13-letter words containing h, o, s, p, i
- cephalosporin — any of a group of broad-spectrum antibiotics obtained from fungi of the genus Cephalosporium
- championships — Plural form of championship.
- chaperoneship — State or position of chaperone.
- chemisorption — an adsorption process in which an adsorbate is held on the surface of an adsorbent by chemical bonds
- child process — (operating system) A process created by another process (the parent process). Each process may create many child processes but will have only one parent process, except for the very first process which has no parent. The first process, called init in Unix, is started by the kernel at boot time and never terminates. A child process inherits most of its attributes, such as open files, from its parent. In fact in Unix, a child process is created (using fork) as a copy of the parent. The chid process can then overlay itself with a different program (using exec) as required.
- child support — If a parent pays child support, they legally have to pay money to help provide things such as food and clothing for a child with whom they no longer live.
- chilkoot pass — a mountain pass in North America between SE Alaska and NW British Columbia, over the Coast Range
- chirographist — a person who studies or who is knowledgeable about handwriting styles
- chiropractics — The practice of a chiropractor.
- chiropractors — Plural form of chiropractor.
- chloroplastic — a plastid containing chlorophyll.
- chorepiscopal — (in early Christianity) relating to or connected with a local bishop
- choripetalous — polypetalous
- chromospheric — Of or pertaining to the chromosphere.
- chrysophenine — a bright yellow dye derived from stilbene, used chiefly for dyeing leather and textiles.
- chrysophilite — a person who loves gold
- cloud physics — the science of the physical properties and processes of clouds.
- co-authorship — the state a coauthor
- coadjutorship — the state of being a coadjutor
- cochairperson — a person who cochairs an organization
- colleagueship — workplace companionship
- collectorship — The rank or office of a collector of customs or other taxes.
- commandership — a person who commands.
- committeeship — (formerly) the office of a person to whom the care of a mentally incompetent person or his or her property was entrusted by a court
- companionship — Companionship is having someone you know and like with you, rather than being on your own.
- comprehension — Comprehension is the ability to understand something.
- comprehensive — Something that is comprehensive includes everything that is needed or relevant.
- conductorship — The position of conductor of an orchestra.
- confessorship — the office or function of a confessor
- conidiophores — Plural form of conidiophore.
- containership — a ship specially designed or equipped for carrying containerized cargo
- copartnership — a partnership or association between two equals, esp in a business enterprise
- copperheadism — U.S. History. (during the Civil War) the advocacy of peace negotiations to restore the Union to its prewar condition, with continued slavery in the South.
- cornish pasty — A Cornish pasty is a small pie with meat and vegetables inside.
- cosponsorship — joint sponsorship
- counselorship — The function and rank or office of a counselor.
- cryotherapies — Plural form of cryotherapy.
- cushion plant — a type of low-growing plant having many closely spaced short upright shoots, typical of alpine and arctic habitats
- custodianship — the condition of being a custodian
- cybershopping — Shopping by means of computers or the Internet.
- cyclostrophic — pertaining to atmospheric motion in which the centripetal acceleration exactly balances the horizontal pressure force.
- deipnosophist — a person who is a master of dinner-table conversation
- dendrophilous — living in or on trees; arboreal.
- dermographism — dermatographia.
- devil worship — the worship of Satan or of a demon
- dictatorships — Plural form of dictatorship.
- diencephalons — Plural form of diencephalon.
- directorships — Plural form of directorship.
- discographies — Plural form of discography.
- disfellowship — (in some Protestant religions) the status of a member who, because of some serious infraction of church policy, has been denied the church's sacraments and any post of responsibility and is officially shunned by other members.