12-letter words containing c, o, u, h, i
- neutrosophic — Neutrosophy
- nonvehicular — Not vehicular.
- nothing much — not a lot
- nucleophiles — Plural form of nucleophile.
- nucleophilic — of or relating to electron contribution in covalent bonding (opposed to electrophilic).
- octastichous — relating to a particular coiled distribution of leaves on the stem that is characterized by having eight leaves per coil on the stem
- office hours — hours when a business is open
- ohio buckeye — See under buckeye (def 1).
- orchidaceous — belonging to the plant family Orchidaceae.
- oreopithecus — a genus of fossil primate from the Miocene coal deposits of Italy, formerly considered to be a possible hominid.
- orichalceous — relating to or resembling orichalc
- ortho-cousin — parallel cousin.
- orthocousins — the children of two brothers or two sisters
- outpouchings — Plural form of outpouching.
- packinghouse — a building where foodstuffs are packed
- perionychium — the epidermis surrounding the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.
- peritrichous — (of bacteria) having a uniform distribution of flagella over the body surface.
- phi-function — Euler's phi-function.
- photoinduced — induced by light.
- picture show — motion picture.
- picturephone — a type of telephone where users can see each other as they talk, through the transmission of video images
- pinturicchio — real name Bernardino di Betto. ?1454–1513, Italian painter of the Umbrian school
- pleiochasium — a flowering system in which several buds come out at the same time
- polystichous — arranged in rows or series.
- posing pouch — a thong that emphasizes the genitals
- public house — British. a tavern.
- quadraphonic — of, noting, or pertaining to the recording and reproduction of sound over four separate transmission or direct reproduction channels instead of the customary two of the stereo system: a quadraphonic recording.
- quadriphonic — quadraphonic.
- quadrophonic — Alternative spelling of quadraphonic.
- rhizocarpous — having the root perennial but the stem annual, as perennial herbs.
- rockhounding — the activity of searching for and collecting rocks
- rough collie — a breed of long-haired collie with a coarse black-and-white or black, tan, and white coat, thicker around its neck and shoulders.
- rough-voiced — having a harsh or grating voice: a rough-voiced barker.
- schizogenous — schizogenetic.
- schizogonous — pertaining to or reproducing by schizogony.
- schizopodous — of or relating to a schizopod
- scrophularia — a member of a genus of flowering plants which have a square stem and are known as figworts
- shortcutting — to cause to be shortened by the use of a shortcut.
- sixth column — the persons residing in a country at war who are devoted to aiding the fifth column in its activities, especially by lowering morale, spreading rumors, etc.
- skeuomorphic — an ornament or design on an object copied from a form of the object when made from another material or by other techniques, as an imitation metal rivet mark found on handles of prehistoric pottery.
- soup kitchen — a place where food, usually soup, is served at little or no charge to the needy.
- south africa — Republic of, a country in S Africa; member of the Commonwealth of Nations until 1961. 472,000 sq. mi. (1,222,480 sq. km). Capitals: Pretoria and Cape Town.
- south euclid — a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- south-facing — facing towards the south
- stockpunisht — punished by being put in stocks
- studio couch — an upholstered couch, usually without a back, convertible into a double bed by sliding a bed frame out from beneath it and covering the frame with the mattress that forms the upper thickness of the upholstery.
- subarachnoid — of, relating to, or situated below the arachnoid membrane.
- synchro unit — a type of alternating-current motor designed to maintain continuously, at some remote location, the same rotational angle that may be imposed by force upon the electrically connected rotating element of a similar motor.
- technicolour — brightly, showily, or garishly coloured; vividly noticeable
- technojunkie — a person addicted to or obsessed by new technology