12-letter words containing a, p, o, r, i, s
- aspect ratio — the ratio of width to height of the picture on a television or cinema screen
- aspirational — If you describe someone as aspirational, you mean that they have strong hopes of moving to a higher social status.
- assessorship — the occupation, post or duties of a person who assesses, advises, or estimates
- astrophysics — Astrophysics is the study of the physical and chemical structure of the stars, planets, and other natural objects in space.
- atmospherics — Atmospherics are elements in something such as a piece of music or a book which create a certain atmosphere.
- atmospherium — an optical system used to simulate images of atmospheric phenomena, as cloud formations, storms, and day and night, on the inside of a dome.
- attorneyship — The office or profession of an attorney.
- australopith — (archaeology, anthropology, paleonotology) Of or pertaining to the extinct hominid primates, of the genus Australopithecus, from the Pleistocene period.
- automorphism — the practice of seeing others as having the same characteristics as oneself
- bachelorship — the state of being a bachelor; bachelorhood
- barophoresis — the diffusion of suspended particles at a rate dependent on external forces
- basidiocarps — Plural form of basidiocarp.
- basidiospore — one of the spores, usually four in number, produced in a basidium
- body repairs — repairs to the bodywork of cars
- bypass ratio — the ratio of the amount of air that bypasses the combustion chambers of an aircraft gas turbine to that passing through them
- canine corps — a military or law enforcement body which uses dogs for the detection of explosives or drugs or for security, tracking, etc
- caparisoning — Present participle of caparison.
- capriciously — subject to, led by, or indicative of a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable change; erratic: He's such a capricious boss I never know how he'll react.
- cardiographs — Plural form of cardiograph.
- carisoprodol — a crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 12 H 24 N 2 O 4 , used as a muscle relaxant.
- cataphoresis — electrophoresis
- catastrophic — Something that is catastrophic involves or causes a sudden terrible disaster.
- ceratopsians — Plural form of ceratopsian.
- ceroplastics — the art of wax modelling
- chairpersons — Plural form of chairperson.
- charity shop — A charity shop is a shop that sells used goods cheaply and gives its profits to a charity.
- chiropterans — Plural form of chiropteran.
- christophany — an appearance or emergence of Christ following his crucifixion
- chromatopsia — an irregularity in the ability to see colours properly
- cladosporium — any of the species of fungi in the genus Cladosporium
- comparatists — Plural form of comparatist.
- comparatives — Plural form of comparative.
- conspiracies — Plural form of conspiracy.
- conspiracist — a person who believes in or supports a conspiracy theory.
- conspiration — a conspiracy
- conspirators — Plural form of conspirator.
- conspiratory — the act of conspiring.
- contraptions — Plural form of contraption.
- cooperations — an act or instance of working or acting together for a common purpose or benefit; joint action.
- cooperatives — Plural form of cooperative.
- coprophagist — a person who eats excrement
- corporations — Plural form of corporation.
- corporealism — materialism
- corporealist — a materialist
- corrivalship — the position of a corrival
- cosmographic — Of or pertaining to cosmography.
- cranioplasty — Surgical repair of a defect or deformity in the skull.
- cryptogamist — a botanist specializing in the study of cryptogams
- cryptomerias — Plural form of cryptomeria.
- cryptomnesia — the reappearance of a suppressed or forgotten memory which is mistaken for a new experience