12-letter words containing r, e, c, o, d, h
- hydrokinetic — pertaining to the motion of liquids.
- hydrozincite — a hydrous zinc carbonate, Zn 5 (CO 3) 2 (OH) 6 , an important ore of zinc in some localities.
- hypochloride — Misspelling of hypochlorite.
- icosahedrons — Plural form of icosahedron.
- indricothere — a long-necked, long-legged, fossil mammal, Indricotherium transouralicum, related to the rhinoceros and existing 10 to 30 million years ago, possibly the largest and heaviest land mammal.
- machine word — word (def 10).
- machine-word — a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are composed of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units susceptible of independent use or consist of two or three such units combined under certain linking conditions, as with the loss of primary accent that distinguishes black·bird· from black· bird·. Words are usually separated by spaces in writing, and are distinguished phonologically, as by accent, in many languages.
- method actor — actor who follows the Method
- microchipped — Simple past tense and past participle of microchip.
- monochloride — a chloride containing one atom of chlorine with one atom of another element or a group.
- nonadherence — the quality of adhering; steady devotion, support, allegiance, or attachment: adherence to a party; rigid adherence to rules.
- octahedrally — in an octahedral manner
- officeholder — a person filling a governmental position; public official.
- on the cards — likely
- orchestrated — Simple past tense and past participle of orchestrate.
- orchidaceous — belonging to the plant family Orchidaceae.
- orchidectomy — orchiectomy.
- ormond beach — a town in NE Florida.
- orthopaedics — (used with a singular verb) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, especially the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
- orthopedical — (American spelling) Alternative form of orthopaedical.
- outstretched — to stretch forth; extend: to outstretch one's hand in welcome.
- overachieved — Simple past tense and past participle of overachieve.
- overscutched — overworked; worn out
- pachydermous — any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
- paedomorphic — showing signs of paedomorphism
- pitched-roof — a roof sloping downward in two parts at an angle from a central ridge, so as to leave a gable at each end.
- place-holder — Mathematics, Logic. a symbol in an expression that may be replaced by the name of any element of the set.
- pointed arch — an arch having a pointed apex.
- policyholder — the individual or firm in whose name an insurance policy is written; an insured.
- poster child — a child appearing on a poster for a charitable organization.
- powder chest — a small wooden box containing a charge of powder, old nails, scrap iron, etc., formerly secured over the side of a ship and exploded on the attempt of an enemy to board.
- procathedral — a church used temporarily as a cathedral.
- ratchet down — If something ratchets down or is ratcheted down, it decreases by a fixed amount or degree, and seems unlikely to increase again.
- recordholder — a person or thing recognized for the accomplishment of a feat to a better or greater degree than any other.
- rhytidectomy — face-lift.
- rosh chodesh — the beginning of a new month in the Jewish calendar, celebrated in a specified manner during the morning service in the synagogue.
- rough-voiced — having a harsh or grating voice: a rough-voiced barker.
- search order — an injunction allowing a person to enter the premises of another to search for and take copies of evidence required for a court case, used esp in cases of infringement of copyright
- second birth — spiritual rebirth.
- second reich — the German Empire 1871–1919.
- second-homer — a person who owns another house in addition to their main home, often in an area where they are not native and used as a holiday home
- shadow price — the calculated price of a good or service for which no market price exists
- shared logic — the sharing of a central processing unit and associated software among several terminals
- shortchanged — to give less than the correct change to.
- siderochrome — any of various chemical compounds functioning in the transport of iron in bacteria.
- siderophilic — having characteristics of siderophile
- stockholders — Also called stockowner. a holder or owner of stock in a corporation.
- the cold war — the period (1945-91) of cold war between the Soviet Union and its Communist allies and the U.S. and its non-Communist allies
- the in-crowd — fashionable people; top people
- the ordnance — a department of an army or government dealing with military supplies