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12-letter words containing a, r, t, h, o, c

  • short-change — to give less than the correct change to.
  • shortchanged — to give less than the correct change to.
  • soft chancre — chancroid.
  • south africaRepublic of, a country in S Africa; member of the Commonwealth of Nations until 1961. 472,000 sq. mi. (1,222,480 sq. km). Capitals: Pretoria and Cape Town.
  • spectrograph — a spectroscope for photographing or producing a representation of a spectrum.
  • spirochaetal — resulting from spirochaetes
  • squash court — an enclosed court used in the game of squash
  • stenographic — the art of writing in shorthand.
  • stomach worm — a nematode, Haemonchus contortus, parasitic in the stomach of sheep, cattle, and related animals.
  • stylographic — of or relating to a stylograph.
  • technocratic — of, relating to, or designating a technocrat or technocracy.
  • technography — the description and study of the arts and sciences in their geographical and ethnic distribution and historical development.
  • tetrachotomy — the segmentation of something into four parts
  • tetramorphic — (in art) of or related to a composite representation of the four evangelists' symbols
  • thalassocrat — a nation that has dominion over the seas.
  • the cold war — the period (1945-91) of cold war between the Soviet Union and its Communist allies and the U.S. and its non-Communist allies
  • the creation — God's act of bringing the universe into being
  • the ordnance — a department of an army or government dealing with military supplies
  • the-overcoat — a short story (1842) by Gogol.
  • theanthropic — of or relating to both God or a god and human beings; both divine and human.
  • theocratical — a form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler, the God's or deity's laws being interpreted by the ecclesiastical authorities.
  • theoretician — a person who deals with or is expert in the theoretical side of a subject: a military theoretician.
  • thermostatic — a device, including a relay actuated by thermal conduction or convection, that functions to establish and maintain a desired temperature automatically or signals a change in temperature for manual adjustment.
  • thiobacteria — bacteria found esp. in stagnant water and at the bottom of the sea, that oxidize or reduce sulfur compounds, as hydrogen sulfide
  • thoracectomy — excision of part or all of a rib.
  • thoracically — by way of the thorax; in the thorax
  • thoracoscope — an instrument used for examining the pleural cavity
  • thoracostomy — the construction of an artificial opening through the chest wall, usually for the drainage of fluid or the release of an abnormal accumulation of air.
  • thread count — thread density of a woven fabric
  • torchon lace — a bobbin-made linen or cotton lace with loosely twisted threads in simple, open patterns.
  • tracheophyte — any plant of the former division Tracheophyta, comprising all the vascular plants.
  • tracheoscopy — examination of the interior of the trachea, as with a laryngoscope.
  • tracheostomy — the construction of an artificial opening through the neck into the trachea, usually for the relief of difficulty in breathing.
  • trachomatous — a chronic, contagious infection of the conjunctiva and cornea, characterized by the formation of granulations and scarring and caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis.
  • trade school — a high school giving instruction chiefly in the skilled trades.
  • trefoil arch — an arch with cusplike intrados.
  • tricephalous — with three heads
  • trichogramma — any minute wasp of the genus Trichogramma, comprising a beneficial group of chalcidflies that parasitize the eggs of a variety of insect pests.
  • trichopteran — trichopterous.
  • trichromatic — pertaining to the use or combination of three colors, as in printing or in color photography.
  • trochanteric — belonging or relating to a trochanter
  • trocheameter — a device that records the distance that a motor vehicle has travelled
  • trophotactic — of or relating to trophotaxis
  • turbo-charge — to equip (an internal-combustion engine) with a turbocharger.
  • turbocharged — with additional power from turbine
  • turbocharger — a supercharger that is driven by a turbine turned by exhaust gases from the engine.
  • unhistorical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
  • unrhetorical — not rhetorical; literal; plainspoken
  • weathercloth — a canvas cover for sheltering crew or protecting boat parts from the weather
  • weathercocks — Plural form of weathercock.
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