12-letter words containing c, r, o, i, t, e
- octagenarian — One who is between the ages of 80 and 89, inclusive.
- octogenarian — of the age of 80 years.
- office party — a party or informal social gathering for all the employees in a particular organization or department
- olericulture — the cultivation of vegetables for the home or market.
- oneirocritic — an interpreter of dreams.
- 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.
- 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.
- oral society — a society that has not developed literacy
- orange stick — a slender, rounded stick, originally of orangewood, having tapered ends and used in manicuring, especially to push back the cuticles or clean the fingernails.
- orchestrions — Plural form of orchestrion.
- orchidectomy — orchiectomy.
- 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.
- orthogenetic — pertaining to or exhibiting orthogenesis.
- 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.
- oscillometer — an instrument for measuring oscillations, especially those of the arterial pulse.
- oscillometry — an instrument for measuring oscillations, especially those of the arterial pulse.
- osteoporotic — of, relating to, or caused by osteoporosis.
- ostrich fern — a tall North American fern, Matteuccia struthiopteris, with large mature leaves that resemble ostrich plumes, a popular landscaping plant whose curled new leaves, called fiddleheads, are eaten as a vegetable.
- other income — Other income is income that does not come from a company's main business, such as interest.
- otosclerosis — formation of new bone about the stapes or cochlea, resulting in hearing loss.
- outer office — the reception area of an office, outside of the main working area
- over-excited — If you say that someone is over-excited, you mean that they are more excited than you think is desirable.
- overactivate — to make active; cause to function or act.
- overactivity — Excessive activity.
- overcapacity — capacity beyond what is normal, allowed, or desirable.
- overcautious — excessively or unnecessarily cautious: Sometimes it doesn't pay to be overcautious in business.
- overcritical — excessively critical; hypercritical.
- overdelicate — extremely or excessively delicate: an overdelicate digestive system.
- overdiscount — to discount excessively
- overdramatic — of or relating to the drama.
- overemphatic — excessive or undue emphasis.
- overexplicit — excessively explicit
- overmedicate — to treat with medicine or medicaments.
- overreaction — to react or respond more strongly than is necessary or appropriate.
- overreactive — tending to react.
- overstocking — to stock to excess: We are overstocked on this item.
- ozonic ether — a solution of hydrogen peroxide in ethyl ether.
- packet radio — (communications, radio) The use of packet switched communications protocols in large networks (i.e not wireless LANs or Bluetooth) having wireless links to terminals at least. Packet radio is split into amateur packet radio (AX25) and General Packet Radio Service (GRPS).
- particolored — having different colors in different areas or patches; variegated: a parti-colored dress.
- pectoral fin — (in fishes) either of a pair of fins usually situated behind the head, one on each side, and corresponding to the forelimbs of higher vertebrates.
- pectoriloquy — vocalization through the chest wall, indicating a cavity or consolidation of the lung
- pentacrinoid — a larval crinoid resembling members of the genus Pentacrinus
- perceptional — the act or faculty of perceiving, or apprehending by means of the senses or of the mind; cognition; understanding.
- perfectation — the action or process of becoming or causing to become perfect or complete