executor.
- expugnations — Plural form of expugnation.
- fire support — support given by artillery and aircraft to infantry and armored vehicles.
- fluoroscopic — of or relating to the fluoroscope or fluoroscopy.
- fort pulaski — Count Casimir [kaz-uh-meer] /ˈkæz əˌmɪər/ (Show IPA), 1748–79, Polish patriot; general in the American Revolutionary army.
- four-striper — a captain in the U.S. Navy.
- gospel music — a now popularized form of impassioned rhythmic spiritual music rooted in the solo and responsive church singing of rural blacks in the American South, central to the development of rhythm and blues and of soul music.
- heliophilous — attracted to sunlight
- hippo regius — a seaport of ancient Numidia: St. Augustine was bishop here a.d. 395–430; the site of modern Annaba, in Algeria.
- hippophagous — eating horse meat
- hippopotamus — a large herbivorous mammal, Hippopotamus amphibius, having a thick hairless body, short legs, and a large head and muzzle, found in and near the rivers, lakes, etc., of Africa, and able to remain under water for a considerable time.
- holopneustic — having all the spiracles open, as the tracheal systems of most insects.
- house prices — the sums in money for which houses may be bought or sold
- house spider — any largish dark spider of the genus Tegenaria that is common in houses, such as the cardinal spider
- housekeeping — the maintenance of a house or domestic establishment.
- housepainter — A professional painter of houses.
- hydrophilous — pollinated by the agency of water.
- hygrophilous — a plant that thrives in wet or very moist ground.
- hypogastrium — the lower and median part of the abdomen.
- hyposulphite — Also called hydrosulfite. a salt of hyposulfurous acid.
- imperviously — In an impervious manner; impenetrably; impermeably.
- impetiginous — a contagious skin disease, especially of children, usually caused by streptococcal bacteria, marked by a superficial pustular eruption, particularly on the face.
- impoundments — Plural form of impoundment.
- inauspicious — not auspicious; boding ill; ill-omened; unfavorable.
- insupposable — Incapable of being supposed; inconceivable.
- interspinous — located between spines, esp between the vertebrae