12-letter words containing s, u, c
- double scull — a racing shell in which two scullers sit one behind the other and pull two oars each
- double-cross — to prove treacherous to; betray or swindle, as by a double cross.
- double-space — to type (text, copy, etc.) leaving a full space between lines: Always double-space a term paper.
- drop biscuit — a biscuit made by dropping baking powder biscuit dough from a spoon onto a pan for baking.
- droseraceous — of or relating to the genus of plants Drosera
- 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.
- duchesse bed — a bed having a suspended, full-length tester.
- duck-shoving — the evasion of responsibility by someone
- dulcet tones — People often use the expression dulcet tones to refer to someone's voice.
- duncan smith — (George) Iain. born 1954, British politician; leader of the Conservative Party (2001–03); secretary of state for work and pensions (2010–2016)
- duodecastyle — dodecastyle.
- duplications — Plural form of duplication.
- dust catcher — Informal. a knickknack or other household object that is little used.
- dust counter — any instrument used to measure the size and number of dust particles per unit volume in the atmosphere.
- dusty clover — a bush clover, Lespedeza capitata.
- dutch cheese — Inland North. cottage cheese.
- dutch master — one of a number of renowned and influential Dutch painters
- dutch settle — a settle having a back so hinged that it can be lowered onto the arms to form a table.
- duty chemist — a dispensing chemist's that is open to the public for a specific period when other chemists are closed
- dysfluencies — disfluency.
- dysfunctions — Plural form of dysfunction.
- ebullioscopy — (physics) the measurement of the boiling point of liquids.
- echinococcus — any of a number of tapeworms of the genus Echinococcus whose larvae are parasitic in humans and domestic animals.
- echo sounder — a sonar instrument that uses echolocation to measure depths under water.
- educatedness — the quality of being educated
- educationese — the jargon associated with the field of education.
- educationist — a specialist in the theory and methods of education.
- ejaculations — Plural form of ejaculation.
- electrocutes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of electrocute.
- electrotonus — the change in the state of irritability and conductivity of a nerve or muscle caused by the passage of an electric current
- elocutionist — Someone who practices or teaches elocution.
- elucidations — Plural form of elucidation.
- emasculating — Present participle of emasculate.
- emasculation — The act of depriving of virility, or the state of being so deprived; castration.
- encapsulated — Simple past tense and past participle of encapsulate.
- encapsulates — Enclose (something) in or as if in a capsule.
- encrustation — The action of encrusting or state of being encrusted.
- encumbrances — Plural form of encumbrance.
- endonuclease — An enzyme that cleaves a polynucleotide chain by separating nucleotides other than the two end ones.
- endovascular — Within a blood vessel.
- enstructured — built into the structure of something
- enterococcus — A streptococcus of a group that occurs naturally in the intestine but causes inflammation and blood infection if introduced elsewhere in the body (e.g., by injury or surgery).
- enthusiastic — Having or showing intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.
- epicureanism — An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus. The school rejected determinism and advocated hedonism (pleasure as the highest good), but of a restrained kind: mental pleasure was regarded more highly than physical, and the ultimate pleasure was held to be freedom from anxiety and mental pain, esp. that arising from needless fear of death and of the gods.
- equidistance — (uncountable) Equal distance.
- equinoctials — Plural form of equinoctial.
- escape chute — a fabric tube or chute hinged to the wall of a stairwell and used as an emergency exit, eg from a burning tall building
- escape route — way out: of situation
- eucalyptuses — Plural form of eucalyptus.
- eulogistical — Alternative form of eulogistic.