12-letter words containing c, h, a, r, o, p
- necrophiliac — an erotic attraction to corpses.
- neoanthropic — neanthropic.
- nephropathic — characterized by or relating to nephropathy
- non-atrophic — Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
- nonspherical — not spherical
- normal pitch — relative point, position, or degree: a high pitch of excitement.
- oceanography — the branch of physical geography dealing with the ocean.
- octastrophic — having or containing eight verses or strophes
- onychophoran — any small, predatory, caterpillarlike animal of the phylum Onychophora, common in tropical forests, having stubby legs ending in pincers.
- orographical — relating to the study of mountains
- orthographic — of or relating to orthography.
- orthopaedics — (used with a singular verb) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, especially the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
- orthopedical — (American spelling) Alternative form of orthopaedical.
- oscillograph — a device for recording the wave-forms of changing currents, voltages, or any other quantity that can be translated into electric energy, as sound waves.
- overemphatic — excessive or undue emphasis.
- overpurchase — to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
- pachycarpous — having a thick pericarp
- pachydermous — any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
- paedomorphic — showing signs of paedomorphism
- paimio chair — a chair developed by Alvar Aalto between 1930 and 1933, having two continuous, ribbonlike elements made of bent laminated birch veneers forming the arms and legs and supporting a sheet of bent plywood that forms the back and seat.
- panchromatic — sensitive to all visible colors, as a photographic film.
- panpharmacon — a remedy or panacea
- parachronism — a chronological error in which a person, event, etc., is assigned a date later than the actual one.
- parochialise — to make parochial.
- parochialism — a parochial character, spirit, or tendency; excessive narrowness of interests or view; provincialism.
- parochialist — a parochial character, spirit, or tendency; excessive narrowness of interests or view; provincialism.
- parochialize — to make parochial.
- pasch flower — pasqueflower
- phallocratic — relating to a male, or the beliefs assumed by such, who assumes authority over females due to his maleness
- phanerogamic — any of the Phanerogamia, a former primary division of plants comprising those having reproductive organs; a flowering plant or seed plant (opposed to cryptogam).
- 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.
- pharmacology — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
- pharmacopeia — a book published usually under the jurisdiction of the government and containing a list of drugs, their formulas, methods for making medicinal preparations, requirements and tests for their strength and purity, and other related information.
- philharmonic — fond of or devoted to music; music-loving: used especially in the name of certain musical societies that sponsor symphony orchestras (Philharmonic Societies) and hence applied to their concerts (philharmonic concerts)
- phonographic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a phonograph.
- photographic — of or relating to photography.
- photonuclear — of, relating to, or caused by the collision of high-energy photons with the nucleus of an atom.
- physogastric — pertaining to the swollen, membranous abdomen of certain insects, especially termite and ant queens.
- pictographic — a pictorial sign or symbol.
- place-holder — Mathematics, Logic. a symbol in an expression that may be replaced by the name of any element of the set.
- planographic — the art or technique of printing from a flat surface directly or by offset.
- plasma torch — an electrical device for converting a gas into a plasma, used for melting metal
- point charge — an electric charge considered to exist at a single point, and thus having neither area nor volume.
- pointed arch — an arch having a pointed apex.
- 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.
- polyarchical — a form of government in which power is vested in three or more persons.
- polypharmacy — the use of two or more drugs together, usually to treat a single condition or disease.
- pornographic — sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, whose purpose is to elicit sexual arousal.
- 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.