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

  • nonspherical — not spherical
  • normal pitch — relative point, position, or degree: a high pitch of excitement.
  • north platte — a river flowing from N Colorado through SE Wyoming and W Nebraska into the Platte. 618 miles (995 sq. km) long.
  • np-hilarious — (humour)   An algorithm whose complexity is a joke, either literally, as in BogoSort, or metaphorically.
  • oceanography — the branch of physical geography dealing with the ocean.
  • odontography — a treatise regarding the teeth
  • odontophoran — a member of the family Odontophora
  • oligophrenia — less than normal mental development.
  • on shipboard — on board a ship
  • onychophoran — any small, predatory, caterpillarlike animal of the phylum Onychophora, common in tropical forests, having stubby legs ending in pincers.
  • open slather — to spread or apply thickly: to slather butter on toast.
  • open-hearted — unreserved, candid, or frank: open-hearted advice.
  • organography — the description or visual depiction of organs.
  • oropharynxes — Plural form of oropharynx.
  • orthopterans — Plural form of orthopteran.
  • panarthritis — arthritis in the entire joint
  • panchromatic — sensitive to all visible colors, as a photographic film.
  • panpharmacon — a remedy or panacea
  • paperhanging — the activity or business of a paperhanger.
  • pappenheimer — a heavy rapier of the 17th century, having a swept guard with two perforated plates.
  • para rhatany — See under rhatany (def 1).
  • parachronism — a chronological error in which a person, event, etc., is assigned a date later than the actual one.
  • paragnathism — the condition or fact of having upper and lower jaws of equal length
  • 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.
  • paraphrasing — a restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form, as for clearness; rewording.
  • 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
  • parchmentize — to treat (paper or the like) so that it resembles parchment.
  • parenthesize — to insert (a word, phrase, etc.) as a parenthesis.
  • parting shot — a threat, insult, condemnation, sarcastic retort, or the like, uttered upon leaving.
  • partisanship — an adherent or supporter of a person, group, party, or cause, especially a person who shows a biased, emotional allegiance.
  • patent right — the exclusive right granted by a patent, as on an invention.
  • pathbreaking — pertaining to blazing a trail or path.
  • peach brandy — brandy distilled from the fermented juice of peaches.
  • 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)
  • penny shares — Penny shares are shares that are offered for sale at a low price.
  • pentahydrate — a hydrate that contains five molecules of water, as potassium molybdate, KMoO 4 ⋅5H 2 O.
  • pentahydroxy — (of a molecule) containing five hydroxyl groups.
  • perphenazine — a crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 2 1 H 2 6 ClN 3 OS, used chiefly as a tranquilizer and in the treatment of intractable hiccoughs and nausea and vomiting.
  • 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
  • phenanthrene — a colorless, shiny, crystalline, water-insoluble isomer of anthracene, C 1 4 H 1 0 , derived from coal tar: used chiefly in dyestuffs and in the synthesis of drugs.
  • phenarsazine — a type of toxin that originates from arsenic
  • philandering — (of a man) to make love with a woman one cannot or will not marry; carry on flirtations.
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