12-letter words containing s, c, o, p, y
- psychopathic — of, relating to, or affected with psychopathy.
- psychosexual — of or relating to the relationship of psychological and sexual phenomena.
- psychosocial — of or relating to the interaction between social and psychological factors.
- psychoticism — the state of being psychotic
- psychotronic — of or relating to a genre of usually low-budget movies that includes horror, fantasy, science-fiction, and underground films.
- psychotropic — affecting mental activity, behavior, or perception, as a mood-altering drug.
- psychrometer — an instrument for determining atmospheric humidity by the reading of two thermometers, the bulb of one being kept moist and ventilated.
- psychrometry — the employment of the psychrometer.
- pugnaciously — inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
- pyrognostics — the characteristics of a mineral, such as fusibility and flame coloration, that are revealed by the application of heat
- pyrosulfuric — of or derived from pyrosulfuric acid; disulfuric.
- pyrotechnics — the art of making fireworks.
- pyrotechnist — a person skilled in pyrotechnics, especially in the manufacture or use of fireworks.
- release copy — an article, notice, announcement, or the like, issued in advance for publication or broadcast, bearing a release date.
- scapulomancy — divination of the future by observation of the cracking of a mammal's scapula that has been heated by a fire or hot instrument.
- schizophytic — of or relating to a schizophyte
- sclerophylly — the normal development of much sclerenchyma in the leaves of certain plants, as some desert plants, resulting in thickened, hardened foliage that resists loss of moisture.
- scorpion fly — any of several harmless insects of the order Mecoptera, the male of certain species having a reproductive structure that resembles the sting of a scorpion.
- scrupulosity — having scruples, or moral or ethical standards; having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right; principled: scrupulous about defending human rights.
- scrupulously — having scruples, or moral or ethical standards; having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right; principled: scrupulous about defending human rights.
- spectrometry — an optical device for measuring wavelengths, deviation of refracted rays, and angles between faces of a prism, especially an instrument (prism spectrometer) consisting of a slit through which light passes, a collimator, a prism that deviates the light, and a telescope through which the deviated light is viewed and examined.
- spectroscopy — the science that deals with the use of the spectroscope and with spectrum analysis.
- spermatocyte — a male germ cell (primary spermatocyte) that gives rise by meiosis to a pair of haploid cells (secondary spermatocytes) that give rise in turn to spermatids.
- spermophytic — able to produce seed
- sphygmoscope — a device for studying or examining the pulse
- sporadically — (of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional: sporadic renewals of enthusiasm.
- spotted cavy — paca.
- stapedectomy — a microsurgical procedure to relieve deafness by replacing the stapes of the ear with a prosthetic device.
- 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.
- stylographic — of or relating to a stylograph.
- supplicatory — to pray humbly; make humble and earnest entreaty or petition.
- suspiciously — tending to cause or excite suspicion; questionable: suspicious behavior.
- sycophantish — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
- sycophantism — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
- sycophantize — to act the sycophant
- synchroscope — an instrument for determining the difference in phase between two related motions, as those of two aircraft engines or two electric generators.
- the olympics — the Olympic Games
- top security — ultra secure
- tracheoscopy — examination of the interior of the trachea, as with a laryngoscope.
- type section — the sequence of strata referred to in establishing a stratigraphic unit, as a member or formation.
- unsyncopated — marked by syncopation: syncopated rhythm.
- urethroscopy — observation of the urethra by a urethroscope.
- victory ship — a fast, turbine-powered cargo ship of World War II, having a capacity of about 11,000 dead-weight tons.
- wages policy — a government policy setting wages and wage increases for workers, for example, setting minimum wage requirements
- yachtspeople — Plural form of yachtsperson.
- yachtsperson — A yachtsman or yachtswoman.