12-letter words containing p, o, u, t, e
- future-proof — (of a system, computer, program, etc) guaranteed not to be superseded by future versions, developments, etc
- gamopetalous — having the petals united.
- glove puppet — a small figure of a person or animal that fits over and is manipulated by the hand
- glucoprotein — glycoprotein.
- gospel truth — an unquestionably true statement, fact, etc.
- ground plate — Electricity. a metal plate for making a ground connection to the earth.
- group of ten — the ten nations who met in Paris in 1961 to arrange the special drawing rights of the IMF: Belgium, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Sweden, UK, US, and West Germany
- group theory — the branch of mathematics that deals with the structure of mathematical groups and mappings between them.
- hellespontus — an area in the southern hemisphere of Mars.
- hepatogenous — originating in the liver
- herpetofauna — the reptiles and amphibians that inhabit a given area
- heteroduplex — having polynucleotide strands derived from two different sources
- hippocentaur — Centaur.
- holopneustic — having all the spiracles open, as the tracheal systems of most insects.
- holy picture — a picture of a person or thing that is of religious importance
- housepainter — A professional painter of houses.
- hypoeutectic — (of steel) having less carbon than the 0.8 percent of eutectoid steel.
- hyposulphate — a salt derived from hyposulphuric acid
- hyposulphite — Also called hydrosulfite. a salt of hyposulfurous acid.
- 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.
- incomputable — incapable of being computed; incalculable.
- incorruptive — incorruptible; not tending to be corrupted
- inequipotent — not equally powerful or potent
- inoperculate — having no operculum.
- interruption — an act or instance of interrupting.
- interspinous — located between spines, esp between the vertebrae
- 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.
- jump shooter — a player skilled at jump shots.
- ketone group — the characteristic group occurring in ketones that consists of the carbonyl group attached to two alkyl groups.
- 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.
- macropterous — having long or large wings or fins.
- magnetopause — the boundary between the earth's magnetosphere and interplanetary space, about 40,000 miles (65,000 km) above the earth, marked by an abrupt decrease in the earth's magnetic induction.
- meganthropus — a proposed genus of extinct, late lower Pleistocene primates based on two large lower jaws found in Java, and believed to be either Australopithecine or human.
- metacomputer — an interconnected and balanced set of computers that operate as a single unit
- metamorphous — metamorphic.
- methyl group — the univalent group CH 3 −, derived from methane.
- micropterous — (of certain animals, esp some types of ant) having small reduced wings
- minicomputer — a computer with processing and storage capabilities smaller than those of a mainframe but larger than those of a microcomputer.
- mitteleuropa — Central Europe.
- monopetalous — gamopetalous.
- montes pubis — mons pubis
- mousetrapped — Simple past tense and past participle of mousetrap.