12-letter words containing r, o, t, s, c, p
- stereophonic — pertaining to a system of sound recording or reproduction using two or more separate channels to produce a more realistic effect by capturing the spatial dimensions of a performance (the location of performers as well as their acoustic surroundings), used especially with high-fidelity recordings and reproduction systems (opposed to monophonic).
- stereoptican — a projector usually consisting of two complete lanterns arranged so that one picture appears to dissolve while the next is forming.
- stereopticon — a projector usually consisting of two complete lanterns arranged so that one picture appears to dissolve while the next is forming.
- stereoscopic — noting or pertaining to three-dimensional vision or any of various processes and devices for giving the illusion of depth from two-dimensional images or reproductions, as of a photograph or motion picture.
- stick up for — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
- streptomyces — any of several aerobic bacteria of the genus Streptomyces, certain species of which produce antibiotics.
- streptomycin — an antibiotic, C 2 1 H 3 9 N 7 O 1 2 , produced by a soil actinomycete, Streptomyces griseus, and used in medicine in the form of its white, water-soluble sulfate salt, chiefly in the treatment of tuberculosis.
- stumpknocker — spotted sunfish.
- 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.
- subinspector — a secondary or assistant inspector
- subscription — a sum of money given or pledged as a contribution, payment, investment, etc.
- superconduct — to conduct electricity very efficiently or without resistance, to act as a superconductor
- supplicatory — to pray humbly; make humble and earnest entreaty or petition.
- tech support — an advising and troubleshooting service provided by a manufacturer, typically a software or hardware developer, to its customers, often online or on the telephone.
- the scorpion — the constellation Scorpio, the eighth sign of the zodiac
- thoracoscope — an instrument used for examining the pleural cavity
- top security — ultra secure
- tracheoscopy — examination of the interior of the trachea, as with a laryngoscope.
- transpicuous — transparent.
- tricephalous — with three heads
- tropicalised — 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
- trouser clip — a clip that is worn around the bottom of a trouser leg to stop the material getting caught in the chain of a bicycle
- 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.
- unit process — any of a number of standard operations, such as filtration or distillation, that are widely used in various chemical and process industries
- urethroscope — an apparatus for observing the urethra.
- urethroscopy — observation of the urethra by a urethroscope.
- vector space — an additive group in which addition is commutative and with which is associated a field of scalars, as the field of real numbers, such that the product of a scalar and an element of the group or a vector is defined, the product of two scalars times a vector is associative, one times a vector is the vector, and two distributive laws hold.
- velcro strip — a strip or roll of Velcro, able to be cut to the required length
- victory ship — a fast, turbine-powered cargo ship of World War II, having a capacity of about 11,000 dead-weight tons.
- yachtsperson — A yachtsman or yachtswoman.