12-letter words containing u, t, o, p
- expostulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expostulate.
- expugnations — Plural form of expugnation.
- factor group — quotient group.
- fire support — support given by artillery and aircraft to infantry and armored vehicles.
- fluorapatite — a crystalline mineral, Ca 5 (PO 4) 3 F, formed from hydroxyapatite in the presence of fluoride, that has a hardening effect on bones and teeth.
- foot-poundal — a foot-pound-second unit of work or energy equal to the work done by a force of one poundal when its point of application moves through a distance of one foot in the direction of the force. Abbreviation: ft-pdl.
- 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.
- foundry type — type cast in individual characters for setting by hand.
- fountain pen — a pen with a refillable reservoir that provides a continuous supply of usually fluid ink to its point.
- four-striper — a captain in the U.S. Navy.
- fuel poverty — the state of being unable to afford to heat one's home adequately
- future-proof — (of a system, computer, program, etc) guaranteed not to be superseded by future versions, developments, etc
- gamopetalous — having the petals united.
- gap junction — a linkage of two adjacent cells consisting of a system of channels extending across a gap from one cell to the other, allowing the passage of ions and small molecules.
- glove puppet — a small figure of a person or animal that fits over and is manipulated by the hand
- glucoprotein — glycoprotein.
- gospel truth — an unquestionably true statement, fact, etc.
- gross output — the total output of a firm, industry, or economy without deducting intermediate costs
- ground plate — Electricity. a metal plate for making a ground connection to the earth.
- group of ten — the ten nations who met in Paris in 1961 to arrange the special drawing rights of the IMF: Belgium, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Sweden, UK, US, and West Germany
- group theory — the branch of mathematics that deals with the structure of mathematical groups and mappings between them.
- hellespontus — an area in the southern hemisphere of Mars.
- hepatogenous — originating in the liver
- herpetofauna — the reptiles and amphibians that inhabit a given area
- heteroduplex — having polynucleotide strands derived from two different sources
- hippocentaur — Centaur.
- hippopotamus — a large herbivorous mammal, Hippopotamus amphibius, having a thick hairless body, short legs, and a large head and muzzle, found in and near the rivers, lakes, etc., of Africa, and able to remain under water for a considerable time.
- 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
- housepainter — A professional painter of houses.
- hypoeutectic — (of steel) having less carbon than the 0.8 percent of eutectoid steel.
- hypofunction — abnormally diminished function, especially of glands or other organs.
- hypogastrium — the lower and median part of the abdomen.
- hypognathous — having the lower jaw or mandible longer than the upper.
- 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.
- impetiginous — a contagious skin disease, especially of children, usually caused by streptococcal bacteria, marked by a superficial pustular eruption, particularly on the face.
- import quota — the maximum amount of a product that can be imported into a country within a given period of time
- impoundments — Plural form of impoundment.
- incomputable — incapable of being computed; incalculable.
- incomputably — In an incomputable way.
- incorruption — the quality or condition of being incorrupt.
- incorruptive — incorruptible; not tending to be corrupted
- inequipotent — not equally powerful or potent
- inoccupation — a lack of occupation
- inoperculate — having no operculum.
- input/output — the process of input or output, encompassing the devices, techniques, media, and data used: A good first step in designing a program is to define the input/output.
- interruption — an act or instance of interrupting.