12-letter words containing a, p, t, o, n, h
- pathogenesis — the production and development of disease.
- pathogenetic — the production and development of disease.
- penalty shot — a free shot at the goal defended only by the goalkeeper, awarded to an offensive player for certain defensive violations.
- pentahydroxy — (of a molecule) containing five hydroxyl groups.
- phanerophyte — a tree or shrub that bears its perennating buds more than 25 cm above the level of the soil
- phantom limb — a phenomenon characterized by the experience of pain, discomfort, or other sensation in the area of a missing limb or other body part, as a breast.
- pharyngotomy — surgical incision into the pharynx
- phenotypical — the observable constitution of an organism.
- phentolamine — an alpha blocker, C 1 7 H 1 9 N 3 O, used to reduce hypertensive states caused by a catecholamine excess, as in the treatment of pheochromocytoma.
- 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.
- phonasthenia — difficult or abnormal voice production; vocal weakness.
- phonetic law — a statement of some regular pattern of sound change in a specific language, as Grimm's law or Verner's law.
- phonetically — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
- phonocamptic — possessing the property of reflecting sound or producing an echo
- phonotactics — the patterns in which the phonemes of a language may combine to form sequences.
- photo-ageing — premature wrinkling of the skin caused by overexposure to sunlight
- photoactinic — emitting radiation having the chemical effects of light and ultraviolet rays, as on a photographic film.
- photoanalyst — a person who analyzes and interprets photographs, especially a military specialist in aerial or satellite photography.
- photodynamic — the science dealing with light and its effects on living organisms.
- photoengrave — to make a photoengraving of.
- photogelatin — pertaining to any photographic process in which gelatin is used to receive or transfer a print.
- photomachine — a machine that prints copies of digital photographs
- photomontage — a combination of several photographs joined together for artistic effect or to show more of the subject than can be shown in a single photograph.
- photonuclear — of, relating to, or caused by the collision of high-energy photons with the nucleus of an atom.
- phycoxanthin — a yellow pigment found in brown seaweeds and types of algae
- phytonadione — vitamin K1.
- plainclothes — Plainclothes police officers wear ordinary clothes instead of a police uniform.
- pneumothorax — the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.
- 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.
- potichomania — the art or process of printing or using paint to decorate the inside of a glass vessel
- prehistorian — an authority on or specialist in prehistory
- 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.
- radiophonist — a person who produces radiophonic music
- relationship — a connection, association, or involvement.
- rohnert park — a city in W California.
- saint joseph — a city in NW Missouri, on the Missouri River.
- satanophobia — a morbid fear of the devil or Satan
- share option — A share option is an opportunity for the employees of a company to buy shares at a special price.
- sharp tongue — If you say that someone has a sharp tongue, you are critical of the fact that they say things which are unkind though often clever.
- sinanthropus — the genus to which Peking man was formerly assigned.
- snapshotting — an informal photograph, especially one taken quickly by a handheld camera.
- spanish foot — a carved pyramidal foot having fluted, concave sides usually ending in a scroll at the bottom.
- sphacelation — the process of mortification
- steganograph — a piece of coded writing; cipher