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12-letter words containing a, n, p, h, o, r

  • panpharmacon — a remedy or panacea
  • parachronism — a chronological error in which a person, event, etc., is assigned a date later than the actual one.
  • paragnathous — (of certain vertebrates) having the upper and lower jaws of equal length
  • parahydrogen — the form of molecular hydrogen in which the nuclei of the two hydrogen atoms contained in the molecule have spins in opposite directions.
  • paramorphine — thebaine.
  • paranthelion — a bright spot in the sky caused by refraction and occurring at an angular distance from the sun of between 90° and 140°
  • paranthropus — (sometimes initial capital letter) a member of the former genus Paranthropus.
  • parasphenoid — a bone next to the sphenoid bone in the skull of some animals
  • parathormone — a hormone secreted by the parathyroids, important in the control of the calcium-phosphorus balance of the body
  • parting shot — a threat, insult, condemnation, sarcastic retort, or the like, uttered upon leaving.
  • pearl hominy — whole or ground hulled corn from which the bran and germ have been removed by bleaching the whole kernels in a lye bath (lye hominy) or by crushing and sifting (pearl hominy)
  • pentahydroxy — (of a molecule) containing five hydroxyl groups.
  • phanerogamic — any of the Phanerogamia, a former primary division of plants comprising those having reproductive organs; a flowering plant or seed plant (opposed to cryptogam).
  • phanerophyte — a tree or shrub that bears its perennating buds more than 25 cm above the level of the soil
  • pharyngology — the science of the pharynx and its diseases.
  • pharyngotomy — surgical incision into the pharynx
  • philanthropy — altruistic concern for human welfare and advancement, usually manifested by donations of money, property, or work to needy persons, by endowment of institutions of learning and hospitals, and by generosity to other socially useful purposes.
  • 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)
  • phone phreak — a person who uses computers or other electronic devices to place long-distance telephone calls without paying toll charges.
  • phonographic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a phonograph.
  • photoengrave — to make a photoengraving of.
  • photonuclear — of, relating to, or caused by the collision of high-energy photons with the nucleus of an atom.
  • phrasemonger — phrasemaker (def 2).
  • planographic — the art or technique of printing from a flat surface directly or by offset.
  • pneumography — the process of recording the movements of the thorax in respiration.
  • pneumothorax — the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.
  • pogonophoran — any member of the small phylum Pogonophora, slender tentacled animals having a tubelike outer covering, living on the deep ocean bottom.
  • point charge — an electric charge considered to exist at a single point, and thus having neither area nor volume.
  • pointed arch — an arch having a pointed apex.
  • polyurethane — a thermoplastic polymer containing the group NHCOO: used for padding and insulation in furniture, clothing, and packaging, and in the manufacture of resins for adhesives, elastomers, and fillers.
  • pornographer — a person who sells, produces, films, photographs, or writes pornography.
  • pornographic — sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, whose purpose is to elicit sexual arousal.
  • prehensorial — relating to a part that grasps
  • prehistorian — an authority on or specialist in prehistory
  • 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.
  • prostanthera — any bush of the Australian genus Prostanthera, with red or white flowers and strongly scented leaves
  • prothalamion — a song or poem written to celebrate a marriage.
  • prothonotary — a chief clerk or official in certain courts of law.
  • prototherian — belonging or pertaining to the group Prototheria, comprising the monotremes.
  • 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.
  • radiophonist — a person who produces radiophonic music
  • rappahannock — a river flowing SE from N Virginia into the Chesapeake Bay: Civil War battle 1863. 185 miles (300 km) long.
  • reaping hook — a curved cutting tool with a sharp edge, used in the cutting or harvesting of crops
  • relationship — a connection, association, or involvement.
  • rhyncophoran — any of various beetles, including the weevils, having the head extended to form a snout
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