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12-letter words containing h, o, p, i, r

  • rheomorphism — the liquefaction of rock, which results in its flowing and intruding into surrounding rocks
  • rhizocarpous — having the root perennial but the stem annual, as perennial herbs.
  • rhizophagous — feeding on roots.
  • rhizophilous — (esp of insects) preferring to live or grow near or on roots
  • rhythmopoeia — the art or process of composing, for example, music or poetry rhythmically
  • 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).
  • saprophytism — living and feeding on dead organic matter
  • 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
  • scorpionfish — any of several tropical and temperate marine scorpaenid fishes, especially members of the genus Scorpaena, many having venomous dorsal spines.
  • scrophularia — a member of a genus of flowering plants which have a square stem and are known as figworts
  • seismography — the scientific measuring and recording of the shock and vibrations of earthquakes.
  • self-worship — reverent honor and homage paid to God or a sacred personage, or to any object regarded as sacred.
  • servitorship — the office or position of a servitor; the condition of being a servitor
  • shadow price — the calculated price of a good or service for which no market price exists
  • share option — A share option is an opportunity for the employees of a company to buy shares at a special price.
  • ship's store — a retail store aboard a navy ship that sells toiletries, cigarettes, etc., to the ship's personnel.
  • shoe repairs — repairs to shoes
  • shopbreaking — the act of breaking into a shop
  • short splice — a splice used when an increased thickness of the united rope is not objectionable, made by unlaying the rope ends a certain distance, uniting them so that their strands overlap, then tucking each alternately over and under others several times.
  • siderography — the art or technique of engraving on steel.
  • siderophilic — having characteristics of siderophile
  • sinanthropus — the genus to which Peking man was formerly assigned.
  • siphonophore — any pelagic hydrozoan of the order Siphonophora, being a floating or swimming colony composed of polyps.
  • skeuomorphic — an ornament or design on an object copied from a form of the object when made from another material or by other techniques, as an imitation metal rivet mark found on handles of prehistoric pottery.
  • slip through — be undetected
  • soccer pitch — the field of play used in soccer
  • sociographic — the branch of sociology that uses statistical data to describe social phenomena.
  • sophomorical — characteristic of a sophomore
  • spatiography — the study of the characteristics of space beyond the atmosphere, including the mapping of the movements of celestial bodies and the recording of electrical, magnetic, and gravitational effects, especially those likely to affect missiles and spacecraft.
  • spermophytic — able to produce seed
  • spinsterhood — Disparaging and Offensive. a woman still unmarried beyond the usual age of marrying.
  • spirochaetal — resulting from spirochaetes
  • sponsorships — a person who vouches or is responsible for a person or thing.
  • sportfishing — fishing with a rod and reel for sport, especially for saltwater sport fish from a motorboat.
  • sports shirt — a long- or short-sleeved soft shirt for informal wear by men, having a squared-off shirttail that may be left outside the trousers, usually worn without a tie.
  • stabilograph — an instrument for measuring body sway.
  • stenographic — the art of writing in shorthand.
  • stereophonic — pertaining to a system of sound recording or reproduction using two or more separate channels to produce a more realistic effect by capturing the spatial dimensions of a performance (the location of performers as well as their acoustic surroundings), used especially with high-fidelity recordings and reproduction systems (opposed to monophonic).
  • strophanthin — a very poisonous, bitter glycoside or mixture of glycosides obtained from the dried, ripe seeds of a strophanthus, especially Strophanthus kombe, used as a cardiac stimulant.
  • strophiolate — having a strophiole
  • stylographic — of or relating to a stylograph.
  • superheroine — a woman noted for courageous acts or nobility of character: Esther and other biblical heroines.
  • superiorship — the state or position of being superior
  • survivorship — the state of being a survivor.
  • teratophobia — fear of giving birth to a monster
  • tetramorphic — (in art) of or related to a composite representation of the four evangelists' symbols
  • the pointers — the two brightest stars in the Plough (Dubhe and Merak), which lie in the direction pointing towards the Pole Star and are therefore used to locate it
  • the scorpion — the constellation Scorpio, the eighth sign of the zodiac
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