12-letter words containing o, p, t, i, c
- aristophanic — 448?–385? b.c, Athenian comic dramatist.
- arthropathic — disease of the joints.
- arthroscopic — the use of an arthroscope to diagnose an injury to or disease of a joint or to perform minor surgery on a joint.
- aspect ratio — the ratio of width to height of the picture on a television or cinema screen
- astigmoscope — astigmatoscope.
- astrophysics — Astrophysics is the study of the physical and chemical structure of the stars, planets, and other natural objects in space.
- asymptomatic — If someone with a disease is asymptomatic, it means that they do not show any symptoms of the disease.
- asymptotical — of or relating to an asymptote.
- atmospherics — Atmospherics are elements in something such as a piece of music or a book which create a certain atmosphere.
- atomic power — nuclear power.
- atychiphobia — (rare) The fear of failure.
- autohypnotic — Of or pertaining to autohypnosis; self-hypnotizing.
- autoptically — in an autoptical manner
- backstopping — a wall, wire screen, or the like, serving to prevent a ball from going too far beyond the normal playing area.
- biocomputing — the application of computing to problems in biology, biochemistry, and genetics
- biopesticide — a naturally occurring or derived substance or an organism that controls pests by nontoxic means
- body politic — The body politic is all the people of a nation when they are considered as a complete political group.
- branch point — Electricity. a point in an electric network at which three or more conductors meet.
- camp bastion — a large British military base in Helmand province, Afghanistan, built in 2006
- camphorating — Present participle of camphorate.
- capacitation — to make capable; enable.
- capital cost — a cost incurred on the purchase of land, buildings, construction and equipment to be used in the production of goods or the rendering of services
- capital loss — A capital loss is a loss on investment property.
- capitol hill — the area around the Capitol in Washington, DC
- capitol peak — a mountain in W central Colorado, in the Elk range of the Rocky Mountains. 14,130 feet (4310 meters).
- capitulation — the act of capitulating
- capitulatory — the act of capitulating.
- captiousness — The state of being captious.
- cartographic — Of or pertaining to the making of maps.
- castile soap — a hard soap made from olive oil and sodium hydroxide
- catadioptric — involving a combination of reflecting and refracting components
- cataphoresis — electrophoresis
- catastrophic — Something that is catastrophic involves or causes a sudden terrible disaster.
- catch points — railway points designed to derail a train running back in the wrong direction to prevent collision with a following train
- ceratopsians — Plural form of ceratopsian.
- ceroplastics — the art of wax modelling
- chalcopyrite — a widely distributed yellow mineral consisting of a sulphide of copper and iron in tetragonal crystalline form: the principal ore of copper. Formula: CuFeS2
- change point — a point to which a foresight and backsight are taken in levelling; turning point
- charity shop — A charity shop is a shop that sells used goods cheaply and gives its profits to a charity.
- cheiloplasty — plastic surgery of the lip.
- chemotrophic — any organism that oxidizes inorganic or organic compounds as its principal energy source.
- chemotropism — the growth response of an organism, esp a plant, to a chemical stimulus
- chiropractic — Chiropractic is the treatment of injuries by pressing and moving people's joints, especially the spine.
- chiropractor — A chiropractor is a person who treats injuries by chiropractic.
- chiropterans — Plural form of chiropteran.
- chisel point — a nail or spike with the point formed by two flat inclined sides meeting at a sharp angle.
- chlorapatite — (mineral) A variety of apatite containing chloride instead of fluoride.
- christophany — an appearance or emergence of Christ following his crucifixion
- christophene — chayote.
- chromatophil — Also, chromatophilic, chromatophilous [kroh-muh-tof-uh-luh s] /ˌkroʊ məˈtɒf ə ləs/ (Show IPA). chromophil (def 1).