12-letter words containing a, l, p, h, c, r
- orographical — relating to the study of mountains
- orthopedical — (American spelling) Alternative form of orthopaedical.
- oscillograph — a device for recording the wave-forms of changing currents, voltages, or any other quantity that can be translated into electric energy, as sound waves.
- parcel shelf — flat storage panel in a vehicle
- parish clerk — an official designated to carry out various duties, either for a church parish or a parish council
- parochialise — to make parochial.
- parochialism — a parochial character, spirit, or tendency; excessive narrowness of interests or view; provincialism.
- parochialist — a parochial character, spirit, or tendency; excessive narrowness of interests or view; provincialism.
- parochialize — to make parochial.
- pasch flower — pasqueflower
- perichaetial — denoting the leaves in mosses that surround the archegonia and, later, the base of the sporophyte
- phallocratic — relating to a male, or the beliefs assumed by such, who assumes authority over females due to his maleness
- pharmacolite — hydrous calcium arsenate, 2CaO⋅As 2 O 5 ⋅5H 2 O, formed by natural alteration of mineral deposits containing arsenopyrite and arsenical ores of cobalt and silver.
- pharmacology — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
- philharmonic — fond of or devoted to music; music-loving: used especially in the name of certain musical societies that sponsor symphony orchestras (Philharmonic Societies) and hence applied to their concerts (philharmonic concerts)
- photonuclear — of, relating to, or caused by the collision of high-energy photons with the nucleus of an atom.
- phylacteries — Judaism. either of two small, black, leather cubes containing a piece of parchment inscribed with verses 4–9 of Deut. 6, 13–21 of Deut. 11, and 1–16 of Ex. 13: one is attached with straps to the left arm and the other to the forehead during weekday morning prayers by Orthodox and Conservative Jewish men.
- pig launcher — A pig launcher is a device which starts a pig moving without interrupting flow.
- place-holder — Mathematics, Logic. a symbol in an expression that may be replaced by the name of any element of the set.
- planographic — the art or technique of printing from a flat surface directly or by offset.
- plasma torch — an electrical device for converting a gas into a plasma, used for melting metal
- poll watcher — a representative of a political party or of an organization running a candidate who is assigned to the polls on an election day to watch for violations of the laws that regulate voting, campaigning, etc.
- polyarchical — a form of government in which power is vested in three or more persons.
- polypharmacy — the use of two or more drugs together, usually to treat a single condition or disease.
- postbrachial — belonging to the arm, foreleg, wing, pectoral fin, or other forelimb of a vertebrate.
- press launch — the launch of a product, exhibition, event, etc, to which journalists are invited, in order to publicize it
- prickly heat — a cutaneous eruption accompanied by a prickling and itching sensation, due to an inflammation of the sweat glands.
- pro-catholic — of or relating to a Catholic church, especially the Roman Catholic Church.
- procathedral — a church used temporarily as a cathedral.
- prophylactic — defending or protecting from disease or infection, as a drug.
- pulp chamber — the crown portion of the pulp cavity.
- purple patch — If someone, especially a sports player or team, goes through a purple patch, they are very successful or lucky for a period.
- pyrocatechol — catechol.
- pyrochemical — pertaining to or producing chemical change at high temperatures.
- reproachable — to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure.
- reproachless — irreproachable.
- retrophiliac — someone who has a strong liking for things from the past
- rhopaloceral — of or relating to creatures from the Rhopalocera division of animals, which includes all butterflies, distinguished from moths on account of their club-shaped antennae
- schiaparelli — Elsa [el-sah] /ˈɛl sɑ/ (Show IPA), 1890–1973, French fashion designer, born in Italy.
- school prawn — a common olive-green prawn, Metapenaeus macleayi
- scratchplate — a plastic or metal plate attached to the front of a guitar to protect it from pick scratches
- scrophularia — a member of a genus of flowering plants which have a square stem and are known as figworts
- seraphically — of, like, or befitting a seraph.
- sophomorical — characteristic of a sophomore
- sphericality — the state of being a sphere
- sphincterial — relating to a sphincter
- spirochaetal — resulting from spirochaetes
- sprachgefuhl — a sensitivity to language, especially for what is grammatically or idiomatically acceptable in a given language.
- stylographic — of or relating to a stylograph.
- superhelical — of, relating to, or consisting of a superhelix