12-letter words containing t, o, l, p, u, s
- 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.
- ophiolatrous — of, relating to, or practising snake-worshipping
- 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.
- patroclinous — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the paternal parent (opposed to matrocliny).
- petaliferous — bearing or having petals.
- photophilous — of or relating to an organism, as a plant, that is receptive to, seeks, or thrives in light.
- platanaceous — relating to the family Platanaceae
- plecopterous — relating to the order Plecoptera or stoneflies
- pollutedness — the state of being polluted
- polychaetous — of or relating to the genus Polychaeta
- polyglottous — characterized by being multilingual
- polyneuritis — inflammation of several nerves at the same time; multiple neuritis.
- polyoestrous — polyestrous.
- polypetalous — having a corolla of separate petals.
- polystichous — arranged in rows or series.
- portentously — of the nature of a portent; momentous.
- post-nuclear — pertaining to or involving atomic weapons: nuclear war.
- postal union — an international agreement on postal rates and services.
- postdiluvial — existing or occurring after the biblical Flood
- postdiluvian — existing or occurring after the Biblical Flood.
- posthumously — arising, occurring, or continuing after one's death: a posthumous award for bravery.
- postliminium — postliminy.
- postliminous — occurring after; subsequent
- poststimulus — of, relating to, or occurring in the period following the administering of a stimulus
- postsurgical — pertaining to or involving surgery or surgeons.
- pratincolous — living in a meadow.
- proconsulate — the office or term of office of a proconsul.
- propitiously — presenting favorable conditions; favorable: propitious weather.
- prosecutable — Law. to institute legal proceedings against (a person). to seek to enforce or obtain by legal process. to conduct criminal proceedings in court against.
- put flesh on — If you put flesh on something, you add details and more information to it.
- put to sleep — to take the rest afforded by a suspension of voluntary bodily functions and the natural suspension, complete or partial, of consciousness; cease being awake.
- pyrosulphate — any salt of pyrosulphuric acid
- retropulsion — an abnormal tendency to walk backwards: a symptom of Parkinson's disease
- retropulsive — of or relating to retropulsion
- reupholstery — the materials used to cushion and cover furniture.
- scrupulosity — having scruples, or moral or ethical standards; having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right; principled: scrupulous about defending human rights.
- self-support — the supporting or maintaining of oneself or itself without reliance on outside aid.
- seropurulent — composed of or containing both serum and pus
- slip through — be undetected
- slopping out — In prisons where prisoners have to use buckets as toilets, slopping out is the practice in which they empty the buckets.
- slumpflation — a situation in which economic depression is combined with increasing inflation
- 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.
- south platte — a river flowing NE from central Colorado to the Platte River in W Nebraska. 424 miles (683 km) long.
- stipulaceous — of, relating to, having, resembling, or living on stipules
- stupendously — causing amazement; astounding; marvelous: stupendous news.
- sub-tropical — Sub-tropical places have a climate that is warm and wet, and are often near tropical regions.
- subapostolic — of or relating to the era after that of the Apostles
- suboccipital — situated below the occipital bone or the occipital lobe of the brain.