12-letter words containing p, o, l, u, t, e
- hyposulphite — Also called hydrosulfite. a salt of hyposulfurous acid.
- incomputable — incapable of being computed; incalculable.
- inoperculate — having no operculum.
- interspousal — Often, spousals. the ceremony of marriage; nuptials.
- isotopologue — (chemistry) any of a group of compounds only differing in their isotopic composition; for example water and heavy water.
- leontopodium — any plant of the Eurasian alpine genus Leontopodium, esp L. alpinum
- leptospermum — any of various shrubs or trees of the genus Leptospermum, of the myrtle family, native to Australia and adjacent areas and often cultivated as ornamentals in milder climates.
- life support — equipment to sustain a patient's life
- life-support — of or relating to equipment or measures that sustain or artificially substitute for essential body functions, as breathing or disposal of body wastes: Without life-support equipment, the patient might die.
- lithospermum — any annual or perennial herbs and small shrubs of the genus lithospermum, of the borage family, native to Europe, N America, and northern Asia, and having white, blue, or yellow flowers
- lumpectomies — Plural form of lumpectomy.
- luteotrophic — affecting the corpus luteum.
- methyl group — the univalent group CH 3 −, derived from methane.
- mitteleuropa — Central Europe.
- monopetalous — gamopetalous.
- mucopurulent — containing or composed of mucus and pus.
- multipotency — (cytology, developmental biology) The ability of a progenitor cell to develop into a limited number of cell types.
- multiproblem — characterized by or experiencing several problems
- multipronged — having or composed of several prongs: a multipronged electric plug.
- multipurpose — able to be used for several purposes: a multipurpose lawn spray.
- neuroleptics — Plural form of neuroleptic.
- neuroplastic — Of or pertaining to neuroplasticity.
- neurotypical — relating to or showing typical neurological behavior and development: She has one dyslexic and one neurotypical child.
- neutrophiles — (of a cell or cell part) having an affinity for neutral dyes.
- neutrophilic — (of a cell or its contents) readily stained only by neutral dyes.
- new plymouth — a seaport on W North Island, in New Zealand.
- nonpetroleum — not containing any petroleum based substance
- nullipotence — Quality of being nullipotent.
- octopetalous — containing or consisting of eight petals
- octosepalous — having or consisting of eight sepals
- open cluster — a comparatively young, irregularly shaped group of stars, often numbering up to several hundred, and held together by mutual gravitation; usually found along the central plane of the Milky Way and other galaxies.
- open couplet — a couplet that concludes with a run-on line.
- out of place — a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- outer planet — any of the four planets with orbits outside the orbit of Mars, namely, the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
- outlet point — an opening (on a pipe, etc) permitting escape or release (of liquid, etc)
- outplacement — counseling and assistance in finding a new job, provided by a company for an employee who has been or is about to be dismissed.
- outside loop — a loop during which the back of the airplane is on the outer side of the curve described by the course of flight.
- overmultiply — to increase too much or too often
- overpopulate — to fill with an excessive number of people, straining available resources and facilities: Expanding industry has overpopulated the western suburbs.
- patent flour — a fine grade of flour, consisting chiefly of the inner part of the endosperm.
- pauciloquent — using few words in speech or conversation
- pearl button — a button (as for fastening a shirt, blouse, etc) made of pearl or mother-of-pearl
- pectoriloquy — vocalization through the chest wall, indicating a cavity or consolidation of the lung
- pediculation — the act or process of growing a stalk or pedicle
- pentyl group — any of the univalent, isomeric groups having the formula C 5 H 1 1 –.
- perambulator — baby carriage.
- petaliferous — bearing or having petals.
- petrobutanol — butyl alcohol.
- petrol gauge — a gauge that indicates the amount of petrol left in the tank of a vehicle
- photonuclear — of, relating to, or caused by the collision of high-energy photons with the nucleus of an atom.