12-letter words containing s, h, o, r, t
- chondrostian — relating to the class Chondrostei of fish with fin rays
- choreologist — a person who is expert in choreology
- chorusmaster — the conductor of a choir
- choux pastry — a very light pastry made with eggs, used for eclairs, etc
- chrestomathy — a collection of literary passages, used in the study of language
- christophany — an appearance or emergence of Christ following his crucifixion
- christophene — chayote.
- chromaticism — the use of chromatic tones.
- chromatopsia — an irregularity in the ability to see colours properly
- chrome steel — any of various hard rust-resistant steels containing chromium
- chromoplasts — Plural form of chromoplast.
- chronologist — a person versed in chronology.
- chronometers — Plural form of chronometer.
- chronosystem — A pattern of events and transitions over the course of a person's life.
- chrysophytes — Plural form of chrysophyte.
- chymotrypsin — a powerful proteolytic enzyme secreted from the pancreas in the form of chymotrypsinogen, being converted to the active form by trypsin
- 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 rack — a framework for holding or displaying clothes in a shop
- clothes tree — an upright pole with branching hooks or pegs near the top to hold coats and hats
- clothesbrush — A brush for the clothes.
- clotheshorse — a frame on which to hang laundry for drying or airing
- clothespress — a closet, wardrobe, or chest in which to keep clothes
- constraineth — Archaic third-person singular form of constrain.
- coppersmiths — Plural form of coppersmith.
- coprophagist — a person who eats excrement
- copyrighters — Plural form of copyrighter.
- costophrenic — Synonym of phrenicocostal.
- countershaft — an intermediate shaft that is driven by, but rotates in the opposite direction to, a main shaft, esp in a gear train
- cross-stitch — Cross-stitch is a type of decorative sewing where one stitch crosses another.
- crosspatches — Plural form of crosspatch.
- cryptorchids — Plural form of cryptorchid.
- cryptorchism — failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum.
- cymotrichous — having wavy hair
- death throes — The death throes of something are its final stages, just before it fails completely or ends.
- diastrophism — the process of movement and deformation of the earth's crust that gives rise to large-scale features such as continents, ocean basins, and mountains
- dichromatism — the quality or condition of being dichromatic
- dictatorship — Dictatorship is government by a dictator.
- diphtheroids — resembling diphtheria, especially in the formation of a false membrane in the throat.
- directorship — a person or thing that directs.
- disauthorize — to take authority away from (a person or organization)
- disinhibitor — Something that causes a reduction in one's inhibitions; that makes people, or animals act more impulsively.
- dreadnoughts — Plural form of dreadnought.
- droughtiness — Dryness of the weather; lack of rain.
- dryopithecus — an extinct genus of generalized hominoids that lived in Europe and Africa during the Miocene Epoch and whose members are characterized by small molars and incisors.
- e-thrombosis — a clot in the bloodstream caused by long periods spent being physically inactive at a computer
- earth closet — a type of lavatory in which earth is used to cover excreta
- echolocators — Plural form of echolocator.
- electroclash — a type of electronic music, originating in the first decade of the 21st century, that combines modern techno with synthesizer music characteristic of the 1980s
- electroshock — Of or relating to medical treatment by means of electric shocks.
- epanorthosis — (rhetoric) A rhetorical device or element in which a speaker or writer retracts a word that has been spoken and substitutes a stronger or more suitable word; often done for emphasis or sarcasm.