12-letter words containing s, o, c, i, p
- holophrastic — using or consisting of a single word that functions as a phrase or sentence.
- holopneustic — having all the spiracles open, as the tracheal systems of most insects.
- house prices — the sums in money for which houses may be bought or sold
- hyper-social — relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.
- hypersomniac — a tendency to sleep excessively.
- hypocoristic — endearing, as a pet name, diminutive, or euphemism.
- hypocycloids — Plural form of hypocycloid.
- hypsochromic — (physics) Of a change in the position of a spectral band, to a higher frequency.
- hypsographic — a branch of geography that deals with the measurement and mapping of the topography of the earth above sea level.
- ichnospecies — (paleontology) Any species known only from trace fossils, such as footprints, coprolites or nests.
- iconophilism — a taste for pictures and symbols
- iconophilist — a person with a taste for pictures and symbols
- implications — something implied or suggested as naturally to be inferred or understood: to resent an implication of dishonesty.
- importancies — Plural form of importancy.
- impost block — dosseret.
- imprecations — Plural form of imprecation.
- inauspicious — not auspicious; boding ill; ill-omened; unfavorable.
- incompassing — Present participle of incompass.
- incompassion — (obsolete) Lack of compassion.
- incompetents — Plural form of incompetent.
- incorporates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of incorporate.
- infographics — Plural form of infographic.
- inscriptions — Plural form of inscription.
- inspectional — Of or pertaining to an inspection.
- inspectorate — the office or function of an inspector.
- inspectorial — Of or pertaining to an inspector or to inspection.
- interceptors — Plural form of interceptor.
- introspected — Simple past tense and past participle of introspect.
- introspector — to practice introspection; consider one's own internal state or feelings.
- isoteniscope — an instrument used to measure vapour pressure
- isotopically — With regard to isotopes.
- joe six-pack — Slang. the average or typical blue-collar man.
- kaleidoscope — an optical instrument in which bits of glass, held loosely at the end of a rotating tube, are shown in continually changing symmetrical forms by reflection in two or more mirrors set at angles to each other.
- kitchen soap — heavy-duty soap intended for use in the kitchen
- laparoscopic — a flexible fiberoptic instrument, passed through a small incision in the abdominal wall and equipped with biopsy forceps, an obturator, scissors or the like, with which to examine the abdominal cavity or perform minor surgery.
- lapidicolous — living under stones
- leptosomatic — a person of asthenic build.
- leucopoiesis — the formation and development of white blood cells.
- liposarcomas — Plural form of liposarcoma.
- lithospheric — Of or pertaining to the lithosphere.
- lumpectomies — Plural form of lumpectomy.
- machine shop — a workshop in which metal and other substances are cut, shaped, etc., by machine tools.
- macrophysics — the branch of physics that deals with physical objects large enough to be observed and treated directly.
- marine corps — a branch of the U.S. Armed Forces trained for land, sea, and air combat, typically for land combat in conjunction with an amphibious or airborne landing, and whose commandant is responsible to the secretary of the navy.
- mesocephalic — having a head with a cephalic index between that of dolichocephaly and brachycephaly.
- metapolitics — political theory: often used derogatorily
- microamperes — Plural form of microampere.
- microcapsule — a tiny capsule, 20–150 microns in diameter, used for slow-release application of drugs, pesticides, flavors, etc.
- microforceps — (surgery) A very small forceps.
- microphagous — (of an animal) feeding on small particles of food