12-letter words containing c, h, o, p, e
- conidiophore — a simple or branched hypha that bears spores (conidia) in such fungi as Penicillium
- consumership — the state of being a consumer
- copper beech — A copper beech is a type of tree with reddish-brown leaves.
- coppersmiths — Plural form of coppersmith.
- copy machine — A copy machine is the same as a copier.
- copyrighters — Plural form of copyrighter.
- cosmographer — (astrophysics) A scientist specializing in understanding and describing the nature of the universe.
- costophrenic — Synonym of phrenicocostal.
- counterpunch — to punch an attacking opponent; return an attack
- criosphinxes — Plural form of criosphinx.
- croquet hoop — a hoop stuck into a croquet lawn
- crosspatches — Plural form of crosspatch.
- crymotherapy — cryotherapy.
- 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
- detectophone — a secret listening device, the predecessor of the modern 'bug'
- diencephalon — the posterior section of the forebrain.
- directorship — a person or thing that directs.
- discographer — a person who compiles discographies.
- dodecaphonic — musical composition using the 12-tone technique.
- dryopithecus — an extinct genus of generalized hominoids that lived in Europe and Africa during the Miocene Epoch and whose members are characterized by small molars and incisors.
- ectypography — a form of etching or engraving in which the design is produced in relief
- electrograph — A machine used in gravure printing.
- electrophile — (chemistry) a compound or functional group that is attractive to, and accepts electrons, especially accepting an electron pair from a nucleophile to form a bond.
- electrophone — (music) any instrument designed to create sounds using electrical currents.
- electrophori — Plural form of electrophorus.
- encompasseth — Archaic third-person singular form of encompass.
- enhypostatic — relating to enhypostasia
- eosinophilic — (of a cell or its contents) readily stained by eosin.
- 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.
- ethnopoetics — A poetical, linguistic and anthropological movement dealing with poetry written by, or in the style of, indigenous peoples.
- euphonically — In a euphonic manner.
- euphorically — In a euphoric manner.
- eutrophicate — (ecology, intransitive) To become eutrophic.
- executorship — The office or position of an executor.
- exophthalmic — Having or characterized by protruding eyes.
- fly the coop — an enclosure, cage, or pen, usually with bars or wires, in which fowls or other small animals are confined for fattening, transportation, etc.
- francophones — Plural form of francophone.
- galactophore — a galactophorous duct.
- gametophytic — (botany) Of or pertaining to a gametophyte plant.
- geographical — of or relating to geography.
- geophysicist — the branch of geology that deals with the physics of the earth and its atmosphere, including oceanography, seismology, volcanology, and geomagnetism.
- golden perch — a freshwater food fish, Plectroplites ambiguus, that inhabits inland waters of Australia.
- gospel choir — a choir performing gospel music
- 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.