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12-letter words containing p, a, c, t, o

  • sportscaster — A sportscaster is a radio or television broadcaster who describes or comments on sporting events.
  • spotted cavy — paca.
  • stage pocket — one of several metal boxes placed backstage in the floor (floor pocket) or wall of a theater and containing jacks for electric cables used in lighting units.
  • stapedectomy — a microsurgical procedure to relieve deafness by replacing the stapes of the ear with a prosthetic device.
  • state police — a police force under state authority rather than under the authority of a city or county in the state.
  • stegocarpous — (of a moss) belonging to the division Stegocarpi, having an operculate capsule
  • stenographic — the art of writing in shorthand.
  • stereoptican — a projector usually consisting of two complete lanterns arranged so that one picture appears to dissolve while the next is forming.
  • stipulaceous — of, relating to, having, resembling, or living on stipules
  • 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.
  • 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
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