13-letter words containing c, h, o, m, s
- pharmacognosy — materia medica (def 2).
- phonocamptics — the branch of acoustics dealing with echoes
- photochromism — the reversible transformation of something's colour due to exposure to electromagnetic radiation such as sunlight
- photocomposer — a machine for setting type photographically.
- photodynamics — the science dealing with light and its effects on living organisms.
- physharmonica — a keyboard musical instrument fitted with free reeds, and which is an early form of harmonium
- physics model — a variety of software illustrating the movement of objects in reality, used by designers of video games to improve verisimilitude
- poison sumach — an anacardiaceous swamp shrub, Rhus (or Toxicodendron) vernix of the southeastern US, that has greenish-white berries and causes an itching rash on contact with the skin
- polychotomous — divided into multiple parts
- promonarchist — the principles of monarchy.
- protest march — public demonstration
- psychodynamic — Psychology. any clinical approach to personality, as Freud's, that sees personality as the result of a dynamic interplay of conscious and unconscious factors.
- psychometrics — the measurement of mental traits, abilities, and processes.
- psychomimetic — psychotomimetic.
- psychosomatic — of or relating to a physical disorder that is caused by or notably influenced by emotional factors.
- psychrometric — relating to psychrometry
- reform school — reformatory (def 2).
- rhinoscleroma — an inflammatory bacterial disease of the nose that is mostly found in Africa and Central America
- rogue's march — a derisive tune played to accompany a person's expulsion from a regiment, community, etc.
- saccharometer — an instrument for measuring the amount of sugar in a solution, as by determining the specific gravity of the solution.
- saccharometry — the process of determining the quantity of sugar in a solution
- saccharomyces — a fungus of the genus Saccharomyces, esp the yeast plant
- sacher-masoch — Leopold von [ley-oh-pohlt fuh n] /ˈleɪ oʊˌpoʊlt fən/ (Show IPA), 1836–95, Austrian novelist.
- sadomasochism — interaction, especially sexual activity, in which one person enjoys inflicting physical or mental suffering on another person, who derives pleasure from experiencing pain.
- sadomasochist — interaction, especially sexual activity, in which one person enjoys inflicting physical or mental suffering on another person, who derives pleasure from experiencing pain.
- schizomycetes — any of numerous microorganisms of the subkingdom (or phylum) Schizophyta, kingdom Monera, comprising the bacteria.
- schizomycosis — any disease due to schizomycetes.
- scholasticism — (sometimes initial capital letter) the system of theological and philosophical teaching predominant in the Middle Ages, based chiefly upon the authority of the church fathers and of Aristotle and his commentators.
- school system — state education
- schoolmarmish — a female schoolteacher, especially of the old-time country school type, popularly held to be strict and priggish.
- semiochemical — a chemical substance produced by an animal and used in communications, such as a pheromone
- sex chromatin — Barr body.
- shambolically — in a completely disorganized or chaotic manner
- shell company — A shell company is a company that another company takes over in order to use its name to gain an advantage.
- shockumentary — a television programme showing members of the public in shocking or violent situations
- shop chairman — a unionized employee elected to represent a shop, department, or the like, in dealings with an employer.
- short-commons — a scanty allowance of food.
- smoke chamber — an enlarged area between the throat of a fireplace and the chimney flue.
- smooth collie — a breed of short-haired collie with a smooth, thick coat.
- smooth muscle — involuntary muscle tissue in the walls of viscera and blood vessels, consisting of nonstriated, spindle-shaped cells.
- somatopsychic — of or relating to the effects of the body on the mind.
- south america — a continent in the S part of the Western Hemisphere. About 6,900,000 sq. mi. (17,871,000 sq. km).
- stagecoachman — the driver or operator of a stagecoach
- stoichiometry — the calculation of the quantities of chemical elements or compounds involved in chemical reactions.
- stomach tooth — a lower canine milk tooth of infants.
- stomach upset — a slight illness affecting your stomach and/or bowels characterized by nausea, vomiting and/or diarrhoea
- summer school — study programs offered by a school, college, or university during the summer to those who wish to obtain their degrees more quickly, who must make up credits, or who wish to supplement their education.
- sympathectomy — surgery that interrupts a nerve pathway of the sympathetic or involuntary nervous system.
- sympatholytic — opposing the effects of stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system.
- synodic month — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.