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12-letter words containing a, p, h, i, l

  • antiphonally — In an antiphonal manner; in the manner of an antiphon.
  • antiphonical — Alternative form of antiphonic.
  • apalachicola — river in NW Fla., flowing from the Fla.-Ga. border southward into the Gulf of Mexico: 90 mi (145 km)
  • aphoristical — Alternative form of aphoristic.
  • apple blight — an aphid, Eriosoma lanigera, that is covered with a powdery waxy secretion and infests apple trees
  • apple-polish — to curry favor with someone, especially in an obsequious or flattering manner.
  • archesporial — the primitive cell, or group of cells, that give rise to the cells from which spores are derived.
  • archetypical — Archetypical means the same as archetypal.
  • archipallium — (anatomy) The oldest region of the brain's pallium, often considered contiguous with the olfactory cortex, but varying among species. In humans, the archipallium makes up the hippocampus.
  • archipelagic — a large group or chain of islands: the Malay Archipelago.
  • archipelagos — Plural form of archipelago.
  • arctophilist — a collector of teddy bears
  • ashurbanipal — died ?626 bc, king of Assyria (?668–?626): son of Esarhaddon. He built the magnificent palace and library at Nineveh
  • australopith — (archaeology, anthropology, paleonotology) Of or pertaining to the extinct hominid primates, of the genus Australopithecus, from the Pleistocene period.
  • bachelorship — the state of being a bachelor; bachelorhood
  • backup light — Backup lights are the white lights on the back of a vehicle that shine when the vehicle moves backward.
  • bathophilous — (of an organism) living in very deep water
  • bathypelagic — of, relating to, or inhabiting the lower depths of the ocean between approximately 1000 and 4000 metres
  • bibliography — A bibliography is a list of books on a particular subject.
  • bibliophobia — an aversion to books
  • bicycle path — a path designed for bicyclists
  • biographical — Biographical facts, notes, or details are concerned with the events in someone's life.
  • cacophonical — cacophonous
  • calligraphed — Simple past tense and past participle of calligraph.
  • calligrapher — A calligrapher is a person skilled in the art of calligraphy.
  • calligraphic — fancy penmanship, especially highly decorative handwriting, as with a great many flourishes: She appreciated the calligraphy of the 18th century.
  • capital ship — one of the largest and most heavily armed ships in a naval fleet
  • capitol hill — the area around the Capitol in Washington, DC
  • cardinalship — The office (or term of office) of a cardinal.
  • cataphysical — perverse; contrary to nature
  • cebocephalic — Exhibiting or relating to cebocephaly.
  • cephalically — in relation to the head or near the head
  • cephalopodic — relating to or resembling a cephalopod
  • chalcopyrite — a widely distributed yellow mineral consisting of a sulphide of copper and iron in tetragonal crystalline form: the principal ore of copper. Formula: CuFeS2
  • chalk stripe — (on a fabric) a pattern of thin white lines on a dark ground.
  • chalk-stripe — a stripe, as in the fabric of some suits, that is wider and usually more muted than a pinstripe
  • chaplinesque — characteristic of or resembling the comedy or filmmaking style of Charlie Chaplin.
  • chat-up line — A chat-up line is a remark that someone makes in order to start a conversation with someone they do not know but find sexually attractive.
  • cheiloplasty — plastic surgery of the lip.
  • chi particle — a meson with a mass 6687 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 1.5 X 10 -20 seconds.
  • child's play — something that is easy to do
  • chilpancingo — a town in S Mexico, capital of Guerrero state, in the Sierra Madre del Sur. Pop: 166 000 (2005 est)
  • chlorapatite — (mineral) A variety of apatite containing chloride instead of fluoride.
  • chromatophil — Also, chromatophilic, chromatophilous [kroh-muh-tof-uh-luh s] /ˌkroʊ məˈtɒf ə ləs/ (Show IPA). chromophil (def 1).
  • chromophilia — the property of staining readily.
  • circle graph — pie chart.
  • clamjamphrie — rubbish
  • coprophiliac — of or relating to coprophilia
  • corrivalship — the position of a corrival
  • coulrophobia — an abnormal fear of clowns.
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