12-letter words containing ul
- orbicularity — The quality of being orbicular.
- orion nebula — a luminous nebula in the constellation Orion, in the center of Orion's sword.
- over-helpful — giving or rendering aid or assistance; of service: Your comments were very helpful.
- over-popular — regarded with favor, approval, or affection by people in general: a popular preacher.
- overfullness — The state of being excessively or abnormally full.
- overmultiply — to increase too much or too often
- overpopulate — to fill with an excessive number of people, straining available resources and facilities: Expanding industry has overpopulated the western suburbs.
- overregulate — to apply rules and regulations excessively to (something)
- oxycellulose — any substance formed naturally or synthetically by the oxidation of cellulose.
- papadopoulos — George, 1919–99, Greek military leader and dictator (1967–74).
- parrot tulip — a variety of the cultivated tulip Tulipa gesnerana, having variously colored, often double flowers with fringed petals.
- particularly — in a particular or to an exceptional degree; especially: He read it with particularly great interest.
- particulates — very small particles of a substance, esp those that are produced when fuel is burned
- paul-boncour — Joseph [zhaw-zef] /ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), 1873–1972, French lawyer and statesman: premier 1932–33.
- peacefulness — characterized by peace; free from war, strife, commotion, violence, or disorder: a peaceful reign; a peaceful demonstration.
- pediculation — the act or process of growing a stalk or pedicle
- pediculicide — Also, pediculicidal. destructive to lice.
- pedunculated — having a peduncle.
- peptic ulcer — an erosion of the mucous membrane of the lower esophagus, stomach, or duodenum, caused in part by the corrosive action of the gastric juice.
- perambulator — baby carriage.
- permaculture — a system of cultivation intended to maintain permanent agriculture or horticulture by relying on renewable resources and a self-sustaining ecosystem.
- persian gulf — strait in the Indian Ocean
- persulphuric — denoting a type of acid
- pisciculture — the breeding, rearing, and transplantation of fish by artificial means.
- planing hull — a hull that tends to rise from the water when under way so that no significant amount of water is displaced beyond a certain speed.
- plumulaceous — having the texture of down.
- plurilocular — possessing many cells
- pole vaulter — A pole vaulter is an athlete who performs the pole vault.
- polysulphide — any sulphide of a metal containing divalent anions in which there are chains of sulphur atoms, as in the polysulphides of sodium, Na2S2, Na2S3, Na2S4, etc
- popular song — a song that is written to have an immediate and wide appeal and is usually popular for only a short time, but that sometimes is of a sufficiently high quality to become part of the permanent repertoire of popular music and jazz. Compare standard (def 12).
- popular vote — the vote for a U.S. presidential candidate made by the qualified voters, as opposed to that made by the electoral college. Compare electoral vote.
- populational — the total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area.
- poststimulus — of, relating to, or occurring in the period following the administering of a stimulus
- poultry farm — place where fowl are bred
- powerfulness — having or exerting great power or force.
- pre-cultural — of or relating to culture or cultivation.
- preauricular — of or relating to the ear or to the sense of hearing; aural.
- preformulate — to describe an active pharmaceutical ingredient chemically
- preovulatory — to produce and discharge eggs from an ovary or ovarian follicle.
- prescheduled — a plan of procedure, usually written, for a proposed objective, especially with reference to the sequence of and time allotted for each item or operation necessary to its completion: The schedule allows three weeks for this stage.
- pridefulness — a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- primulaceous — belonging to the plant family Primulaceae.
- probouleutic — relating to the Athenian council, which discussed matters before submitting them to the general assembly
- proconsulate — the office or term of office of a proconsul.
- promulgation — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- pull a stunt — If someone pulls a stunt, they do something silly or risky.
- pull strings — a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- pull through — to draw or haul toward oneself or itself, in a particular direction, or into a particular position: to pull a sled up a hill.
- pulley stile — (in a window frame) a stile against which a window sash slides.
- pulling boat — a boat propelled by oars alone.