12-letter words containing o, p, a, c
- stocking cap — a long, conical, knitted cap, usually with a tassel or pompon at the tip.
- stomach pump — a suction pump for removing the contents of the stomach, used especially in cases of poisoning.
- stupefaction — the state of being stupefied; stupor.
- stylographic — of or relating to a stylograph.
- sub-tropical — Sub-tropical places have a climate that is warm and wet, and are often near tropical regions.
- subapostolic — of or relating to the era after that of the Apostles
- suboccipital — situated below the occipital bone or the occipital lobe of the brain.
- subopercular — of or relating to the suboperculum
- superorganic — of or relating to the structure of cultural elements within society conceived as independent of and superior to the individual members of society.
- supplication — an act or instance of supplicating; humble prayer, entreaty, or petition.
- supplicatory — to pray humbly; make humble and earnest entreaty or petition.
- swamp locust — water locust.
- sycophantish — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
- sycophantism — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
- sycophantize — to act the sycophant
- tampico hemp — a stiff fiber obtained from the leaves of various species of Agave, as A. falcata or A. sisalana.
- tapioca snow — snow pellets.
- technography — the description and study of the arts and sciences in their geographical and ethnic distribution and historical development.
- technophilia — a person who loves or is enthusiastic about advanced technology.
- technophobia — abnormal fear of or anxiety about the effects of advanced technology.
- tetramorphic — (in art) of or related to a composite representation of the four evangelists' symbols
- tezcatlipoca — an Aztec god.
- the cenotaph — the monument in Whitehall, London, honouring the dead of both World Wars: designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens: erected in 1920
- theanthropic — of or relating to both God or a god and human beings; both divine and human.
- thoracoscope — an instrument used for examining the pleural cavity
- to keep pace — If something keeps pace with something else that is changing, it changes quickly in response to it.
- tomato aspic — aspic1 (def 2).
- toxicophobia — an intense fear of poisoning
- tracheophyte — any plant of the former division Tracheophyta, comprising all the vascular plants.
- tracheoscopy — examination of the interior of the trachea, as with a laryngoscope.
- tractor pull — a contest in which tractors compete to pull the heaviest load.
- transpicuous — transparent.
- tricephalous — with three heads
- trichopteran — trichopterous.
- tricorporate — having three bodies
- trophotactic — of or relating to trophotaxis
- tropicalised — to make tropical, as in character or appearance.
- tropicalized — to make tropical, as in character or appearance.
- troposcatter — the scattering or extended propagation of radio signals using the local irregularities in the Earth's troposphere
- trypanocidal — (of a drug, agent, activity, etc) effective in killing trypanosomes
- turbo pascal — (language, product) Borland International's Pascal. Perhaps the first integrated development environment for MS-DOS. Versions 1.0-3.0: standard Pascal with a few extensions Versions 4.0 (1987) and 5.0: separate compilation. Version 5.5: object-oriented. Version 6.0: Turbo Vision OOP library.
- typification — to serve as a typical example of; exemplify.
- ultracompact — extremely compact, esp of technology that is much smaller than a standard model
- unapologetic — containing an apology or excuse for a fault, failure, insult, injury, etc.: An apologetic letter to his creditors explained the delay.
- unapproached — not approached; not able to be approached or neared
- unauspicious — inauspicious; unfavourable; unlucky
- unchaperoned — not chaperoned; not accompanied by a chaperone
- uncomparable — capable of being compared; having features in common with something else to permit or suggest comparison: He considered the Roman and British empires to be comparable.
- uncompassion — a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering.
- uncomplacent — pleased, especially with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied: The voters are too complacent to change the government.