12-letter words containing a, m, p, h, o
- plasma torch — an electrical device for converting a gas into a plasma, used for melting metal
- pleiochasium — a flowering system in which several buds come out at the same time
- plymouth bay — a small, well-protected bay on the coast of Massachusetts; the first permanent European settlement in New England; founded by the Pilgrim Fathers.
- pneumography — the process of recording the movements of the thorax in respiration.
- pneumothorax — the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.
- polycythemia — an abnormal increase in the number and concentration of circulating red blood corpuscles
- polypharmacy — the use of two or more drugs together, usually to treat a single condition or disease.
- potichomania — the art or process of printing or using paint to decorate the inside of a glass vessel
- power hammer — a type of mechanical hammer operated by compressed air and used by blacksmiths, metalworkers, and manufacturers
- pro-monarchy — a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch. Compare absolute monarchy, limited monarchy.
- prochain ami — a next friend or next of kin
- prochein ami — next friend.
- promethazine — a phenothiaxine derivative, C 1 7 H 2 0 N 2 S, used for the symptomatic relief of allergies and in the management of motion sickness.
- prothalamion — a song or poem written to celebrate a marriage.
- prothalamium — prothalamion.
- psammophytic — relating to psammophytes
- pseudamphora — a Mycenaean vase having a spherical body, a spout on the shoulder, and a handle, curving across the top, supported by a solid conical neck.
- psychomachia — conflict of the soul
- put to shame — the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another: She was overcome with shame.
- pyophthalmia — suppurative inflammation of the eye.
- pyrochemical — pertaining to or producing chemical change at high temperatures.
- rhamphotheca — the horny covering of a bird's bill.
- rhythmopoeia — the art or process of composing, for example, music or poetry rhythmically
- saprophytism — living and feeding on dead organic matter
- seismography — the scientific measuring and recording of the shock and vibrations of earthquakes.
- 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.
- sophomorical — characteristic of a sophomore
- spanish moss — an epiphytic plant, Tillandsia usneoides, of the southern U.S., having narrow, grayish leaves and growing in long festoons that drape the branches of trees.
- spasmophilia — a condition in which only moderate mechanical or electrical stimulation produces spasms, convulsions, or tetany.
- spasmophilic — of or noting spasmophilia.
- sphygmograph — an instrument for recording the rapidity, strength, and uniformity of the arterial pulse.
- stomach pump — a suction pump for removing the contents of the stomach, used especially in cases of poisoning.
- sulphonamide — any of a class of organic compounds that are amides of sulphonic acids containing the group –SO2NH2 or a group derived from this. An important class of sulphonamides are the sulfa drugs
- sycophantism — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
- tampico hemp — a stiff fiber obtained from the leaves of various species of Agave, as A. falcata or A. sisalana.
- tetramorphic — (in art) of or related to a composite representation of the four evangelists' symbols
- thermography — a technique for imitating an embossed appearance, as on business cards, stationery, or the like, by dusting printed areas with a powder that adheres only to the wet ink, and fusing the ink and powder to the paper by heat.
- thomas paine — Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- typhoid mary — Mary ("Typhoid Mary") 1869?–1938, U.S. cook, born in Ireland: known immune carrier of typhoid fever who infected many with the disease, institutionalized in 1914.