12-letter words containing u, n, i, s, c
- overdiscount — to discount excessively
- overissuance — the act of issuing in excessive amounts
- packinghouse — a building where foodstuffs are packed
- patroclinous — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the paternal parent (opposed to matrocliny).
- percussional — of or relating to percussion
- perniciously — causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful: pernicious teachings; a pernicious lie.
- pertinacious — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
- picornavirus — any of a group of small, RNA-containing viruses of the family Picornaviridae, infectious to humans and other animals, and including the poliovirus and the rhinoviruses that cause the common cold.
- plug casting — bait casting in which a plug is used as the lure.
- pneumocystis — any protozoan of the genus Pneumocystis, esp P. carinii, which is a cause of pneumonia in people whose immune defences have been lowered by drugs or a disease
- point source — a source of radiation sufficiently distant compared to its length and width that it can be considered as a point.
- poison sumac — a shrub or small tree, Rhus vernix (or Toxicodendron vernix), of swampy areas of the eastern U.S., having pinnate leaves and causing severe dermatitis when touched by persons sensitive to it.
- porcelainous — made of or resembling porcelain
- posing pouch — a thong that emphasizes the genitals
- pratincolous — living in a meadow.
- pre-discount — to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.): All bills that are paid promptly will be discounted at two percent.
- pre-issuance — the act of issuing.
- preciousness — of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals.
- preconscious — Psychoanalysis. absent from but capable of being readily brought into consciousness.
- pronouncings — utterances, esp of an official or judgmental nature
- pugnaciously — inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
- pumice stone — abrasive stone used for exfoliating
- pumice-stone — Also called pumice stone. a porous or spongy form of volcanic glass, used as an abrasive.
- quackishness — The state or condition of being quackish.
- quacksalving — resembling or characteristic of a quacksalver
- quadrisonics — quadraphony.
- quinceaneras — Plural form of quinceanera.
- quindecagons — Plural form of quindecagon.
- quintessence — the pure and concentrated essence of a substance.
- rambunctious — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
- rambus, inc. — (company) The company which designed Rambus DRAM. Address: Mountain View, CA., USA.
- reconstitute — to constitute again; reconstruct; recompose.
- reductionism — the theory that every complex phenomenon, especially in biology or psychology, can be explained by analyzing the simplest, most basic physical mechanisms that are in operation during the phenomenon.
- reductionist — the theory that every complex phenomenon, especially in biology or psychology, can be explained by analyzing the simplest, most basic physical mechanisms that are in operation during the phenomenon.
- repercussion — an effect or result, often indirect or remote, of some event or action: The repercussions of the quarrel were widespread.
- rescheduling — the act of changing the time, date, or schedule of
- resurrection — the act of rising from the dead.
- ribonuclease — any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of RNA.
- rustic joint — a joint between stones recessed from the faces between sunken drafts or bevels.
- saint lucian — of or relating to Saint Lucia, an island state in the Caribbean
- saint-brieuc — a department in NW France. 2787 sq. mi. (7220 sq. km). Capital: Saint-Brieuc.
- sanguicolous — living in the blood, as a parasite.
- sansculottic — relating to sansculottes
- sapindaceous — belonging to the Sapindaceae, the soapberry family of plants.
- saronic gulf — an inlet of the Aegean, on the SE coast of Greece, between Attica and the Peloponnesus. 50 miles (80 km) long; 30 miles (48 km) wide.
- scapulimancy — divination of the future by observation of the cracking of a mammal's scapula that has been heated by a fire or hot instrument.
- schizogenous — schizogenetic.
- schizogonous — pertaining to or reproducing by schizogony.
- scitamineous — of or relating to the Scitimanae order of plants, which includes the ginger and banana plants
- scouring pad — a small pad, as of steel wool or plastic mesh, used for scouring pots, pans, etc.