12-letter words containing oc
- hypochloride — Misspelling of hypochlorite.
- hypochlorite — a salt or ester of hypochlorous acid.
- hypochlorous — of or derived from hypochlorous acid.
- hypochondria — Also, hypochondriasis [hahy-poh-kuh n-drahy-uh-sis] /ˌhaɪ poʊ kənˈdraɪ ə sɪs/ (Show IPA). Psychiatry. an excessive preoccupation with one's health, usually focusing on some particular symptom, as cardiac or gastric problems.
- hypocoristic — endearing, as a pet name, diminutive, or euphemism.
- hypocritical — of the nature of hypocrisy, or pretense of having virtues, beliefs, principles, etc., that one does not actually possess: The parent who has a “do what I say and not what I do” attitude can appear hypocritical to a child.
- hypocycloids — Plural form of hypocycloid.
- hypotrochoid — a geometric curve or pattern formed by following a fixed point on the radial line of a small circle moving around the circumference of a larger circle
- hypsochromic — (physics) Of a change in the position of a spectral band, to a higher frequency.
- iatrochemist — a person who practises iatrochemistry
- ichthyocolla — a fish glue or gelatine used as food or medicine
- iconoclastic — attacking or ignoring cherished beliefs and long-held traditions, etc., as being based on error, superstition, or lack of creativity: an iconoclastic architect whose buildings are like monumental sculptures.
- imogene coca — Imogene, 1908–2001, U.S. comic actress.
- impost block — dosseret.
- in loc. cit. — in loco citato
- indian ocean — an ocean S of Asia, E of Africa, and W of Australia. 28,357,000 sq. mi. (73,444,630 sq. km).
- indoctrinate — to instruct in a doctrine, principle, ideology, etc., especially to imbue with a specific partisan or biased belief or point of view.
- innocent iii — (Giovanni Lotario de' Conti) 1161?–1216, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1198–1216.
- innocent vii — (Cosimo de' Migliorati) 1336–1406, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1404–06.
- innocent xii — (Antonio Pignatelli) 1615–1700, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1691–1700.
- inoccupation — a lack of occupation
- inoculations — the act or process of inoculating.
- interlocking — to fit into each other, as parts of machinery, so that all action is synchronized.
- interlocular — having one or more locules.
- interlocuter — A person who participates in a conversation.
- interlocutor — a person who takes part in a conversation or dialogue.
- interoceanic — connecting or between oceans: an interoceanic canal.
- interoceptor — a receptor, especially of the viscera, responding to stimuli originating from within the body.
- intersociety — intersocietal
- intervocalic — (usually of a consonant) immediately following a vowel and preceding a vowel, as the v in cover.
- invocational — Of or relating to an act of invocation.
- irreciprocal — not reciprocal
- isochromatic — Optics. having the same color or tint.
- jocularities — the state or quality of being jocular.
- john hancock — Herbert Jeffrey ("Herbie") born 1940, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- juris doctor — lawyer's degree
- jury process — the writ used to summon jurors
- kakistocracy — government by the worst persons; a form of government in which the worst persons are in power.
- keratinocyte — An epidermal cell that produces keratin.
- ketoconazole — a synthetic substance, C 26 H 28 Cl 2 N 4 O 4 , used to treat a variety of fungal infections.
- kilocalories — Plural form of kilocalorie.
- kleptocratic — a government or state in which those in power exploit national resources and steal; rule by a thief or thieves.
- knock around — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- knock it off — stop it
- knocked down — hit and felled: by a vehicle, etc.
- knocked-down — composed of parts or units that can be disassembled: knocked-down furniture.
- lady's-smock — a N temperate plant, Cardamine pratensis, with white or rose-pink flowers: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- lancet clock — a mantel clock having a case formed like an acutely pointed arch.
- leader block — Nautical. lead block.
- leptocephali — Plural form of leptocephalus.