12-letter words containing a, l, c, o, h, t
- octahedrally — in an octahedral manner
- old catholic — a member of any of several European churches professing to be truly Catholic but rejecting certain modern Roman Catholic doctrines, dogmas, and practices, especially the dogma of papal infallibility.
- oligochaetes — Plural form of oligochaete.
- on the latch — fastened by the latch (sense 1) but not locked or bolted
- optical path — the path of light through a medium, having a magnitude equal to the geometric distance through the system times the index of refraction of the medium.
- orchestrally — In an orchestral manner.
- orthoclastic — (of a crystal) having cleavages at right angles to each other.
- orthopedical — (American spelling) Alternative form of orthopaedical.
- palaeolithic — the period of the emergence of primitive man and the manufacture of unpolished chipped stone tools, about 2.5 million to 3 million years ago until about 12 000 bc
- parochialist — a parochial character, spirit, or tendency; excessive narrowness of interests or view; provincialism.
- pathological — of or relating to pathology.
- phallocratic — relating to a male, or the beliefs assumed by such, who assumes authority over females due to his maleness
- pharmacolite — hydrous calcium arsenate, 2CaO⋅As 2 O 5 ⋅5H 2 O, formed by natural alteration of mineral deposits containing arsenopyrite and arsenical ores of cobalt and silver.
- phenotypical — the observable constitution of an organism.
- phonetic law — a statement of some regular pattern of sound change in a specific language, as Grimm's law or Verner's law.
- phonetically — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
- photoelastic — displaying photoelasticity; of or relating to photoelasticity
- photonuclear — of, relating to, or caused by the collision of high-energy photons with the nucleus of an atom.
- photovoltaic — of or relating to the photovoltaic effect.
- phytoclimate — the climate of a small area, as of confined spaces such as caves or houses (cryptoclimate) of plant communities, wooded areas, etc. (phytoclimate) or of urban communities, which may be different from that in the general region.
- plainclothes — Plainclothes police officers wear ordinary clothes instead of a police uniform.
- plasma torch — an electrical device for converting a gas into a plasma, used for melting metal
- play clothes — clothes that are suitable for playing in
- poll watcher — a representative of a political party or of an organization running a candidate who is assigned to the polls on an election day to watch for violations of the laws that regulate voting, campaigning, etc.
- polychaetous — of or relating to the genus Polychaeta
- polycythemia — an abnormal increase in the number and concentration of circulating red blood corpuscles
- postbrachial — belonging to the arm, foreleg, wing, pectoral fin, or other forelimb of a vertebrate.
- pro-catholic — of or relating to a Catholic church, especially the Roman Catholic Church.
- procathedral — a church used temporarily as a cathedral.
- prophylactic — defending or protecting from disease or infection, as a drug.
- pyrocatechol — catechol.
- retrophiliac — someone who has a strong liking for things from the past
- rhetorically — used for, belonging to, or concerned with mere style or effect.
- scalding hot — that scalds; burning; too hot
- schistosomal — relating to or characteristic of a schistosome or member of the genus Schistosoma
- schoolmaster — a man who presides over or teaches in a school.
- scoptophilia — the obtaining of sexual pleasure by looking at nude bodies, erotic photographs, etc.
- slash pocket — a pocket set into a garment, especially below the waistline, to which easy access is provided by an exterior, vertical or diagonal slit.
- slot machine — a gambling machine operated by inserting coins into a slot and pulling a handle that activates a set of spinning symbols on wheels, the final alignment of which determines the payoff that is released into a receptacle at the bottom.
- smallclothes — men's close-fitting knee breeches of the 18th and 19th centuries
- snatch block — a fairlead having the form of a block that can be opened to receive the bight of a rope at any point along its length.
- sphacelation — the process of mortification
- spirochaetal — resulting from spirochaetes
- state school — A state school is a school that is controlled and funded by the government or a local authority, and which children can attend without having to pay.
- stylographic — of or relating to a stylograph.
- technobabble — incomprehensible technical language or jargon.
- technophilia — a person who loves or is enthusiastic about advanced technology.
- telolecithal — having an accumulation of yolk near the vegetal pole, as the large-yolked eggs or ova of reptiles and birds.
- tenochtitlan — the capital of the Aztec empire: founded in 1325; destroyed by the Spaniards in 1521; now the site of Mexico City.
- thalassocrat — a nation that has dominion over the seas.