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There are 19 twelve-letter words containing O, P, R, U and X

AUTOEXPOSURE• autoexposure n. (Photography) automatic selection of exposure settings.
• AUTOEXPOSURE n. a system for automatically adjusting the aperture and/or shutter speed of a camera according to the lighting conditions.
AUXOTROPHIES• auxotrophies n. Plural of auxotrophy.
• AUXOTROPHY n. the state of being auxotrophic, requiring a specific growth substance beyond the minimum required for normal metabolism.
EXECUTORSHIP• executorship n. The office or position of an executor.
• EXECUTORSHIP n. the office of executor.
EXPOSTULATOR• expostulator n. One who expostulates.
• EXPOSTULATOR n. one who expostulates.
EXPURGATIONS• expurgations n. Plural of expurgation.
• EXPURGATION n. the act of expurgating.
GROUNDPROXES• GROUNDPROX n. an altitude warning system in aircraft.
HETERODUPLEX• heteroduplex n. (Biochemistry) A nucleic acid composed of two chains with each derived from a different parent molecule.
• heteroduplex v. To form such a compound by genetic recombination.
• HETERODUPLEX n. a nucleic-acid molecule, such as DNA, composed of two chains with each derived from a different parent molecule.
ISOXSUPRINES• ISOXSUPRINE n. a drug which dilates blood vessels, used to inhibit contractions in premature labour and in the treatment of arteriosclerosis.
MULTIPLEXORS• multiplexors n. Plural of multiplexor.
• MULTIPLEXOR n. a device enabling a computer to transmit data to many terminals by switching quickly from one user's data to another, also MULTIPLEXER.
OVEREXPOSURE• overexposure n. Excessive exposure.
• overexposure n. Of a famous person, excessive publicity, publication or reporting regarding that person.
• overexposure n. (Photography) Exposure of film to light during the development process for a longer time than is required…
PARADOXURINE• paradoxurine adj. Of, or pertaining to, the genus Paradoxurus.
• PARADOXURINE n. any of a number of palm civet species.
PNEUMOTHORAX• pneumothorax n. (Medicine) Presence of air inside the pleural cavity, usually caused by injury either to the lung or the chest wall.
• PNEUMOTHORAX n. accumulation of air or gas in the pleural cavity.
PORTMANTEAUX• portmanteaux n. Plural of portmanteau.
• PORTMANTEAU n. (French) a case opening in two parts, used for carrying clothes while traveling, also PORTMANTLE, PORTMANTUA.
POSTEXPOSURE• postexposure adj. After exposure (To radiation, pathogens, etc.).
• POSTEXPOSURE adj. taking place after exposure.
PYRRHULOXIAS• pyrrhuloxias n. Plural of pyrrhuloxia.
• PYRRHULOXIA n. a grey-and-pink crested bunting of Central and SW North America, with a short parrot-like bill.
UNDEREXPLOIT• underexploit v. To exploit insufficiently.
• UNDEREXPLOIT v. to make insufficient use of.
UNDEREXPOSED• underexposed v. Simple past tense and past participle of underexpose.
• UNDEREXPOSE v. to expose insufficiently.
UNDEREXPOSES• underexposes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of underexpose.
• UNDEREXPOSE v. to expose insufficiently.
XEROMORPHOUS• xeromorphous adj. Xeromorphic.
• XEROMORPHOUS adj. of parts of a plant, protected against excessive loss of water by thick cuticles, coatings of hairs and similar structural features, also XEROMORPHIC.

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.
Definitions are short excerpt from the WikWik.org and 1Word.ws.

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