12-letter words containing c, h, u, r, i
- micropublish — to publish on microfilm or microfiche.
- monotrichous — (of bacteria) having a single flagellum at one pole.
- moschiferous — giving off or producing musk
- muscle shirt — Slang. a T-shirt having short sleeves or no sleeves.
- naturopathic — (alternative medicine) Of or pertaining to naturopathy or to naturopaths.
- necrophilous — displaying a preference for dead tissue, esp of certain bacteria and insects
- neurasthenic — pertaining to or suffering from neurasthenia.
- neurochemist — A researcher or other professional in the field of neurochemistry.
- neurotrophic — of or relating to the effect of nerves on the nutritive processes.
- neutrophilic — (of a cell or its contents) readily stained only by neutral dyes.
- neutrosophic — Neutrosophy
- nightclubber — One who visits a nightclub.
- nonvehicular — Not vehicular.
- office hours — hours when a business is open
- orchidaceous — belonging to the plant family Orchidaceae.
- 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
- perichaetium — a leafy cluster (bracts) around the base of the reproductive organs of some plants, predominantly mosses
- 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.
- persulphuric — denoting a type of acid
- pharmaceutic — pertaining to pharmacy or pharmacists.
- picture sash — a large window sash, as for a picture window.
- picture show — motion picture.
- picturephone — a type of telephone where users can see each other as they talk, through the transmission of video images
- pig launcher — A pig launcher is a device which starts a pig moving without interrupting flow.
- pinch runner — a player sent into a game to replace a base runner.
- pinturicchio — real name Bernardino di Betto. ?1454–1513, Italian painter of the Umbrian school
- purple finch — a North American finch, Carpodacus purpureus, having a raspberry-red head, breast, and rump.
- 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.
- quitch grass — any of various grasses, especially Agropyron repens, known chiefly as troublesome weeds and characterized by creeping rootstocks that spread rapidly.
- rabbit hutch — a cage, usually of wood and wire mesh, for keeping domestic or pet rabbits in
- rabbit punch — a short, sharp blow to the nape of the neck or the lower part of the skull.
- ramapithecus — a genus of extinct Miocene ape known from fossils found in India and Pakistan and formerly thought to be a possible human ancestor.
- reichsfuhrer — the title of the chief of the Schutzstaffel.
- rescheduling — the act of changing the time, date, or schedule of
- rhizocarpous — having the root perennial but the stem annual, as perennial herbs.
- rich mixture — A rich mixture is a fuel/air mixture containing an excessive proportion of fuel.
- 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.
- scratchbuild — to build a scale model of something from scratch, that is, from raw materials like wood, clay or paper
- scratchbuilt — describing something which has been constructed by scratchbuilding
- scrophularia — a member of a genus of flowering plants which have a square stem and are known as figworts
- shortcutting — to cause to be shortened by the use of a shortcut.
- shrimp sauce — a sauce made from shrimps