12-letter words containing c, h, o, m, s
- monostrophic — consisting of stanzas or strophes all having the same metrical structure.
- monotheistic — pertaining to, characterized by, or adhering to monotheism, the doctrine that there is only one God: a monotheistic religion.
- monotrichous — (of bacteria) having a single flagellum at one pole.
- morris chair — a large armchair having an adjustable back and loose, removable cushions.
- moschiferous — giving off or producing musk
- moustachioed — Alternative spelling of moustachio\u2019d.
- mutton chops — side whiskers trimmed in the shape of chops, widening out from the temples
- necrophilism — necrophilia.
- neurochemist — A researcher or other professional in the field of neurochemistry.
- noam chomsky — (Avram) Noam [nohm,, noh-uh m] /noʊm,, ˈnoʊ əm/ (Show IPA), born 1928, U.S. linguist, educator, and political activist.
- omphaloscopy — Introversion.
- optic chiasm — a site at the base of the forebrain where the inner half of the fibers of the left and right optic nerves cross to the opposite side of the brain.
- orthodromics — the act or art of sailing on a great circle
- pachydermous — any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
- 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.
- 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.
- rachiotomies — Plural form of rachiotomy.
- schistosomal — relating to or characteristic of a schistosome or member of the genus Schistosoma
- schizomycete — any of numerous microorganisms of the subkingdom (or phylum) Schizophyta, kingdom Monera, comprising the bacteria.
- schizothymia — the condition of being schizoid or introverted. It encompasses elements of schizophrenia but does not involve the same depth of psychological disturbance
- schoenheimer — Rudolf [roo-dolf;; German roo-dawlf] /ˈru dɒlf;; German ˈru dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1898–1941, U.S. biochemist, born in Germany.
- schoolmaster — a man who presides over or teaches in a school.
- schussboomer — a skier who is skilled at schussing.
- scotch broom — the broom, Cytisus scoparius.
- second-homer — a person who owns another house in addition to their main home, often in an area where they are not native and used as a holiday home
- 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.
- short column — a column whose relative dimensions ensure that when it is overloaded it fails by crushing, rather than buckling
- 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.
- sixth column — the persons residing in a country at war who are devoted to aiding the fifth column in its activities, especially by lowering morale, spreading rumors, etc.