12-letter words containing u, l, p
- forepleasure — the aggregate of pleasurable sensations that lead to a heightened physical or emotional response, as of those aroused in sexual intercourse that lead to an orgasm.
- former pupil — someone who used to attend a particular school or be a student of a particular teacher
- formyl group — the univalent group HCO–, derived from formic acid.
- fort pulaski — Count Casimir [kaz-uh-meer] /ˈkæz əˌmɪər/ (Show IPA), 1748–79, Polish patriot; general in the American Revolutionary army.
- 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
- fuddling cup — an English earthenware drinking vessel of the 17th and 18th centuries, having the form of a cluster of three or more cups communicating at their bottoms in such a way that the entire vessel can be drained from any of them.
- fuel poverty — the state of being unable to afford to heat one's home adequately
- full powered — (of a vessel) relying on engines for propulsion without assistance from sails.
- funeral plan — A funeral plan is a basic life insurance policy that provides money to pay for the policyholder's funeral expenses when they die.
- funeral pyre — bonfire for cremation
- gallup polls — a representative sampling of public opinion or public awareness concerning a certain subject or issue.
- gamopetalous — having the petals united.
- gamophyllous — having leaves united by their edges.
- gamosepalous — having the sepals united.
- gelande jump — jump made in downhill skiing
- glamour puss — a person with an unusually attractive face.
- glamour-puss — a person with an unusually attractive face.
- glove puppet — a small figure of a person or animal that fits over and is manipulated by the hand
- glucoprotein — glycoprotein.
- golden syrup — treacle (def 2b).
- gospel music — a now popularized form of impassioned rhythmic spiritual music rooted in the solo and responsive church singing of rural blacks in the American South, central to the development of rhythm and blues and of soul music.
- gospel truth — an unquestionably true statement, fact, etc.
- great plague — the bubonic plague that occurred in London in 1665 and killed about 15 percent of the city's population.
- ground plane — (in perspective drawing) the theoretical horizontal plane receding from the picture plane to the horizon, beginning at the level of the base line.
- ground plate — Electricity. a metal plate for making a ground connection to the earth.
- groupuscules — Plural form of groupuscule.
- guilty party — the person or people responsible for an offence or misdeed
- h paul grice — H(erbert) Paul, 1913–88, English philosopher.
- half-cup bra — a bra that covers three-quarters of the breasts rather than all of the breasts
- happy couple — two people in a happy romantic relationship, especially two people who have just married
- hautes-alpes — a department in SE France. 2179 sq. mi. (5645 sq. km). Capital: Gap.
- heliophilous — attracted to sunlight
- hellespontus — an area in the southern hemisphere of Mars.
- heteroduplex — having polynucleotide strands derived from two different sources
- holopneustic — having all the spiracles open, as the tracheal systems of most insects.
- holy picture — a picture of a person or thing that is of religious importance
- humble plant — sensitive plant (def 1).
- 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.
- hypermutable — Of or in a state in which mutation is abnormally frequent.
- hypersensual — extremely or excessively sensual
- hypertextual — Of or relating to hypertext.
- hypochlorous — of or derived from hypochlorous acid.
- hypophyllous — growing on the undersurface of leaves, as a fungus.
- hyposulphate — a salt derived from hyposulphuric acid
- hyposulphite — Also called hydrosulfite. a salt of hyposulfurous acid.
- hypothalamus — a region of the brain, between the thalamus and the midbrain, that functions as the main control center for the autonomic nervous system by regulating sleep cycles, body temperature, appetite, etc., and that acts as an endocrine gland by producing hormones, including the releasing factors that control the hormonal secretions of the pituitary gland.
- ill-equipped — badly or inadequately equipped: an ill-equipped army.