12-letter words containing c, h, o, m, s
- chromiferous — Containing, or yielding chromium.
- chromophores — Plural form of chromophore.
- chromoplasts — Plural form of chromoplast.
- chromosphere — a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere extending from the photosphere to the corona and visible during a total eclipse of the sun
- chronometers — Plural form of chronometer.
- chronosystem — A pattern of events and transitions over the course of a person's life.
- chrysomelids — Plural form of chrysomelid.
- chylomicrons — Plural form of chylomicron.
- chymotrypsin — a powerful proteolytic enzyme secreted from the pancreas in the form of chymotrypsinogen, being converted to the active form by trypsin
- class method — (programming) 1. A method that operates on a class object (an object of class "class"). A class method is really just an ordinary object method that happens to operate on class objects. A class method might, for example, return a list of objects representing the methods and attributes of the given class. 2. A static method.
- close helmet — a completely closed helmet of the late 15th century and after, having a facial defense composed of a visor and beaver or of a visor, ventail, and beaver attached to a pivot on each side.
- closemouthed — not talking much; telling little; taciturn
- clothes moth — any of various tineid moths, esp Tineola bisselliella, the larvae of which feed on wool or fur
- color scheme — In a room or house, the color scheme is the way in which colors have been used to decorate it.
- column shift — A column shift is a gearshift lever mounted on the steering column.
- common shrew — a small mouse-like long-snouted mammal, Sorex araneus, of the family Soricidae: order Insectivora (insectivores)
- compost heap — an outdoor pile of compostabale material that degrades into compost
- consumership — the state of being a consumer
- coppersmiths — Plural form of coppersmith.
- cornishwoman — a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Cornwall
- cosmochemist — a student of cosmochemistry
- cosmographer — (astrophysics) A scientist specializing in understanding and describing the nature of the universe.
- cosmographic — Of or pertaining to cosmography.
- cottonmouths — Plural form of cottonmouth.
- cryptorchism — failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum.
- custom house — a government office, esp at a port, where customs are collected and ships cleared for entry
- customhouses — Plural form of customhouse.
- customs shed — a large building in which customs officers carry out customs inspections
- cymotrichous — having wavy hair
- demographics — data resulting from the science of demography; population statistics
- dichotomised — Simple past tense and past participle of dichotomise.
- dichromatism — the quality or condition of being dichromatic
- drama school — a college which trains students (who are generally 18+) to act
- elasmobranch — A cartilaginous fish of a group that comprises the sharks, rays, and skates.
- encompasseth — Archaic third-person singular form of encompass.
- eunuchoidism — A syndrome in males with a lack of sex characteristics due to lack of proper male sex hormones.
- forasmuch as — since
- from scratch — to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
- geochemistry — the science dealing with the chemical changes in and the composition of the earth's crust.
- geomechanics — the study and application of rock and soil mechanics
- hansom (cab) — a 19th-cent. two-wheeled covered carriage for two passengers, pulled by one horse: the driver's seat is above and behind the cab
- hegemonistic — the policy or practice of hegemony to serve national interests.
- hematocolpos — (medicine) A medical condition in which the vagina fills with menstrual blood, often caused by the combination of menstruation with an imperforate hymen.
- hemerocallis — the genus comprising the day lilies.
- hemiscotosis — hemianopsia.
- hemodynamics — the branch of physiology dealing with the forces involved in the circulation of the blood.
- hemophiliacs — Plural form of hemophiliac.
- herstmonceux — a village in S England, in E Sussex north of Eastbourne: 15th-century castle, site of the Royal Observatory, which was transferred from Greenwich between 1948 and 1958, until 1990
- hidrocystoma — An adenoma of the sweat glands.
- histiocytoma — A tumour consisting of histiocytes.