12-letter words containing spe
- misspellings — Plural form of misspelling.
- monodisperse — (of a colloid) Having particles of (approximately) the same size.
- monospecific — having or comprising a single species
- monospermous — having one seed.
- multispecies — of, relating to or affecting several species
- non-specific — Non-specific medical conditions or symptoms have more than one possible cause.
- oligospermia — (medicine) Low volume of semen.
- ombudsperson — ombudsman (def 2).
- overspending — the act or an instance of spending in excess of one's desires or what one can afford or is allocated
- panspermatic — relating to panspermia
- perspectival — a technique of depicting volumes and spatial relationships on a flat surface. Compare aerial perspective, linear perspective.
- polydisperse — of or noting a sol that contains particles of different sizes.
- prespecified — to mention or name specifically or definitely; state in detail: He did not specify the amount needed.
- prosperities — a successful, flourishing, or thriving condition, especially in financial respects; good fortune.
- prosperously — having or characterized by financial success or good fortune; flourishing; successful: a prosperous business.
- pteridosperm — seed fern.
- reinspection — the act or process of reinspecting
- respectfully — full of, characterized by, or showing politeness or deference: a respectful reply.
- respectively — in precisely the order given; sequentially.
- resuspension — the act of suspending.
- self-respect — proper esteem or regard for the dignity of one's character.
- speakerphone — a telephone or telephone attachment equipped with both loudspeaker and microphone, thus permitting the instrument to be used without being held.
- spearcarrier — an extra in a theatrical or operatic production, as one of a group of soldiers or a member of a crowd
- spearfishing — any of several fishes of the genus Tetrapturus, resembling the sailfish but having the first dorsal fin much less developed: inhabiting all seas, but rare.
- spearheading — the sharp-pointed head that forms the piercing end of a spear.
- specbaserate — A variant of SPECrate that reports "baseline" results, using stricter run rules. See SPECrate_base_fp92, SPECrate_base_int92.
- special area — distressed area.
- special case — exception
- special jury — struck jury.
- special plea — a plea that alleges special or new matter as an answer to the allegations made by the opposite side and not as a denial of them.
- special rule — a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.: the rules of chess.
- special sort — a character, such as an accented letter, that is not a usual member of any font
- special team — Football. a group of players fielded for kicking plays, as punts, kickoffs, and field-goal attempts.
- special term — the sitting of a court for the trial of a special case.
- specialising — to pursue some special line of study, work, etc.; have a specialty: The doctor specializes in gastroenterology.
- specialistic — pertaining to or characteristic of specialists or specialism.
- specialities — specialty.
- speciational — relating to speciation
- specifically — in a definite or precise manner: The suspect was not specifically named in the report. More specifically, you will be responsible for half the total cost.
- speciousness — apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible: specious arguments.
- speckledness — the characteristic of being speckled
- specksioneer — a whaler
- spectatorial — a person who looks on or watches; onlooker; observer.
- spectrograph — a spectroscope for photographing or producing a representation of a spectrum.
- spectrometer — an optical device for measuring wavelengths, deviation of refracted rays, and angles between faces of a prism, especially an instrument (prism spectrometer) consisting of a slit through which light passes, a collimator, a prism that deviates the light, and a telescope through which the deviated light is viewed and examined.
- spectrometry — an optical device for measuring wavelengths, deviation of refracted rays, and angles between faces of a prism, especially an instrument (prism spectrometer) consisting of a slit through which light passes, a collimator, a prism that deviates the light, and a telescope through which the deviated light is viewed and examined.
- spectroscope — an optical device for producing and observing a spectrum of light or radiation from any source, consisting essentially of a slit through which the radiation passes, a collimating lens, and an Amici prism.
- spectroscopy — the science that deals with the use of the spectroscope and with spectrum analysis.
- speculatrice — a female speculator
- speech maker — a person who makes a formal speech