12-letter words containing c, o, t, a, g
- pathological — of or relating to pathology.
- pentadecagon — a polygon having 15 angles and 15 sides.
- pestological — relating to pestology
- phagocytoses — phagocytize.
- phagocytosis — Physiology. the ingestion of a smaller cell or cell fragment, a microorganism, or foreign particles by means of the local infolding of a cell's membrane and the protrusion of its cytoplasm around the fold until the material has been surrounded and engulfed by closure of the membrane and formation of a vacuole: characteristic of amebas and some types of white blood cells.
- phagocytotic — relating to phagocytosis
- photographic — of or relating to photography.
- physogastric — pertaining to the swollen, membranous abdomen of certain insects, especially termite and ant queens.
- pictographic — a pictorial sign or symbol.
- placentology — the scientific study of the placenta
- plagiotropic — growing more or less divergent from the vertical.
- point charge — an electric charge considered to exist at a single point, and thus having neither area nor volume.
- polygamistic — a person who practices or favors polygamy.
- post-glacial — after a given glacial epoch, especially the Pleistocene.
- postorgasmic — of or relating to the period after an orgasm
- postsurgical — pertaining to or involving surgery or surgeons.
- precognizant — having prior cognizance or knowledge of a given thing
- programmatic — of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling program music.
- proteoglycan — a macromolecule composed of a polysaccharide joined to a polypeptide and forming the ground substance of connective tissue.
- pyromagnetic — (formerly) thermomagnetic (def 1).
- recategorize — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- reflectogram — an image of an under-drawing or image taken from beneath the surface of paint in a work of art
- retrocognate — being or pertaining to memory or extrasensory perception of past events.
- rocket range — a firing range for rockets
- scalding hot — that scalds; burning; too hot
- scapegoating — the act or practice of assigning blame or failure to another, as to deflect attention or responsibility away from oneself.
- scapegoatism — the act or practice of assigning blame or failure to another, as to deflect attention or responsibility away from oneself.
- scatological — the study of or preoccupation with excrement or obscenity.
- scatophagous — feeding on dung or excrement
- scotch grain — a coarse, pebble-grained finish given to heavy leather, esp. for men's shoes
- scots gaelic — Scottish Gaelic
- secretagogue — a substance or situation that promotes secretion.
- section gang — a group of workers who take care of a section of railroad track.
- short-acting — (of a drug) quickly effective, but requiring regularly repeated doses for long-term treatment, being rapidly absorbed, distributed in the body, and excreted
- short-change — to give less than the correct change to.
- shortchanged — to give less than the correct change to.
- significator — a planet deemed significant in astrology
- somaticizing — to convert (anxiety) into physical symptoms.
- south-facing — facing towards the south
- spectrograph — a spectroscope for photographing or producing a representation of a spectrum.
- stage pocket — one of several metal boxes placed backstage in the floor (floor pocket) or wall of a theater and containing jacks for electric cables used in lighting units.
- stegocarpous — (of a moss) belonging to the division Stegocarpi, having an operculate capsule
- stenographic — the art of writing in shorthand.
- stocking cap — a long, conical, knitted cap, usually with a tassel or pompon at the tip.
- storage cell — a cell whose energy can be renewed by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to that of the flow of current generated by the cell.
- stylographic — of or relating to a stylograph.
- sugar-coated — Sugar-coated food is covered with a sweet substance made of sugar.
- sugarcoating — the act or process of covering something with sugar.
- swagger coat — a woman's pyramid-shaped coat with a full flared back and usually raglan sleeves, first popularized in the 1930s.
- tao te ching — the philosophical book in verse supposedly written by Lao-tzu.