12-letter words containing c, i, s, o, e
- glockenspiel — a musical instrument composed of a set of graduated steel bars mounted in a frame and struck with hammers, used especially in bands.
- glossematics — a school of linguistic analysis developed by Louis Hjelmslev (1899–1965) in Copenhagen in the 1930s based on the study of the distribution of glossemes.
- glucogenesis — the production of glucose by the decomposition of glycogen or from any nonglucose precursor.
- glycerolysis — chemical decomposition resulting from the interaction of a compound and glycerol.
- glycogenesis — the formation of glycogen from monosaccharides in the body, especially glucose.
- glycogenosis — any of several inherited disorders of glycogen metabolism that result in excess accumulation of glycogen in various organs of the body.
- glycosidases — Plural form of glycosidase.
- go to pieces — a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate.
- good offices — Someone's good offices are the help that they give to other people who are trying to achieve something.
- gospel choir — a choir performing gospel music
- gospel music — a now popularized form of impassioned rhythmic spiritual music rooted in the solo and responsive church singing of rural blacks in the American South, central to the development of rhythm and blues and of soul music.
- graciousness — pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous.
- graminaceous — Of, pertaining to, or resembling a grass.
- gross income — Accounting. total revenue received before any deductions or allowances, as for rent, cost of goods sold, taxes, etc.
- gynecologist — a physician specializing in gynecology. Abbreviation: GYN, gyn.
- gynecomastia — abnormal enlargement of the breast in a male.
- gynodioecism — the condition of having flowers that are only female in one example of a plant and flowers that have stamens and pistils in another example of a plant of the same species
- hagiocracies — Plural form of hagiocracy.
- half section — a part that is cut off or separated.
- half-section — a part that is cut off or separated.
- hash cookies — biscuits containing cannabis
- hegemonistic — the policy or practice of hegemony to serve national interests.
- helicographs — Plural form of helicograph.
- heliospheric — Of or pertaining to the heliosphere.
- hellaciously — In a hellacious manner.
- hemerocallis — the genus comprising the day lilies.
- hemiscotosis — hemianopsia.
- hemodynamics — the branch of physiology dealing with the forces involved in the circulation of the blood.
- hemophiliacs — Plural form of hemophiliac.
- henotheistic — Relating to henotheism.
- heroic verse — a form of verse adapted to the treatment of heroic or exalted themes: in classical poetry, dactylic hexameter; in English and German, iambic pentameter; and in French, the Alexandrine. An example of heroic verse is Achilles' wrath, to Greece the direful spring / Of woes unnumbered, heavenly goddess, sing!
- heteroclisis — (grammar) The presence of two or more classes of inflection in the inflectional paradigm of a noun, verb etc.
- heteroclites — Plural form of heteroclite.
- heteroecious — the development of different stages of a parasitic species on different host plants.
- heterosocial — relating to or denoting mixed-sex social relationships
- hexacosanoic — as in hexacosanoic acid
- hierocracies — Plural form of hierocracy.
- high society — society (def 9).
- highschooler — (US) A student at a high school.
- histochemist — someone who specializes in histochemistry
- historicized — Simple past tense and past participle of historicize.
- hockey stick — the stick used in field hockey or ice hockey.
- hoisin sauce — a thick, sweet, spicy condiment containing soybeans, sugar, garlic, and chili peppers, used in cooking or as an accompaniment to meat, fish, or poultry, especially Peking duck.
- holopneustic — having all the spiracles open, as the tracheal systems of most insects.
- homesickness — sad or depressed from a longing for home or family while away from them for a long time.
- homocysteine — An amino acid that occurs in the body as an intermediate in the metabolism of methionine and cysteine.
- horse racing — a contest of speed among horses that either are ridden by jockeys or pull sulkies and their drivers.
- house prices — the sums in money for which houses may be bought or sold
- hydroelastic — undergoing a change in elasticity as a result of the flow of water or another fluid
- hyper-social — relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.