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12-letter words containing c, r, o, i, s

  • repercussion — an effect or result, often indirect or remote, of some event or action: The repercussions of the quarrel were widespread.
  • reprocessing — a systematic series of actions directed to some end: to devise a process for homogenizing milk.
  • resurrection — the act of rising from the dead.
  • resuscitator — a person or thing that resuscitates.
  • retrocession — to cede back: to retrocede a territory.
  • rhizocarpous — having the root perennial but the stem annual, as perennial herbs.
  • ribonuclease — any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of RNA.
  • ridiculously — causing or worthy of ridicule or derision; absurd; preposterous; laughable: a ridiculous plan.
  • rock cornish — a small hybrid chicken produced by mating Cornish and White Rock chickens and marketed especially as a roaster.
  • rock jasmine — any of several alpine plants belonging to the genus Androsace, of the primrose family, having tufted leaves often in basal rosettes, and umbels of pink, red, purple, or white flowers.
  • rock springs — a city in SW Wyoming.
  • room service — the serving of food, drinks, etc., to a guest in his or her room, as at a hotel.
  • rose campion — a plant, Lychnis coronaria, of the pink family, having reddish purple flowers, and leaves covered with whitish down.
  • rostropovich — Mstislav (Leopoldovich) [mis-tuh-slahv lee-uh-pohl-duh-vich;; Russian mstyi-slahf lyi-uh-pawl-duh-vyich] /ˈmɪs təˌslɑv ˌli əˈpoʊl də vɪtʃ;; Russian mstyɪˈslɑf lyɪ əˈpɔl də vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1927–2007, Soviet cellist and conductor (husband of Galina Vishnevskaya).
  • rustic joint — a joint between stones recessed from the faces between sunken drafts or bevels.
  • saccharoidal — having a crystalline or granular texture: said esp. of some sandstones and marbles
  • sacrilegious — pertaining to or involving sacrilege: sacrilegious practices.
  • sacroiliitis — the inflammation of the sacroiliac joint
  • sacrosciatic — of the sacrum and the ischium
  • saffron rice — a dish made from white rice and flavoured with the spice saffron
  • salmon brick — a soft, imperfectly fired brick having a reddish-orange color.
  • sarcomatosis — the condition in which a sarcoma has become disseminated throughout the body.
  • sardonically — characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering: a sardonic grin.
  • saronic gulf — an inlet of the Aegean, on the SE coast of Greece, between Attica and the Peloponnesus. 50 miles (80 km) long; 30 miles (48 km) wide.
  • satisfactory — giving or affording satisfaction; fulfilling all demands or requirements: a satisfactory solution.
  • satyromaniac — a lascivious man; lecher.
  • scarificator — a person who scarifies.
  • scarlatinoid — resembling scarlatina or its eruptions.
  • scatteration — the act of scattering.
  • scenographic — the art of representing objects in accordance with the rules of perspective.
  • schizocarpic — a dry, dehiscent fruit that at maturity splits into two or more one-seeded carpels.
  • schizophrene — a person with schizophrenia or one who tends toward schizophrenia
  • schoenheimer — Rudolf [roo-dolf;; German roo-dawlf] /ˈru dɒlf;; German ˈru dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1898–1941, U.S. biochemist, born in Germany.
  • schooner rig — a rig in which the mainmast is taller than the foremast
  • scintillator — a phosphor capable of producing scintillations.
  • scissor bill — a type of skimmer bird
  • scissor jump — a type of jump involving a scissor-like movement of the legs
  • scissor-kick — a type of swimming kick used esp in the sidestroke, in which one leg is moved forward and the other bent back and they are then brought together again in a scissor-like action
  • sclerodermic — of or relating to a scleroderm or to sclerodermia; hard-skinned
  • scolopendrid — any myriapod of the order Scolopendrida, including many large, poisonous centipedes.
  • 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.
  • scorekeeping — an official of a sports contest who keeps record of the score.
  • scorpion fly — any of several harmless insects of the order Mecoptera, the male of certain species having a reproductive structure that resembles the sting of a scorpion.
  • scorpionfish — any of several tropical and temperate marine scorpaenid fishes, especially members of the genus Scorpaena, many having venomous dorsal spines.
  • scotch grain — a coarse, pebble-grained finish given to heavy leather, esp. for men's shoes
  • scotch-irish — (used with a plural verb) the descendants of the Lowland Scots who were settled in Ulster in the 17th century.
  • scouring pad — a small pad, as of steel wool or plastic mesh, used for scouring pots, pans, etc.
  • scrapbooking — hobby: collaging
  • scrieveboard — the drawing board of a shipbuilder
  • scrive board — a floorlike construction on which the lines of a vessel can be drawn or scribed at full size.
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