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12-letter words containing e, c, p, h, o

  • oceanography — the branch of physical geography dealing with the ocean.
  • octyl phenol — a white to pink, water-insoluble, flaky substance having the formula C 1 4 H 2 2 O, used chiefly in the manufacture of commercial surface-active agents.
  • off the pace — behind the leader; out of first place
  • oligophrenic — less than normal mental development.
  • on the cheap — costing very little; relatively low in price; inexpensive: a cheap dress.
  • oophorectomy — the operation of removing one or both ovaries; ovariectomy.
  • open channel — An open channel is a type of flow in which one surface is free (= not restricted by anything).
  • oreopithecus — a genus of fossil primate from the Miocene coal deposits of Italy, formerly considered to be a possible hominid.
  • 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.
  • overemphatic — excessive or undue emphasis.
  • overpurchase — to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
  • pachydermous — any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
  • packinghouse — a building where foodstuffs are packed
  • paedomorphic — showing signs of paedomorphism
  • paedophiliac — an adult who is sexually attracted to young children.
  • palaeolithic — the period of the emergence of primitive man and the manufacture of unpolished chipped stone tools, about 2.5 million to 3 million years ago until about 12 000 bc
  • pantechnicon — a furniture van; moving van.
  • parochialise — to make parochial.
  • parochialize — to make parochial.
  • pasch flower — pasqueflower
  • patch pocket — a pocket formed by sewing a piece of shaped material to the outside of a garment.
  • pathogenetic — the production and development of disease.
  • pelican hook — a hooklike device for holding the link of a chain or the like, consisting of a long shackle with a hinged rod held closed with a sliding ring.
  • perichoresis — the relationship between or interlinking of the three Persons of the Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit)
  • pericynthion — the point at which a spacecraft launched from earth into a lunar orbit is nearest the moon
  • perionychium — the epidermis surrounding the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.
  • peritrichous — (of bacteria) having a uniform distribution of flagella over the body surface.
  • petrochemist — someone who studies petrochemistry or works in the petrochemical industry
  • petroglyphic — relating to or having the characteristics of a petroglyph or carving made in rock
  • petrophysics — the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks
  • phagocytoses — phagocytize.
  • phanerogamic — any of the Phanerogamia, a former primary division of plants comprising those having reproductive organs; a flowering plant or seed plant (opposed to cryptogam).
  • pharmacolite — hydrous calcium arsenate, 2CaO⋅As 2 O 5 ⋅5H 2 O, formed by natural alteration of mineral deposits containing arsenopyrite and arsenical ores of cobalt and silver.
  • pharmacopeia — a book published usually under the jurisdiction of the government and containing a list of drugs, their formulas, methods for making medicinal preparations, requirements and tests for their strength and purity, and other related information.
  • phenocrystic — relating to a phenocryst
  • phenotypical — the observable constitution of an organism.
  • phlegmagogic — a medication that is intended to dislodge and evacuate mucus from the respiratory system
  • phonemically — of or relating to phonemes: a phonemic system.
  • phonesthemic — (of a speech sound) shared by a set of echoic or symbolic words, as the sn- of sneer, snarl, snatch, snide, snitch, snoop, etc.
  • phonetic law — a statement of some regular pattern of sound change in a specific language, as Grimm's law or Verner's law.
  • phonetically — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
  • phosphoresce — to be luminous without sensible heat, as phosphorus.
  • photocathode — a cathode, typically of a cesium or sodium compound, having the property of emitting electrons when activated by light or other radiation.
  • photocompose — to set (type) on a photocomposer.
  • photocurrent — an electric current produced by a photoelectric effect.
  • photoelastic — displaying photoelasticity; of or relating to photoelasticity
  • photoexcited — increased in energy due to photoexcitation
  • photoinduced — induced by light.
  • photomachine — a machine that prints copies of digital photographs
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