13-letter words containing p, c, o, s
- host computer — the main computer in a network: controls or performs certain functions for other computers.
- host-specific — capable of living solely on or in one species of host, as a parasite that infests only chickens.
- hydrocephalus — an accumulation of serous fluid within the cranium, especially in infancy, due to obstruction of the movement of cerebrospinal fluid, often causing great enlargement of the head; water on the brain.
- hypercautious — Especially or unreasonably cautious.
- hypersarcosis — a fleshy outgrowth
- hypochlorites — Plural form of hypochlorite.
- hyposecretion — a diminished secretion.
- hyposulphuric — relating to sulphur which is in a lower state of oxidation than it is in sulphuric compounds
- hypotheticals — Plural form of hypothetical.
- hypsometrical — Of or pertaining to hypsometry.
- hystricomorph — any rodent of the suborder Hystricomorpha, which includes porcupines, cavies, agoutis, and chinchillas
- ichthyopsidan — a member of the class Ichthyopsida
- iconographies — Plural form of iconography.
- impecuniosity — having little or no money; penniless; poor.
- impecuniously — In an impecunious manner.
- imperfections — A fault, blemish, or undesirable feature.
- in one's cups — a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, etc., usually having a handle and used chiefly as a receptable from which to drink tea, soup, etc.
- in respect of — with regard, with reference
- in respect to — with regard to
- in retrospect — contemplation of the past; a survey of past time, events, etc.
- inclusion map — a map of a set to itself in which each element of a given subset of the set is mapped to itself.
- incompatibles — not compatible; unable to exist together in harmony: She asked for a divorce because they were utterly incompatible.
- incompossible — incompatible; mutually exclusive
- inconspicuous — not conspicuous, noticeable, or prominent.
- incorporators — one of the signers of the articles or certificate of legal incorporation.
- incorruptness — The state of being incorrupt.
- inscriptional — Of or pertaining to inscription.
- insect powder — a powdered chemical that kills insects; insecticide
- inspectorates — Plural form of inspectorate.
- inspectorship — The condition of being an inspector; the office of an inspector.
- interceptions — Plural form of interception.
- interiorscape — An installation of plants decorating the inside of a building.
- interoceptors — a receptor, especially of the viscera, responding to stimuli originating from within the body.
- introspecting — to practice introspection; consider one's own internal state or feelings.
- introspection — observation or examination of one's own mental and emotional state, mental processes, etc.; the act of looking within oneself.
- introspective — characterized by introspection, the act or process of looking into oneself.
- isle of capri — Capri.
- isotopic spin — a quantum number that is related to the number of different values of electric charge that a given kind of baryon or meson may have. Symbol: I.
- joseph crater — Joseph Force [fawrs,, fohrs] /fɔrs,, foʊrs/ (Show IPA), 1889–? a judge of the New York State Supreme Court: his mysterious disappearance on August 6, 1930, has never been solved.
- joseph's coat — an ornamental species of pigweed (Amaranthus tricolor) having red, yellow, and green upper leaves
- joseph's-coat — a cultivated form of Amaranthus tricolor, having headlike clusters of small flowers and blotched and colored leaves.
- kaleidoscoped — Simple past tense and past participle of kaleidoscope.
- kaleidoscopes — Plural form of kaleidoscope.
- kaleidoscopic — of, relating to, or created by a kaleidoscope.
- kiss of peace — (in certain Christian churches) a ceremonial greeting or embrace given as a token of Christian love and unity.
- kleptomaniacs — Plural form of kleptomaniac.
- kosher pickle — a garlic-flavored pickle, sold especially in Jewish delicatessens.
- kraft process — a process for making wood pulp by digesting wood chips in an alkaline liquor consisting chiefly of caustic soda together with sodium sulfate.
- lace-up shoes — shoes which are fastened with laces
- lactoproteins — Plural form of lactoprotein.