12-letter words containing oc
- rockhounding — the activity of searching for and collecting rocks
- rockumentary — a documentary about rock music.
- royal octavo — a book size, 61⁄4 by 10 inches
- saddle block — a type of spinal anaesthesia producing sensory loss in the buttocks, inner sides of the thighs, and perineum
- sandrocottus — Greek name of Chandragupta.
- schizocarpic — a dry, dehiscent fruit that at maturity splits into two or more one-seeded carpels.
- self-focused — a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity: The need to prevent a nuclear war became the focus of all diplomatic efforts.
- self-locking — a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- self-mockery — gentle humour at one's own expense
- self-mocking — to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
- septic shock — condition caused by blood poisoning
- servocontrol — control by means of a servomechanism.
- shamrock-pea — a trailing plant, Parochetus communis, of the legume family, native to Asia and east Africa, having shamrocklike leaves with a brown crescent at the base and pea-shaped, pink and blue flowers.
- shellshocked — suffering from shellshock
- shock horror — A shock horror story is presented in a way that is intended to cause great shock or anger.
- shock tactic — Shock tactics are a way of trying to influence people's attitudes to a particular matter by shocking them.
- shock troops — soldiers trained to attack
- siderochrome — any of various chemical compounds functioning in the transport of iron in bacteria.
- slash pocket — a pocket set into a garment, especially below the waistline, to which easy access is provided by an exterior, vertical or diagonal slit.
- slipper sock — a sock with a soft leather or vinyl sole sewn onto it, used as indoor footwear.
- snake doctor — South Midland and Southern U.S. a dragonfly.
- snatch block — a fairlead having the form of a block that can be opened to receive the bight of a rope at any point along its length.
- soccer pitch — the field of play used in soccer
- social class — a broad group in society having common economic, cultural, or political status.
- social media — websites and other online means of communication that are used by large groups of people to share information and to develop social and professional contacts: Many businesses are utilizing social media to generate sales.
- social order — structure or hierarchy of society
- socializable — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
- sociobiology — the study of social behavior in animals with emphasis on the role of behavior in survival and reproduction, engaging branches of ethology, population genetics, and ecology.
- sociocentric — oriented toward or focused on one's own social group.
- sociogenesis — contributing to or affecting the course of social development: sociogenetic factors leading to war.
- sociogenetic — contributing to or affecting the course of social development: sociogenetic factors leading to war.
- sociographic — the branch of sociology that uses statistical data to describe social phenomena.
- sociological — of, relating to, or characteristic of sociology and its methodology.
- socket joint — a joint in which the rounded end of one part fits into the cavity of another part
- socratically — of or relating to Socrates or his philosophy, followers, etc., or to the Socratic method.
- solid rocket — any of various rockets using solid fuel
- spermatocele — a swelling of the testicle
- spermatocide — spermicide.
- spermatocyte — a male germ cell (primary spermatocyte) that gives rise by meiosis to a pair of haploid cells (secondary spermatocytes) that give rise in turn to spermatids.
- spinal block — spinal anesthesia.
- spirochaetal — resulting from spirochaetes
- squattocracy — squatters collectively, regarded as rich and influential
- stage pocket — one of several metal boxes placed backstage in the floor (floor pocket) or wall of a theater and containing jacks for electric cables used in lighting units.
- stegocarpous — (of a moss) belonging to the division Stegocarpi, having an operculate capsule
- stereocamera — a stereoscopic camera.
- stereochrome — a picture produced by a process in which water glass is used as a vehicle or as a preservative coating.
- stereochromy — the stereochrome process.
- stereocilium — any of the long, flexible microvilli that superficially resemble cilia and occur as a brush border or series of tufts on the surface of various epithelial tissues.
- sternocostal — of, relating to, or situated between the sternum and ribs.
- stock market — a particular market where stocks and bonds are traded; stock exchange.