12-letter words containing c, o, s, t, h
- sphacelation — the process of mortification
- spirochaetal — resulting from spirochaetes
- splotchiness — the state or condition of being splotchy
- sponge cloth — any cloth loosely woven of coarse yarn to produce a spongy look or texture, especially one constructed in honeycomb weave.
- squash court — an enclosed court used in the game of squash
- state school — A state school is a school that is controlled and funded by the government or a local authority, and which children can attend without having to pay.
- stenographic — the art of writing in shorthand.
- stereochrome — a picture produced by a process in which water glass is used as a vehicle or as a preservative coating.
- stereochromy — the stereochrome process.
- stereophonic — pertaining to a system of sound recording or reproduction using two or more separate channels to produce a more realistic effect by capturing the spatial dimensions of a performance (the location of performers as well as their acoustic surroundings), used especially with high-fidelity recordings and reproduction systems (opposed to monophonic).
- stethoscopic — pertaining to the stethoscope or to stethoscopy.
- stichomythia — dramatic dialogue, as in a Greek play, characterized by brief exchanges between two characters, each of whom usually speaks in one line of verse during a scene of intense emotion or strong argumentation.
- stichomythic — dramatic dialogue, as in a Greek play, characterized by brief exchanges between two characters, each of whom usually speaks in one line of verse during a scene of intense emotion or strong argumentation.
- stockholders — Also called stockowner. a holder or owner of stock in a corporation.
- stockpunisht — punished by being put in stocks
- stoichiology — the branch of biology concerned with the study of the cellular components of animal tissues
- stomach ache — pain in gut
- stomach pump — a suction pump for removing the contents of the stomach, used especially in cases of poisoning.
- stomach worm — a nematode, Haemonchus contortus, parasitic in the stomach of sheep, cattle, and related animals.
- stretch limo — A stretch limo is a very long and luxurious car in which a rich, famous, or important person is driven somewhere.
- studio couch — an upholstered couch, usually without a back, convertible into a double bed by sliding a bed frame out from beneath it and covering the frame with the mattress that forms the upper thickness of the upholstery.
- stylographic — of or relating to a stylograph.
- sycophantish — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
- sycophantism — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
- sycophantize — to act the sycophant
- synchro unit — a type of alternating-current motor designed to maintain continuously, at some remote location, the same rotational angle that may be imposed by force upon the electrically connected rotating element of a similar motor.
- synchroneity — the state of being synchronous; synchronism.
- tech support — an advising and troubleshooting service provided by a manufacturer, typically a software or hardware developer, to its customers, often online or on the telephone.
- technologies — the branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means and their interrelation with life, society, and the environment, drawing upon such subjects as industrial arts, engineering, applied science, and pure science.
- technologist — a person who specializes in technology.
- technostress — any mental stress caused by (too much) interaction with technology
- thalassocrat — a nation that has dominion over the seas.
- the bollocks — something excellent
- the conquest — the conquest by the United Kingdom of French North America, ending in 1763
- the mesozoic — the Mesozoic era
- the olympics — the Olympic Games
- the scorpion — the constellation Scorpio, the eighth sign of the zodiac
- the scottish — the Scots collectively
- themistocles — 527?–460? b.c, Athenian statesman.
- theocentrism — having God as the focal point of thoughts, interests, and feelings: theocentric philosophy.
- theoclymenus — (in the Odyssey) a seer who foretold the return of Odysseus and the death of Penelope's suitors.
- thermostatic — a device, including a relay actuated by thermal conduction or convection, that functions to establish and maintain a desired temperature automatically or signals a change in temperature for manual adjustment.
- thessalonica — official name of Salonika.
- 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.
- thiosulfuric — of or derived from thiosulfuric acid.
- third sector — the segment of a nation's economy that is made up of neither public nor business concerns, as nonprofit health or educational institutions.
- thoracoscope — an instrument used for examining the pleural cavity
- thoracostomy — the construction of an artificial opening through the chest wall, usually for the drainage of fluid or the release of an abnormal accumulation of air.
- tooth chisel — a stonecutter's chisel having a toothed edge.
- tooth socket — a bony hollow into which a tooth fits