12-letter words containing s, l, u, r, p
- fortran-plus — Fortran for the DAP parallel machine, implements many Fortran 90 features.
- fosbury flop — a modern high-jumping technique whereby the jumper clears the bar headfirst and backwards
- glamour puss — a person with an unusually attractive face.
- glamour-puss — a person with an unusually attractive face.
- golden syrup — treacle (def 2b).
- gospel truth — an unquestionably true statement, fact, etc.
- groupuscules — Plural form of groupuscule.
- hydrophilous — pollinated by the agency of water.
- hygrophilous — a plant that thrives in wet or very moist ground.
- hyperarousal — A state of heightened psychological and physiological tension resulting in reduced pain tolerance, anxiety, excessive response to sensory stimulation, insomnia, and fatigue.
- hypersensual — extremely or excessively sensual
- hypochlorous — of or derived from hypochlorous acid.
- imperviously — In an impervious manner; impenetrably; impermeably.
- implicatures — Plural form of implicature.
- interspousal — Often, spousals. the ceremony of marriage; nuptials.
- jeopardously — with risk or peril
- labour pains — the pains felt during the contractions of childbirth
- laureateship — a person who has been honored for achieving distinction in a particular field or with a particular award: a Nobel laureate.
- lectureships — Plural form of lectureship.
- leprosariums — Plural form of leprosarium.
- 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.
- lesser scaup — a diving duck, Aythya marila, of Europe and America, having a black-and-white plumage in the male
- 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.
- ligniperdous — (of insects) wood-destroying
- 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
- litmus paper — a strip of paper impregnated with litmus, used as a chemical indicator.
- loudspeakers — Plural form of loudspeaker, especially a pair for a left and right channel.
- loutrophoros — Greek and Roman Antiquity. a water jar, characterized by an elongated neck and flaring mouth, used to carry water for the marriage bath and set on the tomb of a person who had been unmarried.
- low-pressure — having or involving a low or below-normal pressure, as steam or water.
- manipulators — Plural form of manipulator.
- manuscriptal — (obsolete) Of or pertaining to manuscript.
- microcapsule — a tiny capsule, 20–150 microns in diameter, used for slow-release application of drugs, pesticides, flavors, etc.
- microphallus — The condition of having an abnormally small penis; micropenis.
- micropublish — to publish on microfilm or microfiche.
- multiplexers — Plural form of multiplexer.
- multipresent — able to be present in several places simultaneously
- multipurpose — able to be used for several purposes: a multipurpose lawn spray.
- murphy's law — the facetious proposition that if something can go wrong, it will.
- necrophilous — displaying a preference for dead tissue, esp of certain bacteria and insects
- neuroleptics — Plural form of neuroleptic.
- neuroplastic — Of or pertaining to neuroplasticity.
- neutrophiles — (of a cell or cell part) having an affinity for neutral dyes.
- nitrophilous — (of plants) growing in soil well supplied with nitrogen
- nonspiritual — Not spiritual.
- np-hilarious — (humour) An algorithm whose complexity is a joke, either literally, as in BogoSort, or metaphorically.
- numbers pool — Also called numbers, numbers game, numbers racket. an illegal daily lottery in which money is wagered on the appearance of certain numbers in some statistical listing or tabulation published in a daily newspaper, racing form, etc.
- oil pressure — force that keeps engine lubricated
- old prussian — a Baltic language extinct since the 17th century. Abbreviation: OPruss.
- ombrophilous — (of plants) tolerant of wet conditions