12-letter words containing c, h, o, u
- oreopithecus — a genus of fossil primate from the Miocene coal deposits of Italy, formerly considered to be a possible hominid.
- orichalceous — relating to or resembling orichalc
- ortho-cousin — parallel cousin.
- orthocousins — the children of two brothers or two sisters
- out of reach — beyond arm's length
- out of touch — not up to date
- out of whack — to strike with a smart, resounding blow or blows.
- out to lunch — a light midday meal between breakfast and dinner; luncheon.
- outpouchings — Plural form of outpouching.
- outstretched — to stretch forth; extend: to outstretch one's hand in welcome.
- overpurchase — to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
- overscutched — overworked; worn out
- pachycarpous — having a thick pericarp
- pachydermous — any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
- packinghouse — a building where foodstuffs are packed
- perionychium — the epidermis surrounding the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.
- peritrichous — (of bacteria) having a uniform distribution of flagella over the body surface.
- phi-function — Euler's phi-function.
- photocurrent — an electric current produced by a photoelectric effect.
- photoinduced — induced by light.
- photonuclear — of, relating to, or caused by the collision of high-energy photons with the nucleus of an atom.
- photoproduct — any product which is produced by a chemical reaction that uses light or other electromagnetic radiation to increase energy of particles
- picture show — motion picture.
- picturephone — a type of telephone where users can see each other as they talk, through the transmission of video images
- pinturicchio — real name Bernardino di Betto. ?1454–1513, Italian painter of the Umbrian school
- pleiochasium — a flowering system in which several buds come out at the same time
- polychaetous — of or relating to the genus Polychaeta
- polystichous — arranged in rows or series.
- pork butcher — a butcher who specializes in pork
- posing pouch — a thong that emphasizes the genitals
- pseudoscheme — A translator from Scheme to Common Lisp by Jonathan Rees <[email protected]>. Version 2.8. It conforms to all of R3RS except call/cc and requires Common Lisp. Runs on Lucid, Symbolics CL, VAX Lisp, Explorer CL. Mailing list: [email protected]
- psychosexual — of or relating to the relationship of psychological and sexual phenomena.
- public house — British. a tavern.
- 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.
- quelquechose — kickshaw.
- rhizocarpous — having the root perennial but the stem annual, as perennial herbs.
- rockhounding — the activity of searching for and collecting rocks
- rough collie — a breed of long-haired collie with a coarse black-and-white or black, tan, and white coat, thicker around its neck and shoulders.
- rough-voiced — having a harsh or grating voice: a rough-voiced barker.
- router patch — a plywood panel patch with parallel sides and rounded ends.
- safety touch — a two-point play
- sarcophagous — carnivorous.
- scatophagous — feeding on dung or excrement
- schizogenous — schizogenetic.
- schizogonous — pertaining to or reproducing by schizogony.
- schizopodous — of or relating to a schizopod
- school hours — the period of the day when school is open
- school lunch — School lunches are midday meals provided for children at a school.