12-letter words containing h, e, t, r, o, c
- octahedrally — in an octahedral manner
- off the rack — (of clothing) not made to specific or individual requirements; ready-made: off-the-rack men's suits.
- off-the-rack — (of clothing) not made to specific or individual requirements; ready-made: off-the-rack men's suits.
- on the cards — likely
- on the cross — diagonally
- on the march — If a group of soldiers are on the march, they are marching somewhere.
- on the rocks — a large mass of stone forming a hill, cliff, promontory, or the like.
- oophorectomy — the operation of removing one or both ovaries; ovariectomy.
- orchestrally — In an orchestral manner.
- orchestrated — Simple past tense and past participle of orchestrate.
- orchestrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of orchestrate.
- orchestrator — One who orchestrates.
- 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.
- orthocenters — Plural form of orthocenter.
- 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.
- 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.
- out of reach — beyond arm's length
- outstretched — to stretch forth; extend: to outstretch one's hand in welcome.
- overemphatic — excessive or undue emphasis.
- overscutched — overworked; worn out
- ozonic ether — a solution of hydrogen peroxide in ethyl ether.
- pericynthion — the point at which a spacecraft launched from earth into a lunar orbit is nearest the moon
- 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
- 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.
- phenocrystic — relating to a phenocryst
- photocurrent — an electric current produced by a photoelectric effect.
- photonuclear — of, relating to, or caused by the collision of high-energy photons with the nucleus of an atom.
- photothermic — pertaining to the thermal effects of light.
- picture show — motion picture.
- picturephone — a type of telephone where users can see each other as they talk, through the transmission of video images
- pitched-roof — a roof sloping downward in two parts at an angle from a central ridge, so as to leave a gable at each end.
- point charge — an electric charge considered to exist at a single point, and thus having neither area nor volume.
- pointed arch — an arch having a pointed apex.
- poll watcher — a representative of a political party or of an organization running a candidate who is assigned to the polls on an election day to watch for violations of the laws that regulate voting, campaigning, etc.
- pork butcher — a butcher who specializes in pork
- port chester — a city in SE New York, on Long Island Sound.
- poster child — a child appearing on a poster for a charitable organization.
- powder chest — a small wooden box containing a charge of powder, old nails, scrap iron, etc., formerly secured over the side of a ship and exploded on the attempt of an enemy to board.
- preneolithic — (sometimes lowercase) Anthropology. of, relating to, or characteristic of the last phase of the Stone Age, marked by the domestication of animals, the development of agriculture, and the manufacture of pottery and textiles: commonly thought to have begun c9000–8000 b.c. in the Middle East. Compare Mesolithic, Paleolithic.
- prepsychotic — exhibiting behavior that indicates the approach of a psychotic reaction.
- procathedral — a church used temporarily as a cathedral.
- process shot — a shot in which action takes place in front of a screen on which an image already filmed is projected