12-letter words containing c, i, r, u, t, o
- neuroplastic — Of or pertaining to neuroplasticity.
- neurotically — of, relating to, or characteristic of neurosis.
- neurotrophic — of or relating to the effect of nerves on the nutritive processes.
- neurotypical — relating to or showing typical neurological behavior and development: She has one dyslexic and one neurotypical child.
- neutrophilic — (of a cell or its contents) readily stained only by neutral dyes.
- neutrosophic — Neutrosophy
- nitrous acid — an acid, HNO 2 , known only in solution.
- nocturnality — of or relating to the night (opposed to diurnal).
- non-curative — serving to cure or heal; pertaining to curing or remedial treatment; remedial.
- nonarticular — Using or involving the muscles rather than the joints.
- obscurantism — opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.
- obscurantist — opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.
- obscurations — Plural form of obscuration.
- obstructions — Plural form of obstruction.
- olericulture — the cultivation of vegetables for the home or market.
- open circuit — a discontinuous circuit through which no current can flow.
- orbicularity — The quality of being orbicular.
- oreopithecus — a genus of fossil primate from the Miocene coal deposits of Italy, formerly considered to be a possible hominid.
- ortho-cousin — parallel cousin.
- orthocousins — the children of two brothers or two sisters
- outcroppings — Plural form of outcropping.
- outer office — the reception area of an office, outside of the main working area
- overcautious — excessively or unnecessarily cautious: Sometimes it doesn't pay to be overcautious in business.
- overdiscount — to discount excessively
- patroclinous — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the paternal parent (opposed to matrocliny).
- pectoriloquy — vocalization through the chest wall, indicating a cavity or consolidation of the lung
- periostracum — the external, chitinlike covering of the shell of certain mollusks that protects the limy portion from acids.
- peritrichous — (of bacteria) having a uniform distribution of flagella over the body surface.
- pertinacious — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
- picture book — a book consisting mainly or entirely of pictures, especially one for children who have not yet learned to read.
- picture mold — a molding near a ceiling from which pictures can be suspended.
- 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
- pneumotropic — directed toward or having an affinity for lung tissue.
- point source — a source of radiation sufficiently distant compared to its length and width that it can be considered as a point.
- police court — an inferior court with summary jurisdiction for the trial of persons accused of any of certain minor offenses, and with power to examine those charged with more serious offenses and hold them for trial in a superior court or for a grand jury.
- postsurgical — pertaining to or involving surgery or surgeons.
- pratincolous — living in a meadow.
- pre-discount — to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.): All bills that are paid promptly will be discounted at two percent.
- preinduction — occurring before an induction
- probouleutic — relating to the Athenian council, which discussed matters before submitting them to the general assembly
- product line — all of the products carried by a manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer.
- productional — the act of producing; creation; manufacture.
- productively — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
- productivity — the quality, state, or fact of being able to generate, create, enhance, or bring forth goods and services: The productivity of the group's effort surprised everyone.
- promuscidate — shaped like a proboscis
- propaedeutic — pertaining to or of the nature of preliminary instruction.
- protactinium — a radioactive, metallic element. Symbol: Pa; atomic number: 91.
- protoduction — (jargon) A prototype that ends up in a production environment.