12-letter words containing l, o, s, c
- old slavonic — Old Church Slavonic.
- olfactronics — the measurement and analysis of smells through instruments
- oligochaetes — Plural form of oligochaete.
- olympic-size — of the dimensions or length prescribed for the Olympic Games and other major athletic competitions: an Olympic-size speed-skating oval.
- omnisciently — having complete or unlimited knowledge, awareness, or understanding; perceiving all things.
- omphaloscopy — Introversion.
- opalescently — In an opalescent manner.
- open cluster — a comparatively young, irregularly shaped group of stars, often numbering up to several hundred, and held together by mutual gravitation; usually found along the central plane of the Milky Way and other galaxies.
- optical disc — Also, optical disc. Also called laser disk. a grooveless disk on which digital data, as text, music, or pictures, is stored as tiny pits in the surface and is read or replayed by a laser beam scanning the surface.
- optical disk — Also, optical disc. Also called laser disk. a grooveless disk on which digital data, as text, music, or pictures, is stored as tiny pits in the surface and is read or replayed by a laser beam scanning the surface.
- optimistical — disposed to take a favorable view of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.
- oracle bones — animal bones used for divination
- oracularness — the state of being oracular
- oral society — a society that has not developed literacy
- orchestrally — In an orchestral manner.
- orichalceous — relating to or resembling orichalc
- orthoclastic — (of a crystal) having cleavages at right angles to each other.
- orthosilicic — (chemistry) Of, relating to or derived from orthosilicic acid.
- oscillations — Plural form of oscillation.
- oscillograms — Plural form of oscillogram.
- oscillograph — a device for recording the wave-forms of changing currents, voltages, or any other quantity that can be translated into electric energy, as sound waves.
- oscillometer — an instrument for measuring oscillations, especially those of the arterial pulse.
- oscillometry — an instrument for measuring oscillations, especially those of the arterial pulse.
- oscilloscope — a device that gives a visual graph of amplitude versus time of a measured signal, as voltage or current.
- osteoblastic — a bone-forming cell.
- osteoclastic — (pathology) Of or pertaining to an osteoclast.
- osteological — Of or relating to osteology.
- osteomalacia — a condition characterized by softening of the bones with resultant pain, weakness, and bone fragility, caused by inadequate deposition of calcium or vitamin D.
- osteomalacic — a condition characterized by softening of the bones with resultant pain, weakness, and bone fragility, caused by inadequate deposition of calcium or vitamin D.
- osteoplastic — Surgery. pertaining to osteoplasty.
- otosclerosis — formation of new bone about the stapes or cochlea, resulting in hearing loss.
- out of scale — If something is out of scale with the things near it, it is too big or too small in relation to them.
- overbalances — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overbalance.
- overclassify — to classify to excess
- owl's clover — any of several western American plants belonging to the genus Orthocarpus, of the figwort family, having dense spikes of flowers in a variety of colors with conspicuous bracts.
- owl's-clover — any of a genus (Orthocarpus) of plants of the figwort family of W North and South America; esp., a California species (O. purpurascens) with red or purple upper leaves
- oxycellulose — any substance formed naturally or synthetically by the oxidation of cellulose.
- pack of lies — false account
- paludicolous — inhabiting marshland
- parochialise — to make parochial.
- parochialism — a parochial character, spirit, or tendency; excessive narrowness of interests or view; provincialism.
- parochialist — a parochial character, spirit, or tendency; excessive narrowness of interests or view; provincialism.
- pasch flower — pasqueflower
- patroclinous — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the paternal parent (opposed to matrocliny).
- peccadilloes — a very minor or slight sin or offense; a trifling fault.
- percussional — of or relating to percussion
- perniciously — causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful: pernicious teachings; a pernicious lie.
- pest control — rats, insects: extermination
- pestological — relating to pestology
- photoelastic — displaying photoelasticity; of or relating to photoelasticity