12-letter words containing s, o, t, h, e
- biosynthetic — of, relating to, or characterized by biosynthesis, the formation of chemical compounds by a living organism, or a laboratory process modeled after these reactions in living organisms.
- blastosphere — blastula
- boehm system — a system of improved fingering and keying for the flute and clarinet, invented by the German musician Theobald Boehm (1794–1881).
- boiled shirt — a dress shirt with a stiff front
- bolshevistic — of, relating to, or characteristic of Bolshevists or Bolshevism.
- bomb shelter — a shelter, usually underground, in which people take refuge from bomb attacks
- book matches — safety matches made of paper and fastened into a small cardboard folder
- booster shot — an injection of a vaccine or other antigen some time after the initial series of injections, for maintaining immunity
- borscht belt — (sometimes initial capital letters) the hotels of the predominantly Jewish resort area in the Catskill Mountains, many of them offering nightclub or cabaret entertainment.
- bottlewasher — a person or machine that washes bottles.
- bottom house — the open space beneath a house built upon high pillars
- bow thruster — a propeller located in a ship's bow to provide added maneuverability, as when docking.
- boxer shorts — Boxer shorts are loose-fitting men's underpants that are shaped like the shorts worn by boxers.
- breastplough — a plough driven by the worker's breast, often used to pare turf
- bristlemouth — any of several small, deep-sea fishes of the family Gonostomatidae, having numerous sharp, slender teeth covering the jaws.
- butcher shop — a shop in which meat, poultry, and sometimes fish are sold.
- butterscotch — Butterscotch is a hard yellowish-brown sweet made from butter and sugar boiled together.
- by the score — If things happen or exist by the score, they happen or exist in large numbers.
- cadent house — any of the four houses that precede the angles: the third, sixth, ninth, and twelfth houses, which correspond, respectively, to neighborhood and relatives, work and health, philosophy and foreign travel, and secret matters and service to others.
- cadet school — a training establishment for cadets in the army
- case history — A person's case history is the record of past events or problems that have affected them, especially their medical history.
- cataphoreses — Plural form of cataphoresis.
- cataphoresis — electrophoresis
- catastrophes — Plural form of catastrophe.
- cathode rays — a stream of electrons emitted from the surface of a cathode in a valve
- centrosphere — the portion of the centrosome surrounding the centriole; center of an aster
- chaetiferous — having bristles
- chaetognaths — Plural form of chaetognath.
- chaos theory — a theory, applied in various branches of science, that apparently random phenomena have underlying order
- chapter stop — any of several markers placed at intervals on a DVD film, enabling the viewer to find and select particular scenes
- chapterhouse — the building attached to a cathedral, collegiate church, or religious house in which the chapter meets
- charterhouse — a Carthusian monastery
- chatterboxes — Plural form of chatterbox.
- cheese cloth — a lightweight cotton fabric of open texture.
- cheiloplasty — plastic surgery of the lip.
- chemiosmotic — relating to the process of chemiosmosis
- chemotropism — the growth response of an organism, esp a plant, to a chemical stimulus
- cherrystones — Plural form of cherrystone.
- chestnut oak — any of several North American oaks, as Quercus prinus, having serrate or dentate leaves resembling those of the chestnut.
- china closet — a cabinet or cupboard for storing or exhibiting chinaware.
- chinese tour — a tour in which visitors are shown only what those in charge want them to see.
- chiropterans — Plural form of chiropteran.
- chisel point — a nail or spike with the point formed by two flat inclined sides meeting at a sharp angle.
- chlorophytes — Plural form of chlorophyte.
- chocolatiers — Plural form of chocolatier.
- choirmasters — Plural form of choirmaster.
- choreologist — a person who is expert in choreology
- chorusmaster — the conductor of a choir
- chrestomathy — a collection of literary passages, used in the study of language
- christophene — chayote.