12-letter words containing c, h, o, p, a
- archesporium — archespore.
- archipelagos — Plural form of archipelago.
- archiphoneme — an abstract linguistic unit representing two or more phonemes when the distinction between these has been neutralized: conventionally shown by a capital letter within slashes, as /T/ for /t/ and /d/ in German Rat and Rad
- arctophilist — a collector of teddy bears
- aristophanic — 448?–385? b.c, Athenian comic dramatist.
- arthropathic — disease of the joints.
- arthroscopes — Plural form of arthroscope.
- arthroscopic — the use of an arthroscope to diagnose an injury to or disease of a joint or to perform minor surgery on a joint.
- asphalt rock — a rock formation, usually of limestone or sandstone, containing large amounts of bitumens.
- astrophysics — Astrophysics is the study of the physical and chemical structure of the stars, planets, and other natural objects in space.
- atmospherics — Atmospherics are elements in something such as a piece of music or a book which create a certain atmosphere.
- atychiphobia — (rare) The fear of failure.
- autohypnotic — Of or pertaining to autohypnosis; self-hypnotizing.
- bachelor pad — a flat in which a bachelor lives
- bachelorship — the state of being a bachelor; bachelorhood
- biographical — Biographical facts, notes, or details are concerned with the events in someone's life.
- bishop's-cap — any of a genus (Mitella) of small woodland plants of the saxifrage family, with two-lobed seedcases shaped like a bishop's hat
- branch depot — one of a several depots receiving stock from the same central supplier
- branch point — Electricity. a point in an electric network at which three or more conductors meet.
- bronchospasm — an abnormal contraction of the bronchi resulting in restriction of the airway
- cacophonical — cacophonous
- cacophonious — cacophonous
- camera phone — A camera phone is a mobile phone that can also take photographs.
- camphor ball — mothball
- camphor tree — a lauraceous evergreen E Asian tree, Cinnamomum camphora, whose aromatic wood yields camphor
- camphorating — Present participle of camphorate.
- cancerphobia — an excessive fear of getting cancer
- capitol hill — the area around the Capitol in Washington, DC
- cardiographs — Plural form of cardiograph.
- cardiography — electrocardiograph.
- cardiophobia — An inordinate fear of heart disease.
- carpophagous — feeding on fruit
- cartographer — A cartographer is a person whose job is drawing maps.
- cartographic — Of or pertaining to the making of maps.
- cataphoreses — Plural form of cataphoresis.
- cataphoresis — electrophoresis
- catastrophal — (rare) Catastrophic.
- catastrophes — Plural form of catastrophe.
- catastrophic — Something that is catastrophic involves or causes a sudden terrible disaster.
- catch points — railway points designed to derail a train running back in the wrong direction to prevent collision with a following train
- cathodograph — a picture taken using cathode rays
- cebocephalic — Exhibiting or relating to cebocephaly.
- cephalometer — an instrument for positioning the human head for X-ray examination in cephalometry
- cephalometry — measurement of the dimensions of the human head by radiography: used mainly in orthodontics
- cephalopodic — relating to or resembling a cephalopod
- ceramography — the study, analysis, and preparation of ceramic microstructures, usually for industrial use
- cerebropathy — A hypochondriacal condition verging upon insanity, occurring in those whose brains have been unduly taxed.
- chairpersons — Plural form of chairperson.
- chalcography — the art of engraving on copper or brass
- chalcopyrite — a widely distributed yellow mineral consisting of a sulphide of copper and iron in tetragonal crystalline form: the principal ore of copper. Formula: CuFeS2