12-letter words containing c, h, o, p
- psychologism — emphasis upon psychological factors in the development of a theory, as in history or philosophy.
- psychologist — a specialist in psychology.
- psychologize — to make psychological investigations or speculations, especially those that are naive or uninformed.
- psychomachia — conflict of the soul
- psychometric — Psychology. psychometrics.
- psychonomics — the study of the individual mind in relation to its environment
- psychopathic — of, relating to, or affected with psychopathy.
- psychosexual — of or relating to the relationship of psychological and sexual phenomena.
- psychosocial — of or relating to the interaction between social and psychological factors.
- psychoticism — the state of being psychotic
- psychotronic — of or relating to a genre of usually low-budget movies that includes horror, fantasy, science-fiction, and underground films.
- psychotropic — affecting mental activity, behavior, or perception, as a mood-altering drug.
- psychrometer — an instrument for determining atmospheric humidity by the reading of two thermometers, the bulb of one being kept moist and ventilated.
- psychrometry — the employment of the psychrometer.
- public house — British. a tavern.
- pyrocatechol — catechol.
- pyrochemical — pertaining to or producing chemical change at high temperatures.
- pyrotechnics — the art of making fireworks.
- pyrotechnist — a person skilled in pyrotechnics, especially in the manufacture or use of fireworks.
- quadraphonic — of, noting, or pertaining to the recording and reproduction of sound over four separate transmission or direct reproduction channels instead of the customary two of the stereo system: a quadraphonic recording.
- quadriphonic — quadraphonic.
- quadrophonic — Alternative spelling of quadraphonic.
- rappahannock — a river flowing SE from N Virginia into the Chesapeake Bay: Civil War battle 1863. 185 miles (300 km) long.
- reproachable — to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure.
- reproachless — irreproachable.
- retrophiliac — someone who has a strong liking for things from the past
- rhamphotheca — the horny covering of a bird's bill.
- rheoreceptor — a receptor of fishes and aquatic amphibians stimulated by water currents.
- rhizocarpous — having the root perennial but the stem annual, as perennial herbs.
- rhopaloceral — of or relating to creatures from the Rhopalocera division of animals, which includes all butterflies, distinguished from moths on account of their club-shaped antennae
- rhynchophore — a member of the Rhynchophora, a former name for the superfamily of beetles (Curculionoidea) that comprises the weevils and bark beetles
- rhyncophoran — any of various beetles, including the weevils, having the head extended to form a snout
- rock chopper — a Roman Catholic
- rostropovich — Mstislav (Leopoldovich) [mis-tuh-slahv lee-uh-pohl-duh-vich;; Russian mstyi-slahf lyi-uh-pawl-duh-vyich] /ˈmɪs təˌslɑv ˌli əˈpoʊl də vɪtʃ;; Russian mstyɪˈslɑf lyɪ əˈpɔl də vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1927–2007, Soviet cellist and conductor (husband of Galina Vishnevskaya).
- router patch — a plywood panel patch with parallel sides and rounded ends.
- sancho panza — Sancho, Sancho Panza.
- sarcophagous — carnivorous.
- scatophagous — feeding on dung or excrement
- scenographic — the art of representing objects in accordance with the rules of perspective.
- schizocarpic — a dry, dehiscent fruit that at maturity splits into two or more one-seeded carpels.
- schizophrene — a person with schizophrenia or one who tends toward schizophrenia
- schizophytic — of or relating to a schizophyte
- schizopodous — of or relating to a schizopod
- school prawn — a common olive-green prawn, Metapenaeus macleayi
- schopenhauer — Arthur [ahr-too r] /ˈɑr tʊər/ (Show IPA), 1788–1860, German philosopher.
- sclerophylly — the normal development of much sclerenchyma in the leaves of certain plants, as some desert plants, resulting in thickened, hardened foliage that resists loss of moisture.
- scopophiliac — the obtaining of sexual pleasure by looking at nude bodies, erotic photographs, etc.
- scoptophilia — the obtaining of sexual pleasure by looking at nude bodies, erotic photographs, etc.
- scorpionfish — any of several tropical and temperate marine scorpaenid fishes, especially members of the genus Scorpaena, many having venomous dorsal spines.
- scratchproof — resistant to scratches.