12-letter words containing r, o, t, c, e
- centrolinead — a drafting instrument for drawing lines converging on a vanishing point outside the drawing.
- centrolineal — Of lines, converging to a centre.
- centrosphere — the portion of the centrosome surrounding the centriole; center of an aster
- centuriation — the process or act of dividing land into centuries or equal areas undertaken by the Romans
- cephalometer — an instrument for positioning the human head for X-ray examination in cephalometry
- cephalometry — measurement of the dimensions of the human head by radiography: used mainly in orthodontics
- ceratopsians — Plural form of ceratopsian.
- cerebrations — Plural form of cerebration.
- cerebropathy — A hypochondriacal condition verging upon insanity, occurring in those whose brains have been unduly taxed.
- cerebrotonia — a personality type characterized by restraint, alertness, and an intellectual approach to life: said to be correlated with an ectomorph body type
- cerebrotonic — relating to or resembling a personality type characterized by shyness, introspection, and emotional restraint, and often associated with an ectomorphic physique
- ceroplastics — the art of wax modelling
- cerotic acid — white insoluble odourless wax
- cervicectomy — (medicine) Surgical removal of the cervix.
- chaetiferous — having bristles
- 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
- chalicothere — any of various very large extinct Tertiary horselike perissodactyl mammals that had clawed feet but otherwise resembled titanotheres
- chamber tomb — a prehistoric tomb with a chamber inside it in which the body of an important person was laid to rest
- change front — to redeploy (a force in the field) so that its main weight of weapons points in another direction
- channel port — one of the English or French ports on the English Channel
- chaos theory — a theory, applied in various branches of science, that apparently random phenomena have underlying order
- chapter book — a children's book, typically a work of fiction, of moderate length and complexity, divided into chapters and intended for readers approximately seven to ten years old
- chapter room — a room for the use of the chapter of a religious institution
- chapter stop — any of several markers placed at intervals on a DVD film, enabling the viewer to find and select particular scenes
- chapterhouse — the building attached to a cathedral, collegiate church, or religious house in which the chapter meets
- chart topper — a singer, band or video that comes top in the charts
- charterhouse — a Carthusian monastery
- chatterboxes — Plural form of chatterbox.
- chemotherapy — Chemotherapy is the treatment of disease using chemicals. It is often used in treating cancer.
- 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
- cherrystones — Plural form of cherrystone.
- chinese tour — a tour in which visitors are shown only what those in charge want them to see.
- chiropterans — Plural form of chiropteran.
- chlorapatite — (mineral) A variety of apatite containing chloride instead of fluoride.
- chlorimetric — of or relating to chlorimetry
- chloroacetic — an acid made by chlorinating acetic acid
- chloroethane — ethyl chloride.
- chloroethene — vinyl chloride.
- chlorophytes — Plural form of chlorophyte.
- chocolatiers — Plural form of chocolatier.
- choirmasters — Plural form of choirmaster.
- chopper tool — a core tool of flint or stone, with a transverse cutting edge, characteristic of cultures in Asia and parts of the Middle East and Europe
- choreologist — a person who is expert in choreology
- chorusmaster — the conductor of a choir
- chrestomathy — a collection of literary passages, used in the study of language
- christophene — chayote.
- chrome steel — any of various hard rust-resistant steels containing chromium
- chromocenter — karyosome (def 1).
- chromonemata — a chromosome thread that is relatively uncoiled at early prophase but assumes a spiral form at metaphase.