12-letter words containing u, p, l, a
- sporangiolum — a small sporangium
- sprachgefuhl — a sensitivity to language, especially for what is grammatically or idiomatically acceptable in a given language.
- squeeze play — Baseball. Also called suicide squeeze, suicide squeeze play. a play executed when there is a runner on third base and usually not more than one out, in which the runner starts for home as soon as the pitcher makes a motion to pitch, and the batter bunts. Also called safety squeeze, safety squeeze play. a similar play in which the runner on third base waits until the batter has successfully bunted before trying to score.
- stipulaceous — of, relating to, having, resembling, or living on stipules
- student lamp — a table lamp whose light source can be adjusted in height.
- sub-parallel — extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging: parallel rows of trees.
- 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
- subduplicate — of the square root of ratios
- subepidermal — just below the epidermis or skin
- sublapsarian — infralapsarianism.
- suboccipital — situated below the occipital bone or the occipital lobe of the brain.
- subopercular — of or relating to the suboperculum
- subprincipal — an assistant or deputy principal.
- subspecialty — a lesser or minor specialty: a cinematographer with a subspecialty of portrait photography.
- sulfate pulp — wood pulp made by the sulfate process.
- 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
- sulphonation — the action or process of converting or being converted into a sulphonate
- sulphur bath — a curative bath in which the water used has sulphates dissolved in it, especially one in which the water comes from a natural hot spring
- super pascal — (language) A Pascal variant used in the reference below. Super Pascal adds non-numeric labels, a return statement and expressions as names of types.
- superathlete — a highly accomplished athlete, an exceptional athlete
- supercapital — a member situated between a capital and the spring of an arch, as a dosseret.
- superciliary — of or relating to the eyebrow.
- superelastic — capable of returning to its original length, shape, etc., after being stretched, deformed, compressed, or expanded: an elastic waistband; elastic fiber.
- superelevate — to raise above a normal level
- superfrontal — a piece of cloth placed over an altar and frontal and hanging down a few inches over the front of the altar
- superglacial — on the surface of a glacier.
- superhelical — of, relating to, or consisting of a superhelix
- superhumeral — an ecclesiastical vestment worn over the shoulders
- superluminal — appearing to travel faster than the speed of light.
- supermaxilla — the upper jaw.
- supernacular — relating to supernaculum
- supernaculum — a highly regarded liquor, to be drunk to the very last drop
- supernatural — of, relating to, or being above or beyond what is natural; unexplainable by natural law or phenomena; abnormal.
- superordinal — relating to the superorder
- superovulate — to produce more than the normal number of ova at one time, as through hormone treatment.
- superplastic — (of some metals and alloys) having the capacity to undergo extreme deformation at high temperatures.
- superposable — to place above or upon something else, or one upon another.
- superquality — above-average quality
- superrealism — photorealism.
- supersensual — beyond the range of the senses.
- superspecial — extra special
- supplemental — supplementary.
- supplication — an act or instance of supplicating; humble prayer, entreaty, or petition.
- supplicatory — to pray humbly; make humble and earnest entreaty or petition.
- supply chain — process of manufacture and sale
- supracrustal — relating to rocks that overlie the basement rock of the crust
- supraglottal — situated above the glottis
- supraliminal — being above the threshold of perception of a stimulus.