12-letter words containing o, s, i, c, l, e
- nonrealistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
- nonselection — an act or instance of selecting or the state of being selected; choice.
- nonselective — having the function or power of selecting; making a selection.
- nonspherical — not spherical
- nucleocapsid — the nucleic acid core and surrounding capsid of a virus; the basic viral structure.
- nucleophiles — Plural form of nucleophile.
- nucleosidase — any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of nucleosides.
- nucleotidase — a biochemical catalyst that facilitates the process of hydrolyzing or splitting a nucleotide and turning it into a phosphate and a nucleoside
- oblivescence — the process of forgetting.
- obliviscence — the condition or fact of failing to remember or having failed to remember or of being absent-minded
- oceanologist — the practical application of oceanography.
- ochlocracies — Plural form of ochlocracy.
- 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.
- oral society — a society that has not developed literacy
- orichalceous — relating to or resembling orichalc
- 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.
- overclassify — to classify to excess
- pack of lies — false account
- parochialise — to make parochial.
- 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.
- pestological — relating to pestology
- photoelastic — displaying photoelasticity; of or relating to photoelasticity
- plainclothes — Plainclothes police officers wear ordinary clothes instead of a police uniform.
- pleiochasium — a flowering system in which several buds come out at the same time
- poeticalness — the characteristic of being poetical
- police state — a nation in which the police, especially a secret police, summarily suppresses any social, economic, or political act that conflicts with governmental policy.
- policeperson — a member of a police force.
- policymakers — a person responsible for making policy, especially in government.
- poliorcetics — the science of siegecraft
- politicaster — an ill-suited or disliked politician
- polycentrism — the doctrine that a plurality of independent centers of leadership, power, or ideology may exist within a single political system, especially Communism.
- polytheistic — pertaining to, characterized by, or adhering to polytheism, the doctrine that there is more than one god or many gods: Science thrived in the polytheistic culture of ancient Greece.
- porcelainous — made of or resembling porcelain
- porcellanise — to bake into porcelain
- postcardlike — (of a scene) resembling a postcard
- postelection — the selection of a person or persons for office by vote.
- poster child — a child appearing on a poster for a charitable organization.