12-letter words containing s, o, c, i, p, a
- capital cost — a cost incurred on the purchase of land, buildings, construction and equipment to be used in the production of goods or the rendering of services
- capital loss — A capital loss is a loss on investment property.
- capriciously — subject to, led by, or indicative of a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable change; erratic: He's such a capricious boss I never know how he'll react.
- capsaicinoid — (organic chemistry) Any of a class of irritant compounds, related to capsaicin, that are responsible for the heat of chilli peppers.
- captiousness — The state of being captious.
- cardiographs — Plural form of cardiograph.
- carisoprodol — a crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 12 H 24 N 2 O 4 , used as a muscle relaxant.
- cassiopeia a — a very strong radio and X-ray source in the constellation Cassiopeia, identified as the remnant of a supernova thought to have occurred in the late 17th century
- castile soap — a hard soap made from olive oil and sodium hydroxide
- cataphoresis — electrophoresis
- catastrophic — Something that is catastrophic involves or causes a sudden terrible disaster.
- catch points — railway points designed to derail a train running back in the wrong direction to prevent collision with a following train
- ceratopsians — Plural form of ceratopsian.
- ceroplastics — the art of wax modelling
- chairpersons — Plural form of chairperson.
- championship — A championship is a competition to find the best player or team in a particular sport.
- charity shop — A charity shop is a shop that sells used goods cheaply and gives its profits to a charity.
- cheiloplasty — plastic surgery of the lip.
- chiropterans — Plural form of chiropteran.
- christophany — an appearance or emergence of Christ following his crucifixion
- chromatopsia — an irregularity in the ability to see colours properly
- cladosporium — any of the species of fungi in the genus Cladosporium
- clonic spasm — Pathology. a sudden, abnormal, involuntary muscular contraction, consisting of a continued muscular contraction (tonic spasm) or of a series of alternating muscular contractions and relaxations (clonic spasm)
- comma splice — comma fault.
- compact disc — Compact discs are small shiny discs that contain music or computer information. The abbreviation CD is also used.
- compact disk — an optical disk approximately 4.75 inches (12 cm) in diameter, on which a program, data, music, etc., is digitally encoded for a laser beam to scan, decode, and transmit to a playback system, computer monitor, or television set. Abbreviation: CD.
- comparatists — Plural form of comparatist.
- comparatives — Plural form of comparative.
- compassioned — a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering.
- compensating — to recompense for something: They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble.
- compensation — Compensation is money that someone who has experienced loss or suffering claims from the person or organization responsible, or from the state.
- compensative — serving to compensate, as for loss, lack, or injury.
- compilations — Plural form of compilation.
- complainants — Plural form of complainant.
- complainings — complaints
- complaisance — deference to the wishes of others; willing compliance
- compliancies — compliance (defs 1, 2, 4).
- compulsative — compulsory
- computations — Plural form of computation.
- conspiracies — Plural form of conspiracy.
- conspiracist — a person who believes in or supports a conspiracy theory.
- conspiration — a conspiracy
- conspirators — Plural form of conspirator.
- conspiratory — the act of conspiring.
- constipating — to cause constipation in; make costive.
- constipation — Constipation is a medical condition which causes people to have difficulty getting rid of solid waste from their body.
- contraptions — Plural form of contraption.
- cooperations — an act or instance of working or acting together for a common purpose or benefit; joint action.
- cooperatives — Plural form of cooperative.
- coprophagist — a person who eats excrement