12-letter words containing a, s, u, p
- hypersurface — a mathematical object that generalizes the concept of surface from three-dimensional Euclidean space to hyperspace.
- 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
- 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.
- implicatures — Plural form of implicature.
- in spadefuls — in an extreme or emphatic way
- inauspicious — not auspicious; boding ill; ill-omened; unfavorable.
- incapsulated — Simple past tense and past participle of incapsulate.
- incapsulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of incapsulate.
- indisputable — not disputable or deniable; uncontestable. indisputable evidence.
- indisputably — not disputable or deniable; uncontestable. indisputable evidence.
- insupposable — Incapable of being supposed; inconceivable.
- interspousal — Often, spousals. the ceremony of marriage; nuptials.
- ipecac syrup — a preparation containing ipecac in a syrupy medium, used as an emetic.
- jeopardously — with risk or peril
- jumpstarting — Present participle of jumpstart.
- jumpstations — Plural form of jumpstation.
- labour pains — the pains felt during the contractions of childbirth
- lapidicolous — living under stones
- lapis lazuli — a deep-blue mineral composed mainly of lazurite with smaller quantities of other minerals, used mainly as a gem or as a pigment.
- laureateship — a person who has been honored for achieving distinction in a particular field or with a particular award: a Nobel laureate.
- leprosariums — Plural form of leprosarium.
- lesser scaup — a diving duck, Aythya marila, of Europe and America, having a black-and-white plumage in the male
- lilliputians — Plural form of lilliputian.
- lithophagous — swallowing or feeding on stones
- litmus paper — a strip of paper impregnated with litmus, used as a chemical indicator.
- loudspeakers — Plural form of loudspeaker, especially a pair for a left and right channel.
- luteal phase — a stage of the menstrual cycle, lasting about two weeks, from ovulation to the beginning of the next menstrual flow.
- macrocarpous — having large fruit.
- macrophagous — (of an animal) feeding on relatively large particles of food
- macropterous — having long or large wings or fins.
- magnetopause — the boundary between the earth's magnetosphere and interplanetary space, about 40,000 miles (65,000 km) above the earth, marked by an abrupt decrease in the earth's magnetic induction.
- mains supply — electricity, water, or gas supplied to a building through wires or pipes
- make-up base — a primer of make-up applied to the face in order to prepare it for the main layer of make-up
- make-up case — a case in which cosmetics are kept
- mallophagous — of or relating to any wingless insect of the order Mallophaga
- manipulators — Plural form of manipulator.
- manuscriptal — (obsolete) Of or pertaining to manuscript.
- maspar unity — A translator from UNITY to MPL by Martin Huber, University of Karlsruhe, Germany. Version 1.0.
- mass-produce — to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
- meganthropus — a proposed genus of extinct, late lower Pleistocene primates based on two large lower jaws found in Java, and believed to be either Australopithecine or human.
- melliphagous — (of an animal) feeding on honey
- metamorphous — metamorphic.
- microcapsule — a tiny capsule, 20–150 microns in diameter, used for slow-release application of drugs, pesticides, flavors, etc.
- microphagous — (of an animal) feeding on small particles of food
- microphallus — The condition of having an abnormally small penis; micropenis.
- mispunctuate — to punctuate incorrectly.
- monadelphous — (of stamens) united into one bundle or set by their filaments.
- monopetalous — gamopetalous.