12-letter words containing s, p, r, o
- corporations — Plural form of corporation.
- corporealism — materialism
- corporealist — a materialist
- corpus juris — a body of law, esp the laws of a nation or state
- corresponded — to be in agreement or conformity (often followed by with or to): His actions do not correspond with his words.
- corrivalship — the position of a corrival
- cosmographer — (astrophysics) A scientist specializing in understanding and describing the nature of the universe.
- cosmographic — Of or pertaining to cosmography.
- cosponsoring — Present participle of cosponsor.
- costophrenic — Synonym of phrenicocostal.
- cotton press — a press for baling cotton.
- counterpanes — Plural form of counterpane.
- counterparts — a person or thing closely resembling another, especially in function: Our president is the counterpart of your prime minister.
- counterpleas — Plural form of counterplea.
- counterplots — Plural form of counterplot.
- counterpoise — a force, influence, etc, that counterbalances another
- counterscarp — the outer side of the ditch of a fort
- counterspell — a spell or charm which acts against another spell, esp in fantasy or role-playing games
- counterspies — Plural form of counterspy.
- counterstamp — a stamp added to a stamped paper or document as a qualifying mark.
- countertypes — Plural form of countertype.
- craftspeople — Craftspeople are people who make things skilfully with their hands.
- craftsperson — an artisan
- cranioplasty — Surgical repair of a defect or deformity in the skull.
- crepusculous — Alternative form of crepuscular.
- criosphinxes — Plural form of criosphinx.
- crop dusting — Crop dusting is the spreading of pesticides on crops, usually from an aircraft.
- crop sprayer — a device for spraying crops
- crop-dusting — the spraying of powdered fungicides or insecticides on crops, usually from an airplane.
- crospovidone — Crospovidone is a substance used in tablets as a binder or disintegrant.
- cross potent — a cross with equal arms, each of which ends in a bar
- crosspatches — Plural form of crosspatch.
- crossposting — Present participle of crosspost.
- cryopreserve — to preserve (living tissue) at a very low temperature
- cryptobiosis — a temporary state in an organism in which metabolic activity is absent or undetectable
- cryptococcus — any fungus of the genus Cryptococcus, some of which cause disease in animals and humans
- cryptogamist — a botanist specializing in the study of cryptogams
- cryptogamous — Of or pertaining to the cryptogams.
- cryptologist — cryptography.
- cryptomerias — Plural form of cryptomeria.
- cryptomnesia — the reappearance of a suppressed or forgotten memory which is mistaken for a new experience
- cryptomnesic — of, relating to, or characterized by cryptomnesia
- cryptomonads — Plural form of cryptomonad.
- cryptonymous — having a code name or secret name
- cryptorchids — Plural form of cryptorchid.
- cryptorchism — failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum.
- cryptosystem — a system for encoding and decoding secret messages.
- cryptozygous — having the skull broad and the face narrow.
- cupuliferous — of or relating to the Cupuliferae family of trees which includes oak, hazel, chestnut, etc
- cyclosporine — a drug, produced by a fungus (Tolypocladium inflatum), that suppresses the T cells that reject foreign tissue after an organ transplant without suppressing other cells that fight infections and cancer