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12-letter words containing c, h, e, p, r

  • pharmacopeia — a book published usually under the jurisdiction of the government and containing a list of drugs, their formulas, methods for making medicinal preparations, requirements and tests for their strength and purity, and other related information.
  • phenocrystic — relating to a phenocryst
  • phosphoresce — to be luminous without sensible heat, as phosphorus.
  • photocurrent — an electric current produced by a photoelectric effect.
  • photonuclear — of, relating to, or caused by the collision of high-energy photons with the nucleus of an atom.
  • photothermic — pertaining to the thermal effects of light.
  • phylacteries — Judaism. either of two small, black, leather cubes containing a piece of parchment inscribed with verses 4–9 of Deut. 6, 13–21 of Deut. 11, and 1–16 of Ex. 13: one is attached with straps to the left arm and the other to the forehead during weekday morning prayers by Orthodox and Conservative Jewish men.
  • pi character — any special character, such as an accent or mathematical symbol, which is not normally obtained in a standard type fount
  • picture sash — a large window sash, as for a picture window.
  • picture show — motion picture.
  • picturephone — a type of telephone where users can see each other as they talk, through the transmission of video images
  • pig launcher — A pig launcher is a device which starts a pig moving without interrupting flow.
  • pinch hitter — Baseball. a substitute who bats for a teammate, often at a critical moment of the game.
  • pinch roller — a flexible device that presses magnetic tape against the capstan in a tape recorder.
  • pinch runner — a player sent into a game to replace a base runner.
  • pinch-hitter — a batter who acts as a substitute for the scheduled batter
  • pirate perch — a purplish North American freshwater fish, Aphredoderus sayanus, the adult of which has the vent located in back of the lower jaw.
  • pitch circle — an imaginary circle within the profiles of the teeth of a gear, such that it rotates against a similar circle rotating at the same rate on a meshing gear.
  • pitched-roof — a roof sloping downward in two parts at an angle from a central ridge, so as to leave a gable at each end.
  • place-holder — Mathematics, Logic. a symbol in an expression that may be replaced by the name of any element of the set.
  • 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.
  • policyholder — the individual or firm in whose name an insurance policy is written; an insured.
  • poll watcher — a representative of a political party or of an organization running a candidate who is assigned to the polls on an election day to watch for violations of the laws that regulate voting, campaigning, etc.
  • pork butcher — a butcher who specializes in pork
  • pork-chopper — a labor official put on the union payroll as a reward for past loyalty or services.
  • port chester — a city in SE New York, on Long Island Sound.
  • poster child — a child appearing on a poster for a charitable organization.
  • powder chest — a small wooden box containing a charge of powder, old nails, scrap iron, etc., formerly secured over the side of a ship and exploded on the attempt of an enemy to board.
  • pre-hellenic — of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient Greeks or their language, culture, thought, etc., especially before the time of Alexander the Great. Compare Hellenistic (def 3).
  • pre-purchase — to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
  • pre-teaching — to impart knowledge of or skill in; give instruction in: She teaches mathematics. Synonyms: coach.
  • preachership — the office of a preacher
  • predischarge — of or pertaining to the period prior to discharge, esp prior to discharge from hospital or from employment
  • preneolithic — (sometimes lowercase) Anthropology. of, relating to, or characteristic of the last phase of the Stone Age, marked by the domestication of animals, the development of agriculture, and the manufacture of pottery and textiles: commonly thought to have begun c9000–8000 b.c. in the Middle East. Compare Mesolithic, Paleolithic.
  • prenticeship — an apprenticeship
  • prepsychotic — exhibiting behavior that indicates the approach of a psychotic reaction.
  • prescheduled — a plan of procedure, usually written, for a proposed objective, especially with reference to the sequence of and time allotted for each item or operation necessary to its completion: The schedule allows three weeks for this stage.
  • preschooling — the education of preschool children.
  • press launch — the launch of a product, exhibition, event, etc, to which journalists are invited, in order to publicize it
  • prickly heat — a cutaneous eruption accompanied by a prickling and itching sensation, due to an inflammation of the sweat glands.
  • procathedral — a church used temporarily as a cathedral.
  • process shot — a shot in which action takes place in front of a screen on which an image already filmed is projected
  • prochein ami — next friend.
  • propheticism — the actions or characteristics of a prophet
  • psychometric — Psychology. psychometrics.
  • psychrometer — an instrument for determining atmospheric humidity by the reading of two thermometers, the bulb of one being kept moist and ventilated.
  • psychrometry — the employment of the psychrometer.
  • pulp chamber — the crown portion of the pulp cavity.
  • punched card — a card having holes punched in specific positions and patterns so as to represent data to be stored or processed mechanically, electrically, or photoelectrically.
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