12-letter words containing s, c, h, o, p
- chemotropism — the growth response of an organism, esp a plant, to a chemical stimulus
- chinese copy — an exact copy of an original
- chiropterans — Plural form of chiropteran.
- chisel point — a nail or spike with the point formed by two flat inclined sides meeting at a sharp angle.
- chlorophylls — Plural form of chlorophyll.
- chlorophytes — Plural form of chlorophyte.
- chloroplasts — Plural form of chloroplast.
- chlorospinel — a variety of spinel used as a gem, colored grass-green by the presence of copper.
- chlorpyrifos — a broad-spectrum insecticide, C 9 H 11 Cl 3 NO 3 PS, used on lawns and ornamental plants.
- chordophones — Plural form of chordophone.
- choreographs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of choreograph.
- chorus pedal — an electronic device that creates the effect of more than one sound from a single source by combining a short delay with slight deviations in pitch
- choux pastry — a very light pastry made with eggs, used for eclairs, etc
- christophany — an appearance or emergence of Christ following his crucifixion
- christophene — chayote.
- chromatopsia — an irregularity in the ability to see colours properly
- chromophores — Plural form of chromophore.
- chromoplasts — Plural form of chromoplast.
- chromosphere — a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere extending from the photosphere to the corona and visible during a total eclipse of the sun
- chronographs — Plural form of chronograph.
- chronoscopes — Plural form of chronoscope.
- chrysography — the art of writing in ink made of powdered gold suspended in a small amount of glair or gum.
- chrysophanol — (organic compound) A chemical compound found in rhubarb.
- chrysophytes — Plural form of chrysophyte.
- churchperson — A person involved with the church; a churchgoer or cleric.
- chymotrypsin — a powerful proteolytic enzyme secreted from the pancreas in the form of chymotrypsinogen, being converted to the active form by trypsin
- clothes pole — a post to which a clothesline is attached
- clothes prop — a long wooden pole with a forked end, used to raise a line of washing to enable it to catch the breeze
- clothes shop — a shop selling clothes
- clothespress — a closet, wardrobe, or chest in which to keep clothes
- co-ownership — the fact or state of being one of the joint owners of something
- colour phase — a seasonal change in the coloration of some animals
- compost heap — an outdoor pile of compostabale material that degrades into compost
- consumership — the state of being a consumer
- coppersmiths — Plural form of coppersmith.
- coprophagist — a person who eats excrement
- coprophagous — (esp of certain beetles) feeding on dung
- coprophilous — growing in or on dung
- copyrighters — Plural form of copyrighter.
- coronagraphs — Plural form of coronagraph.
- corrivalship — the position of a corrival
- cosmographer — (astrophysics) A scientist specializing in understanding and describing the nature of the universe.
- cosmographic — Of or pertaining to cosmography.
- costophrenic — Synonym of phrenicocostal.
- criosphinxes — Plural form of criosphinx.
- crosspatches — Plural form of crosspatch.
- cryptorchids — Plural form of cryptorchid.
- cryptorchism — failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum.
- cushion pink — a low-growing mountain plant, Silene acaulis, of Europe and North America, having deep pink to purplish, solitary flowers and forming mosslike patches on rocky or barren ground.
- demographics — data resulting from the science of demography; population statistics