12-letter words containing c, h, o, p, a
- copy machine — A copy machine is the same as a copier.
- coronagraphs — Plural form of coronagraph.
- corrivalship — the position of a corrival
- cosmographer — (astrophysics) A scientist specializing in understanding and describing the nature of the universe.
- cosmographic — Of or pertaining to cosmography.
- couch potato — A couch potato is someone who spends most of their time watching television and does not exercise or have any interesting hobbies.
- coulrophobia — an abnormal fear of clowns.
- craniography — examination of the skull as depicted by craniographs, photographs, and charts.
- criptography — (spelling) It's spelled "cryptography".
- crosspatches — Plural form of crosspatch.
- crymotherapy — cryotherapy.
- cryptography — the science or study of analysing and deciphering codes, ciphers, etc; cryptanalysis
- cyclographic — of or relating to a cyclograph
- cycloheptane — (organic compound) An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C7H14; a volatile inflammable liquid.
- cymbocephaly — scaphocephaly.
- demographics — data resulting from the science of demography; population statistics
- dermographic — dermatographia.
- detectaphone — a device for listening secretly to others' telephone conversations
- dictatorship — Dictatorship is government by a dictator.
- diencephalon — the posterior section of the forebrain.
- discographer — a person who compiles discographies.
- discographic — of or relating to a discography
- dispatch box — a case or box used to hold valuables or documents, esp official state documents
- dodecaphonic — musical composition using the 12-tone technique.
- ectypography — a form of etching or engraving in which the design is produced in relief
- electrograph — A machine used in gravure printing.
- encompasseth — Archaic third-person singular form of encompass.
- enhypostatic — relating to enhypostasia
- epencephalon — the cerebellum and pons Varolii
- epoch-making — An epoch-making change or declaration is considered to be extremely important because it is likely to have a significant effect on a particular period of time.
- ethnographic — Relating to ethnography.
- euphonically — In a euphonic manner.
- euphorically — In a euphoric manner.
- eutrophicate — (ecology, intransitive) To become eutrophic.
- exophthalmic — Having or characterized by protruding eyes.
- factory ship — a whaling ship equipped to process killed whales and to transport the oil and by-products.
- fractography — the study of fractures or cracks in a material, esp metal, in order to predict or identify the cause of a failure in a structure
- francophilia — Alternative capitalization of Francophilia.
- francophobia — the phenomenon of hating French speakers, culture, or people
- francophones — Plural form of francophone.
- galactophore — a galactophorous duct.
- gametophytic — (botany) Of or pertaining to a gametophyte plant.
- geographical — of or relating to geography.
- grace hopper — (person) US Navy Rear Admiral Grace Brewster Hopper (1906-12-09 to 1992-01-01), née Grace Brewster Murray. Hopper is believed to have concieved the concept of the compiler with the A-0 in 1952. She also developed the first commercial high-level language, which eventually evolved into COBOL. She worked on the Mark I computer with Howard Aiken and with BINAC in 1949. She is credited with having coined the term "debug", and the adage "it is always easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission" (with various wordings), which has been the guiding principle in sysadmin decisions ever since. See also the entries debug and bug. Hopper is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. In 1994, the US Navy named a new ship, the guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper, after her.
- graphophonic — a phonograph for recording and reproducing sounds on wax records.
- haemophiliac — A person with haemophilia.
- hagiographic — Of or pertaining to hagiography.
- hall process — a process in which aluminum is refined by electrolytic reduction of alumina fused with cryolite.
- happy couple — two people in a happy romantic relationship, especially two people who have just married
- harpsichords — Plural form of harpsichord.