12-letter words containing p, r, e, t, i, o
- 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
- 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
- chiropterans — Plural form of chiropteran.
- chlorapatite — (mineral) A variety of apatite containing chloride instead of fluoride.
- christophene — chayote.
- cinque ports — an association of ports on the SE coast of England, originally consisting of Hastings, Romney, Hythe, Dover, and Sandwich, which from late Anglo-Saxon times provided ships for the king's service in return for the profits of justice in their courts. The Cinque Ports declined with the growth of other ports and surrendered their charters in 1685
- co-operative — A co-operative is a business or organization run by the people who work for it, or owned by the people who use it. These people share its benefits and profits.
- co-parenting — a divorced or separated parent who shares equally with the other parent in the custody and care of a child.
- co-president — a person who shares the highest position in an organization with another person
- co-recipient — one of two or more recipients, as of an award.
- coat protein — any protein that is a constituent of the capsid of a virus.
- coleopterist — a person who studies the Coleoptera
- comparatives — Plural form of comparative.
- compaternity — the relationship between the godparents of a child or between the godparents and the child's parents.
- complimenter — a person who compliments
- computerised — to control, perform, process, or store (a system, operation, or information) by means of or in an electronic computer or computers.
- computerized — A computerized system, process, or business is one in which the work is done by computer.
- computerizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of computerize.
- computerlike — similar to a computer
- contemporise — to place in or regard as belonging to the same age or time.
- contemporize — to be or make contemporary; synchronize
- cooperations — an act or instance of working or acting together for a common purpose or benefit; joint action.
- cooperatives — Plural form of cooperative.
- coppersmiths — Plural form of coppersmith.
- coproprietor — a joint proprietor
- coprosperity — joint prosperity
- copyrighters — Plural form of copyrighter.
- corporealist — a materialist
- corporeality — the state or quality of being corporeal; bodily existence
- corruptively — In a corruptive way.
- costophrenic — Synonym of phrenicocostal.
- coulter pine — a California pine, Pinus coulteri, having stout, bluish-green needles and heavy cones 9 to 14 inches (23 to 36 cm) long.
- counterpoint — Something that is a counterpoint to something else contrasts with it in a satisfying way.
- counterpoise — a force, influence, etc, that counterbalances another
- counterspies — Plural form of counterspy.
- cryptomerias — Plural form of cryptomeria.
- cryptomnesia — the reappearance of a suppressed or forgotten memory which is mistaken for a new experience
- cryptomnesic — of, relating to, or characterized by cryptomnesia
- curtain pole — a pole from which a curtain is hung in front of a window, door, etc
- danger point — the point at which something ceases to be safe
- deaspiration — the act of deaspirating
- depilatories — Plural form of depilatory.
- deportations — Plural form of deportation.
- depositaries — Plural form of depositary.
- depositories — Plural form of depository.
- depreciation — the reduction in value of a fixed asset due to use, obsolescence, etc
- depreciatory — tending to depreciate.
- depredations — the act of preying upon or plundering; robbery; ravage.
- deprivations — Plural form of deprivation.