12-letter words containing c, h, i, r, o, m
- 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.
- parachronism — a chronological error in which a person, event, etc., is assigned a date later than the actual one.
- parochialism — a parochial character, spirit, or tendency; excessive narrowness of interests or view; provincialism.
- perionychium — the epidermis surrounding the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.
- petrochemist — someone who studies petrochemistry or works in the petrochemical industry
- 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.
- 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)
- photochromic — (of chemically treated glass or plastic) capable of darkening or changing color when exposed to light.
- photothermic — pertaining to the thermal effects of light.
- polyrhythmic — the simultaneous occurrence of sharply contrasting rhythms within a composition.
- prochain ami — a next friend or next of kin
- prochein ami — next friend.
- propheticism — the actions or characteristics of a prophet
- protomorphic — having a primitive character or structure.
- psychometric — Psychology. psychometrics.
- pyrochemical — pertaining to or producing chemical change at high temperatures.
- rachiotomies — Plural form of rachiotomy.
- rachmaninoff — Sergei Wassilievitch [sur-gey vuh-seel-yuh-vich;; Russian syir-gyey vuh-syee-lyi-vyich] /sɜrˈgeɪ vəˈsil yə vɪtʃ;; Russian syɪrˈgyeɪ vʌˈsyi lyɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1943, Russian pianist and composer.
- racing homer — a kind of homing pigeon used for racing
- rhytidectomy — face-lift.
- schoenheimer — Rudolf [roo-dolf;; German roo-dawlf] /ˈru dɒlf;; German ˈru dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1898–1941, U.S. biochemist, born in Germany.
- shortcomings — a failure, defect, or deficiency in conduct, condition, thought, ability, etc.: a social shortcoming; a shortcoming of his philosophy.
- siderochrome — any of various chemical compounds functioning in the transport of iron in bacteria.
- skeuomorphic — an ornament or design on an object copied from a form of the object when made from another material or by other techniques, as an imitation metal rivet mark found on handles of prehistoric pottery.
- sophomorical — characteristic of a sophomore
- spermophytic — able to produce seed
- stretch limo — A stretch limo is a very long and luxurious car in which a rich, famous, or important person is driven somewhere.
- tetramorphic — (in art) of or related to a composite representation of the four evangelists' symbols
- theocentrism — having God as the focal point of thoughts, interests, and feelings: theocentric philosophy.
- thermometric — an instrument for measuring temperature, often a sealed glass tube that contains a column of liquid, as mercury, that expands and contracts, or rises and falls, with temperature changes, the temperature being read where the top of the column coincides with a calibrated scale marked on the tube or its frame.
- thermophilic — growing best in a warm environment.
- 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.
- thermotropic — oriented growth of an organism in response to heat.
- thrombocytic — platelet.
- thrombolytic — the dissolving or breaking up of a thrombus.
- trichogramma — any minute wasp of the genus Trichogramma, comprising a beneficial group of chalcidflies that parasitize the eggs of a variety of insect pests.
- trichotomize — to divide into three parts or categories
- trichotomous — division into three parts, classes, categories, etc.
- trichromatic — pertaining to the use or combination of three colors, as in printing or in color photography.
- trochelminth — any invertebrate of the phylum Trochelminthes (now usually broken up into several phyla), comprising the rotifers, gastrotrichs, and several other forms.
- zoochemistry — the branch of chemistry dealing with the constituents of the animal body; animal chemistry.