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12-letter words containing u, p, i, n

  • cip language — language> (CIP-L, Computer-aided Intuition-guided Programming Language) A wide-spectrum language for incremental program transformation. There are ALGOL- and Pascal-like variants.
  • cluster pine — a pine tree, Pinus pinaster, having long thick needles and large clustered cones, native to the Mediterranean coastal regions.
  • compunctions — Plural form of compunction.
  • compunctious — causing or feeling compunction; regretful.
  • compurgation — (formerly) a method of trial whereby a defendant might be acquitted if a sufficient number of persons swore to his innocence
  • computations — Plural form of computation.
  • concupiscent — lustful or sensual.
  • conduplicate — folded lengthways on itself
  • conspectuity — vision or sight
  • consumership — the state of being a consumer
  • consumptions — the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
  • consumptives — Plural form of consumptive.
  • coproduction — to produce (a motion picture, play, etc.) in collaboration with others.
  • coulter pine — a California pine, Pinus coulteri, having stout, bluish-green needles and heavy cones 9 to 14 inches (23 to 36 cm) long.
  • counterpoint — Something that is a counterpoint to something else contrasts with it in a satisfying way.
  • counterpoise — a force, influence, etc, that counterbalances another
  • counterspies — Plural form of counterspy.
  • coup de main — an attack that achieves complete surprise
  • crop dusting — Crop dusting is the spreading of pesticides on crops, usually from an aircraft.
  • crop-dusting — the spraying of powdered fungicides or insecticides on crops, usually from an airplane.
  • crucian carp — a common cyprinid, Carassius carassius, that closely resembles the wild form of goldfish, occurring in streams in most parts of Europe and northern Asia.
  • cunctipotent — (obsolete) almighty; all-powerful.
  • cuprammonium — an ion of copper oxide used (in solution) in the manufacture of rayon and other man-made fibres
  • curtain pole — a pole from which a curtain is hung in front of a window, door, etc
  • cushion pink — a low-growing mountain plant, Silene acaulis, of Europe and North America, having deep pink to purplish, solitary flowers and forming mosslike patches on rocky or barren ground.
  • cusip number — A CUSIP number is a number that identifies an individual security like a stock or a bond.
  • darwin tulip — a class of tulips having a tall stem and broad, bright-colored flowers with a flat, rectangular base.
  • de profundis — out of the depths of misery or dejection
  • depopulating — Present participle of depopulate.
  • depopulation — to remove or reduce the population of, as by destruction or expulsion.
  • deputization — the act of making someone a deputy
  • deuteranopia — a form of colour blindness in which there is a tendency to confuse blues and greens, and greens and reds, and in which sensitivity to green is reduced
  • diaphanously — In a diaphanous manner or to a diaphanous extent.
  • dinosaur pen — A traditional mainframe computer room complete with raised flooring, special power, its own ultra-heavy-duty air conditioning, and a side order of Halon fire extinguishers. See boa.
  • direct input — a device, such as a keyboard, used to insert data directly into a computerized system
  • disculpating — Present participle of disculpate.
  • disputations — Plural form of disputation.
  • dolphinarium — An aquarium in which dolphins are kept and trained for public entertainment.
  • drop curtain — a curtain that is lowered into position from the flies.
  • drum printer — a line printer that uses a rotating drum with raised characters, against which the paper is pressed.
  • dry puddling — puddling in a furnace with a bottom of sand.
  • duplex chain — a roller chain having two sets of rollers linked together, used for heavy-duty applications
  • duplications — Plural form of duplication.
  • egyptian mau — a breed of medium-sized cat with a spotted coat of medium length
  • 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.
  • equiparation — the act of regarding as the same; the act of comparing
  • equipollence — The condition of being equipollent; equality of power, force, signification, or application.
  • euphonically — In a euphonic manner.
  • euphoniously — In a euphonious manner.
  • euphoniumist — Someone who plays the euphonium.
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