12-letter words containing c, h, o, m, p, s
- parochialism — a parochial character, spirit, or tendency; excessive narrowness of interests or view; provincialism.
- petrochemist — someone who studies petrochemistry or works in the petrochemical industry
- phonesthemic — (of a speech sound) shared by a set of echoic or symbolic words, as the sn- of sneer, snarl, snatch, snide, snitch, snoop, etc.
- photocompose — to set (type) on a photocomposer.
- physiognomic — the face or countenance, especially when considered as an index to the character: a fierce physiognomy.
- pinchcommons — a person who is frugal with food
- plasma torch — an electrical device for converting a gas into a plasma, used for melting metal
- pleiochasium — a flowering system in which several buds come out at the same time
- ponzi scheme — a swindle in which a quick return, made up of money from new investors, on an initial investment lures the victim into much bigger risks.
- postischemic — occurring after or due to ischaemia
- postsphygmic — of or relating to the pulse.
- propheticism — the actions or characteristics of a prophet
- psammophytic — relating to psammophytes
- pseudoscheme — A translator from Scheme to Common Lisp by Jonathan Rees <[email protected]>. Version 2.8. It conforms to all of R3RS except call/cc and requires Common Lisp. Runs on Lucid, Symbolics CL, VAX Lisp, Explorer CL. Mailing list: [email protected]
- psychologism — emphasis upon psychological factors in the development of a theory, as in history or philosophy.
- psychomachia — conflict of the soul
- psychometric — Psychology. psychometrics.
- psychonomics — the study of the individual mind in relation to its environment
- psychoticism — the state of being psychotic
- psychrometer — an instrument for determining atmospheric humidity by the reading of two thermometers, the bulb of one being kept moist and ventilated.
- psychrometry — the employment of the psychrometer.
- shamrock-pea — a trailing plant, Parochetus communis, of the legume family, native to Asia and east Africa, having shamrocklike leaves with a brown crescent at the base and pea-shaped, pink and blue flowers.
- 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
- spasmophilic — of or noting spasmophilia.
- spermophytic — able to produce seed
- sphygmoscope — a device for studying or examining the pulse
- stomach pump — a suction pump for removing the contents of the stomach, used especially in cases of poisoning.
- sycophantism — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
- the olympics — the Olympic Games