12-letter words containing s, c, p, i
- on suspicion — as a suspect
- opisthotonic — of or relating to opisthotonos
- optic chiasm — a site at the base of the forebrain where the inner half of the fibers of the left and right optic nerves cross to the opposite side of the brain.
- optical disc — Also, optical disc. Also called laser disk. a grooveless disk on which digital data, as text, music, or pictures, is stored as tiny pits in the surface and is read or replayed by a laser beam scanning the surface.
- optical disk — Also, optical disc. Also called laser disk. a grooveless disk on which digital data, as text, music, or pictures, is stored as tiny pits in the surface and is read or replayed by a laser beam scanning the surface.
- optimistical — disposed to take a favorable view of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.
- optoacoustic — relating to the relationship between light and sound
- optogenetics — (genetics) A science that combines optics and genetics to probe neural circuits.
- oreopithecus — a genus of fossil primate from the Miocene coal deposits of Italy, formerly considered to be a possible hominid.
- ornithoscopy — divination from the observation of birds
- 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.
- oscillograph — a device for recording the wave-forms of changing currents, voltages, or any other quantity that can be translated into electric energy, as sound waves.
- oscilloscope — a device that gives a visual graph of amplitude versus time of a measured signal, as voltage or current.
- osteoplastic — Surgery. pertaining to osteoplasty.
- osteoporotic — of, relating to, or caused by osteoporosis.
- outcroppings — Plural form of outcropping.
- outpouchings — Plural form of outpouching.
- over-precise — definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed: precise directions.
- pacific rose — a large variety of eating apple from New Zealand, with sweet flesh
- pack of lies — false account
- packing case — a box in which goods are packed for transport or storage.
- packing slip — A packing slip is a list of what is included in a shipment.
- packinghouse — a building where foodstuffs are packed
- paedodontics — the branch of dentistry that focuses on the care of children's teeth
- palimpsestic — a parchment or the like from which writing has been partially or completely erased to make room for another text.
- paludicolous — inhabiting marshland
- pancreatitis — inflammation of the pancreas.
- panspermatic — relating to panspermia
- pantisocracy — a community, social group, etc, in which all have rule and everyone is equal
- papistically — in the manner of the Roman Catholic Church or a Roman Catholic
- paracentesis — puncture of the wall of a cavity to drain off fluid.
- parachronism — a chronological error in which a person, event, etc., is assigned a date later than the actual one.
- paracystitis — inflammation of the connective tissue around the urinary bladder.
- paradisaical — paradisiacal.
- paradisiacal — of, like, or befitting paradise.
- paraesthetic — paresthesia.
- paraphrastic — having the nature of a paraphrase.
- parapsychism — the experience of mental phenomena that are beyond the scope of normal physical explanation
- parascending — parasailing
- parasiticide — an agent or preparation that destroys parasites.
- parish clerk — an official designated to carry out various duties, either for a church parish or a parish council
- parisyllabic — (of a noun or verb, in inflected languages) containing the same number of syllables in all or almost all inflected forms
- parochialise — to make parochial.
- parochialism — a parochial character, spirit, or tendency; excessive narrowness of interests or view; provincialism.
- parochialist — a parochial character, spirit, or tendency; excessive narrowness of interests or view; provincialism.
- paronomastic — the use of a word in different senses or the use of words similar in sound to achieve a specific effect, as humor or a dual meaning; punning.
- participates — to take or have a part or share, as with others; partake; share (usually followed by in): to participate in profits; to participate in a play.
- particulates — very small particles of a substance, esp those that are produced when fuel is burned
- pas d'action — a dramatic, pantomimic dance sequence serving to advance the plot.
- pascal-linda — Ian Flockhart, U Edinburgh, 1991. Under development.