12-letter words containing c, o, p, r, i
- naturopathic — (alternative medicine) Of or pertaining to naturopathy or to naturopaths.
- necrophiliac — an erotic attraction to corpses.
- necrophilism — necrophilia.
- necrophilous — displaying a preference for dead tissue, esp of certain bacteria and insects
- necropolises — Plural form of necropolis.
- neoanthropic — neanthropic.
- nephropathic — characterized by or relating to nephropathy
- neuroleptics — Plural form of neuroleptic.
- neuroplastic — Of or pertaining to neuroplasticity.
- 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
- nocireceptor — a receptor sensitive to pain
- non-atrophic — Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
- non-complier — a person, group, etc., that complies.
- non-strophic — Also, strophical. consisting of, pertaining to, or characterized by a strophe or strophes.
- nondescripts — Plural form of nondescript.
- nonempirical — derived from or guided by experience or experiment.
- nonparasitic — Not parasitic.
- nonpractical — Not practical.
- nonproducing — that does not produce
- nonspherical — not spherical
- normal pitch — relative point, position, or degree: a high pitch of excitement.
- nyctitropism — tending to assume at or just before nightfall positions unlike those maintained during the day, as the leaves or flowers of certain plants.
- octastrophic — having or containing eight verses or strophes
- office party — a party or informal social gathering for all the employees in a particular organization or department
- oil producer — a country with reserves of oil
- oligophrenic — less than normal mental development.
- oligotrophic — (of a lake) characterized by a low accumulation of dissolved nutrient salts, supporting but a sparse growth of algae and other organisms, and having a high oxygen content owing to the low organic content.
- omnipresence — present everywhere at the same time: the omnipresent God.
- on principle — an accepted or professed rule of action or conduct: a person of good moral principles.
- open circuit — a discontinuous circuit through which no current can flow.
- open verdict — law: coroner's jury finding
- operatically — of or relating to opera: operatic music.
- ophiomorphic — snakelike in form, or resembling the form of a snake
- optic center — a point about ten percent above the exact center of a printed page or layout.
- optical grep — vgrep
- optometrical — the practice or profession of examining the eyes, by means of suitable instruments or appliances, for defects in vision and eye disorders in order to prescribe corrective lenses or other appropriate treatment.
- oreopithecus — a genus of fossil primate from the Miocene coal deposits of Italy, formerly considered to be a possible hominid.
- organoleptic — perceived by a sense organ.
- organotropic — designating or of a substance or virus that travels predominantly to a specific organ
- ornithoscopy — divination from the observation of birds
- orographical — relating to the study of mountains
- orthographic — of or relating to orthography.
- orthopaedics — (used with a singular verb) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, especially the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
- orthopedical — (American spelling) Alternative form of orthopaedical.
- oscillograph — a device for recording the wave-forms of changing currents, voltages, or any other quantity that can be translated into electric energy, as sound waves.
- osteoporotic — of, relating to, or caused by osteoporosis.
- outcroppings — Plural form of outcropping.