12-letter words containing y, u, p
- deuteropathy — any abnormality that is secondary to another pathological condition.
- deuteroscopy — the second time of looking or considering
- diaphanously — In a diaphanous manner or to a diaphanous extent.
- dispiteously — in a manner that lacks pity
- disreputably — In a disreputable manner.
- disruptively — In a disruptive manner.
- do your part — contribute
- dry puddling — puddling in a furnace with a bottom of sand.
- dryopithecus — an extinct genus of generalized hominoids that lived in Europe and Africa during the Miocene Epoch and whose members are characterized by small molars and incisors.
- duncan phyfe — of, relating to, or resembling the furniture made by Duncan Phyfe, especially the earlier pieces in the Sheraton and Directoire styles.
- duple rhythm — a rhythmic pattern created by a succession of disyllabic feet.
- dvapara yuga — the third of the Yugas, not as good as the Treta Yuga but better than the Kali Yuga.
- ebullioscopy — (physics) the measurement of the boiling point of liquids.
- egyptian mau — a breed of medium-sized cat with a spotted coat of medium length
- empyreumatic — relating to empyreuma
- endophyllous — enclosed in a leaf or sheath
- entry coupon — a coupon which you have to fill in with personal details and answers to be eligible to win a prize
- eucalyptuses — Plural form of eucalyptus.
- euphonically — In a euphonic manner.
- euphoniously — In a euphonious manner.
- euphorically — In a euphoric manner.
- fluorography — photofluorography.
- formyl group — the univalent group HCO–, derived from formic acid.
- fosbury flop — a modern high-jumping technique whereby the jumper clears the bar headfirst and backwards
- foundry type — type cast in individual characters for setting by hand.
- frank murphy — Frank, 1890–1949, U.S. statesman and jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1940–49.
- fuel poverty — the state of being unable to afford to heat one's home adequately
- funeral pyre — bonfire for cremation
- funny papers — funny1 (def 7b).
- gamophyllous — having leaves united by their edges.
- golden syrup — treacle (def 2b).
- group theory — the branch of mathematics that deals with the structure of mathematical groups and mappings between them.
- guilty party — the person or people responsible for an offence or misdeed
- gymnocarpous — (of a fungus or lichen) having the apothecium open and attached to the surface of the thallus.
- gypsum board — wallboard composed primarily of gypsum and often used as sheathing.
- happy couple — two people in a happy romantic relationship, especially two people who have just married
- happy medium — a course of action or condition that is between two extremes: Our climate is a happy medium between hot and cold.
- holy picture — a picture of a person or thing that is of religious importance
- huayna capac — c1450–1527? Inca ruler of Peru 1493?–1527? (father of Atahualpa and Huascar).
- hungry puppy — Synonym slopsucker.
- 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
- hypersurface — a mathematical object that generalizes the concept of surface from three-dimensional Euclidean space to hyperspace.
- hypertextual — Of or relating to hypertext.
- hypochlorous — of or derived from hypochlorous acid.
- hypoeutectic — (of steel) having less carbon than the 0.8 percent of eutectoid steel.
- hypofunction — abnormally diminished function, especially of glands or other organs.