12-letter words containing c, o, r, e, t, s
- psychometric — Psychology. psychometrics.
- psychrometer — an instrument for determining atmospheric humidity by the reading of two thermometers, the bulb of one being kept moist and ventilated.
- psychrometry — the employment of the psychrometer.
- pterocarpous — having winged fruit.
- pyrotechnics — the art of making fireworks.
- pyrotechnist — a person skilled in pyrotechnics, especially in the manufacture or use of fireworks.
- rachiotomies — Plural form of rachiotomy.
- ramentaceous — resembling or covered with ramenta.
- re-solicited — to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.: He solicited aid from the minister.
- receptionism — the doctrine that in the communion service the communicant receives the body and blood of Christ but that the bread and wine are not transubstantiated.
- receptionist — a person employed to receive and assist callers, clients, etc., as in an office.
- reciprocates — to give, feel, etc., in return.
- recompensate — to recompense for something: They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble.
- reconsecrate — to make or declare sacred; set apart or dedicate to the service of a deity: to consecrate a new church building.
- reconstitute — to constitute again; reconstruct; recompose.
- record store — an outlet that sells recorded music
- rectirostral — (of a bird) having a straight bill.
- reductionism — the theory that every complex phenomenon, especially in biology or psychology, can be explained by analyzing the simplest, most basic physical mechanisms that are in operation during the phenomenon.
- reductionist — the theory that every complex phenomenon, especially in biology or psychology, can be explained by analyzing the simplest, most basic physical mechanisms that are in operation during the phenomenon.
- reinspection — the act or process of reinspecting
- rejectionist — an Arab leader or country that opposes accommodation or compromise in negotiations with Israel.
- remonstrance — an act or instance of remonstrating.
- resectoscope — a thin, hollow, flexible surgical instrument inserted through the urethra or vagina for use in the biopsy of tissue or the removal of lesions from the prostate gland, bladder, or uterus
- resurrection — the act of rising from the dead.
- resuscitator — a person or thing that resuscitates.
- retrocession — to cede back: to retrocede a territory.
- rock lobster — spiny lobster.
- rock-shelter — a shallow cave or cavelike area, as one formed by an overhanging cliff or standing rocks, occupied by Stone Age peoples, possibly for extended periods.
- rocket salad — rocket2 (def 2).
- rocket-salad — any of various plants belonging to the genus Hesperis, of the mustard family, and related genera. Compare dame's rocket.
- rust-colored — of the color rust.
- sacher torte — a chocolate cake covered with apricot jam and chocolate icing, usually served with whipped cream.
- sacred lotus — Indian lotus.
- scare quotes — quotation marks placed around a word or phrase to indicate that it should not be taken literally or automatically accepted as true
- scatter plot — a graphic representation of bivariate data as a set of points in the plane that have Cartesian coordinates equal to corresponding values of the two variates.
- scatter shot — shot prepared for a weapon having a rifled bore or barrel.
- scatteration — the act of scattering.
- schoolmaster — a man who presides over or teaches in a school.
- 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.
- scout leader — the leader of a troop of Scouts
- screen actor — a film actor
- scrobiculate — furrowed or pitted.
- secobarbital — a white, odorless, slightly bitter powder, C 1 2 H 1 8 N 2 O 3 , used as a sedative and hypnotic.
- second birth — spiritual rebirth.
- second-story — of or located on the second story or floor.
- secretagogue — a substance or situation that promotes secretion.
- section mark — section (def 16).
- seismometric — of or relating to seismometry or a seismometer
- self-control — control or restraint of oneself or one's actions, feelings, etc.
- semitropical — subtropical.