12-letter words containing c, o, a, h, u, s
- forasmuch as — since
- fourth-class — of, relating to, or designated as a class next below third, as for mailing, shipping, etc.
- hallucinosis — a mental state characterized by repeated hallucinations.
- hellaciously — In a hellacious manner.
- 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.
- housecleaner — Someone employed to clean a house.
- hydronautics — (nautical) The science of the design and construction of ships, their engines, and their instrumentation.
- ichthyosaurs — Plural form of ichthyosaur.
- macrophagous — (of an animal) feeding on relatively large particles of food
- metachronous — Medicine/Medical. occurring at a different time than a similar event: metachronous tumors.
- microphagous — (of an animal) feeding on small particles of food
- microphallus — The condition of having an abnormally small penis; micropenis.
- moustachioed — Alternative spelling of moustachio\u2019d.
- necrophagous — That eats dead or decaying animal flesh.
- noncrushable — (of a container, material, etc) not easily crushed
- octastichous — relating to a particular coiled distribution of leaves on the stem that is characterized by having eight leaves per coil on the stem
- orchard bush — open savanna country with occasional trees and scrub, as found north of the W African forest belt
- orchidaceous — belonging to the plant family Orchidaceae.
- orichalceous — relating to or resembling orichalc
- overpurchase — to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
- 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
- pleiochasium — a flowering system in which several buds come out at the same time
- polychaetous — of or relating to the genus Polychaeta
- psychosexual — of or relating to the relationship of psychological and sexual phenomena.
- rhizocarpous — having the root perennial but the stem annual, as perennial herbs.
- safety touch — a two-point play
- sarcophagous — carnivorous.
- scatophagous — feeding on dung or excrement
- schopenhauer — Arthur [ahr-too r] /ˈɑr tʊər/ (Show IPA), 1788–1860, German philosopher.
- scrophularia — a member of a genus of flowering plants which have a square stem and are known as figworts
- smooth sumac — a shrub or small tree, Rhus glabra, of the cashew family, native to North America, having pinnate leaves and green flowers in a dense terminal cluster.
- sound change — any phonetic or phonological change in spoken language, for example the replacement of one speech sound with another, or the loss of a particular sound
- south africa — Republic of, a country in S Africa; member of the Commonwealth of Nations until 1961. 472,000 sq. mi. (1,222,480 sq. km). Capitals: Pretoria and Cape Town.
- south-facing — facing towards the south
- squash court — an enclosed court used in the game of squash
- stomach pump — a suction pump for removing the contents of the stomach, used especially in cases of poisoning.
- subarachnoid — of, relating to, or situated below the arachnoid membrane.
- thiobacillus — any of several rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Thiobacillus, inhabiting soil, sewage, etc., that derive energy from oxidation of sulfur or sulfur compounds.
- trachomatous — a chronic, contagious infection of the conjunctiva and cornea, characterized by the formation of granulations and scarring and caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis.
- tricephalous — with three heads
- unchivalrous — having the qualities of chivalry, as courage, courtesy, and loyalty.
- unhistorical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.