12-letter words containing c, i, l, o, s, 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.
- psychosocial — of or relating to the interaction between social and psychological factors.
- public goods — services such as national defence, law enforcement, and road building, that are for the benefit of, and available to, all members of the public
- public house — British. a tavern.
- public works — government-funded construction
- pugnaciously — inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
- pyrosulfuric — of or derived from pyrosulfuric acid; disulfuric.
- scalp lotion — A scalp lotion is a liquid medication for the treatment of scalp conditions and disorders.
- scolopendrid — any myriapod of the order Scolopendrida, including many large, poisonous centipedes.
- scopes trial — John Thomas, 1901–70, U.S. high-school teacher whose teaching of the Darwinian theory of evolution became a cause célèbre (Scopes Trial or Monkey Trial) in 1925.
- 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.
- scorpion fly — any of several harmless insects of the order Mecoptera, the male of certain species having a reproductive structure that resembles the sting of a scorpion.
- scrophularia — a member of a genus of flowering plants which have a square stem and are known as figworts
- scrupulosity — having scruples, or moral or ethical standards; having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right; principled: scrupulous about defending human rights.
- semitropical — subtropical.
- short splice — a splice used when an increased thickness of the united rope is not objectionable, made by unlaying the rope ends a certain distance, uniting them so that their strands overlap, then tucking each alternately over and under others several times.
- siderophilic — having characteristics of siderophile
- signal corps — a branch of the army responsible for military communications, meteorological studies, and related work.
- silicon chip — A silicon chip is a very small piece of silicon inside a computer. It has electronic circuits on it and can hold large quantities of information or perform mathematical or logical operations.
- slipper sock — a sock with a soft leather or vinyl sole sewn onto it, used as indoor footwear.
- sophomorical — characteristic of a sophomore
- spasmophilic — of or noting spasmophilia.
- special sort — a character, such as an accented letter, that is not a usual member of any font
- speciational — relating to speciation
- spectatorial — a person who looks on or watches; onlooker; observer.
- sphacelation — the process of mortification
- spiflication — rough treatment
- spin control — Slang. an attempt to give a bias to news coverage, especially of a political candidate or event.
- spinal block — spinal anesthesia.
- spirochaetal — resulting from spirochaetes
- split second — a fraction of a second.
- splotchiness — the state or condition of being splotchy
- spongicolous — relating to the skeleton of some marine animals
- sporadically — (of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional: sporadic renewals of enthusiasm.
- state police — a police force under state authority rather than under the authority of a city or county in the state.
- stipulaceous — of, relating to, having, resembling, or living on stipules
- stylographic — of or relating to a stylograph.
- sub-tropical — Sub-tropical places have a climate that is warm and wet, and are often near tropical regions.
- subapostolic — of or relating to the era after that of the Apostles
- suboccipital — situated below the occipital bone or the occipital lobe of the brain.
- supercilious — haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression.
- supercooling — to cool (a liquid) below its freezing point without producing solidification or crystallization; undercool.
- supplication — an act or instance of supplicating; humble prayer, entreaty, or petition.
- supplicatory — to pray humbly; make humble and earnest entreaty or petition.
- suspiciously — tending to cause or excite suspicion; questionable: suspicious behavior.
- the olympics — the Olympic Games
- tricephalous — with three heads