12-letter words containing r, e, s, u, m, p
- pleomorphous — characterized by pleomorphism
- plumbiferous — yielding or containing lead.
- postconsumer — noting or pertaining to a product after it has been used and recycled: a chair made of postconsumer plastic.
- praseodymium — a rare-earth, metallic, trivalent element, named from its green salts. Symbol: Pr; atomic weight: 140.91; atomic number: 59; specific gravity: 6.77 at 20°C.
- premenstrual — of or relating to menstruation or to the menses.
- presumptuous — full of, characterized by, or showing presumption or readiness to presume in conduct or thought, as by saying or doing something without right or permission.
- primulaceous — belonging to the plant family Primulaceae.
- promuscidate — shaped like a proboscis
- pseudamphora — a Mycenaean vase having a spherical body, a spout on the shoulder, and a handle, curving across the top, supported by a solid conical neck.
- pseudomartyr — someone falsely or inaccurately called a martyr
- pseudorandom — noting or pertaining to random numbers generated by a definite computational process to satisfy a statistical test.
- ramapithecus — a genus of extinct Miocene ape known from fossils found in India and Pakistan and formerly thought to be a possible human ancestor.
- reassumption — the act or process of reassuming something
- repositorium — a place for the storage of valuables, as in an ancient Roman temple or a church.
- rubber stamp — handheld printing tool
- rubber-stamp — to imprint with a rubber stamp.
- rumble strip — one of a series of rough or slightly raised strips of pavement on a highway, intended to slow down the speed of vehicles, as before a toll booth.
- semi-popular — regarded with favor, approval, or affection by people in general: a popular preacher.
- semiprecious — (of a stone) having commercial value as a gem but not classified as precious, as the amethyst or garnet.
- serpentarium — a place where snakes are housed, especially for exhibition.
- shrimp sauce — a sauce made from shrimps
- simple fruit — a fruit formed from one pistil.
- simple group — a group that has no normal subgroup except the group itself and the identity.
- simple sugar — monosaccharide.
- simple syrup — a thick, sweet liquid, usually prepared from sugar and water and used chiefly as a base for soda fountain flavors.
- skeuomorphic — an ornament or design on an object copied from a form of the object when made from another material or by other techniques, as an imitation metal rivet mark found on handles of prehistoric pottery.
- smoke jumper — an employee of the forest service parachuted to strategic spots in fighting forest fires
- somatopleure — the double layer formed by the association of the upper layer of the lateral plate of mesoderm with the overlying ectoderm, functioning in the formation of the body wall and amnion.
- spermagonium — Botany, Mycology. spermogonium.
- spermogonium — one of the cup-shaped or flask-shaped receptacles in which the spermatia of certain fungi and red algae are produced.
- striped drum — a North American marine and freshwater sciaenid fish, Equetus pulcher, that utters a drumming sound
- stumpknocker — spotted sunfish.
- subepidermal — just below the epidermis or skin
- suboperculum — a bone in fishes behind the operculum or gill covering
- subtemperate — of, relating to, or occurring in the colder parts of the Temperate Zone.
- super-smooth — dead-smooth.
- supereminent — of superior eminence, rank, or dignity; distinguished, conspicuous, or worthy of note above others.
- superhumeral — an ecclesiastical vestment worn over the shoulders
- superimposed — (of a stream or drainage system) having a course not adjusted to the structure of the rocks presently undergoing erosion but determined rather by a prior erosion cycle or by formerly overlying rocks or sediments.
- superkingdom — in some systems of biological classification, either of the two major subdivisions, prokaryote or eukaryote, into which all living organisms can be placed
- superluminal — appearing to travel faster than the speed of light.
- supermassive — (of a black hole or star) having a mass in the range of millions or billions of times that of the sun
- supermaxilla — the upper jaw.
- supermundane — above and beyond the nature or character of the worldly or terrestrial.
- supernaculum — a highly regarded liquor, to be drunk to the very last drop
- superpolymer — a superior polymer
- superpremium — a prize, bonus, or award given as an inducement, as to purchase products, enter competitions initiated by business interests, etc.
- superrealism — photorealism.
- superstardom — a person, as a performer or athlete, who enjoys wide recognition, is esteemed for exceptional talent, and is eagerly sought after for his or her services.
- superstratum — an overlying stratum or layer.