12-letter words containing u, d, a, i, p
- paludicolous — inhabiting marshland
- paradoxurine — relating to the palm civet
- peau de soie — a soft, satin-weave cloth of silk or rayon, grainy and having a dull luster, used to make dresses, coats, trimmings, etc.
- pediculation — the act or process of growing a stalk or pedicle
- philadelphus — (Philadelphus) king of Pergamum c159–138 b.c.
- picture card — face card
- platitudinal — platitudinous.
- plead guilty — defendant: declare guilt
- poète maudit — a poet who receives insufficient recognition in his or her own time
- postdiluvial — existing or occurring after the biblical Flood
- postdiluvian — existing or occurring after the Biblical Flood.
- 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.
- premium deal — a commercial transaction in which a special incentive or bonus is offered
- prison guard — an officer in charge of prisoners in a jail
- productional — the act of producing; creation; manufacture.
- promuscidate — shaped like a proboscis
- propaedeutic — pertaining to or of the nature of preliminary instruction.
- prudentially — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or resulting from prudence.
- prussic acid — weakly acidic extremely poisonous aqueous solution of hydrogen cyanide
- pseudoanemia — Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
- pseudopodial — a temporary protrusion of the protoplasm, as of certain protozoans, usually serving as an organ of locomotion or prehension.
- pseudorabies — a highly contagious, usually fatal disease of cattle, sheep, and other animals, caused by the herpesvirus Herpes suis, and characterized by severe pruritus and progressive central nervous system involvement sometimes including an aggressive excitement phase.
- pudding-face — a human face that is big and fat and resembles a pudding
- pudding-head — a stupid person
- pumpkin head — a slow or dim-witted person; dunce.
- punditocracy — influential media pundits collectively.
- pyruvic acid — a water-soluble liquid, C 3 H 4 O 3 , important in many metabolic and fermentative processes, having an odor resembling that of acetic acid, prepared by the dehydration of tartaric acid: used chiefly in biochemical research.
- quadraphonic — of, noting, or pertaining to the recording and reproduction of sound over four separate transmission or direct reproduction channels instead of the customary two of the stereo system: a quadraphonic recording.
- quadraplegic — quadriplegic.
- quadriphonic — quadraphonic.
- quadriplegia — paralysis of all four limbs or of the entire body below the neck.
- quadriplegic — a person with quadriplegia.
- quadrophonic — Alternative spelling of quadraphonic.
- quindecaplet — a group of 15
- sago pudding — a sweet pudding made with sago and milk
- sapindaceous — belonging to the Sapindaceae, the soapberry family of plants.
- scouring pad — a small pad, as of steel wool or plastic mesh, used for scouring pots, pans, etc.
- spade guinea — a guinea decorated with a spade-shaped shield, coined during the reign of George III
- spinal fluid — cerebrospinal fluid
- spiral-bound — having a spiral binding.
- spud-bashing — the task of peeling potatoes, given as a punishment
- standing cup — a tall decorative cup of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, having a raised cover.
- subduplicate — of the square root of ratios
- subepidermal — just below the epidermis or skin
- sudoriparous — producing or secreting sweat.
- suicide pact — an agreement between two or more people to commit suicide together.
- sulphadoxine — an antibiotic drug of the sulphonamide group, commonly used in combination with pyrimethamine to treat malaria, and in combination with various drugs to treat certain infections
- sulphonamide — any of a class of organic compounds that are amides of sulphonic acids containing the group –SO2NH2 or a group derived from this. An important class of sulphonamides are the sulfa drugs
- superordinal — relating to the superorder
- trepidatious — tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.