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12-letter words containing c, h, i, p, e, n

  • pelican hook — a hooklike device for holding the link of a chain or the like, consisting of a long shackle with a hinged rod held closed with a sliding ring.
  • pericynthion — the point at which a spacecraft launched from earth into a lunar orbit is nearest the moon
  • perionychium — the epidermis surrounding the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.
  • 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).
  • phenocrystic — relating to a phenocryst
  • phenotypical — the observable constitution of an organism.
  • phonemically — of or relating to phonemes: a phonemic system.
  • phonesthemic — (of a speech sound) shared by a set of echoic or symbolic words, as the sn- of sneer, snarl, snatch, snide, snitch, snoop, etc.
  • 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.
  • photoinduced — induced by light.
  • photomachine — a machine that prints copies of digital photographs
  • phylogenetic — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
  • physicalness — of or relating to the body: physical exercise.
  • 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.
  • pigeon-chest — chicken breast.
  • pinch effect — the tendency of an electric conductor or stream of charged particles to constrict, caused by the action of a magnetic field that is produced by a flow of electricity.
  • 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
  • pitch accent — (in languages such as Ancient Greek or modern Swedish) an accent in which emphatic syllables are pronounced on a higher musical pitch relative to other syllables
  • plainclothes — Plainclothes police officers wear ordinary clothes instead of a police uniform.
  • play chicken — to engage in a test of courage in which, typically, two vehicles are driven directly toward one another in order to see which driver will swerve away first
  • 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.
  • polyphenolic — relating to a polyphenol
  • ponzi scheme — a swindle in which a quick return, made up of money from new investors, on an initial investment lures the victim into much bigger risks.
  • 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-teaching — to impart knowledge of or skill in; give instruction in: She teaches mathematics. Synonyms: coach.
  • 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
  • preschooling — the education of preschool children.
  • prochein ami — next friend.
  • purple finch — a North American finch, Carpodacus purpureus, having a raspberry-red head, breast, and rump.
  • pyrotechnics — the art of making fireworks.
  • pyrotechnist — a person skilled in pyrotechnics, especially in the manufacture or use of fireworks.
  • scampishness — the quality of being scampish
  • scenographic — the art of representing objects in accordance with the rules of perspective.
  • schizophrene — a person with schizophrenia or one who tends toward schizophrenia
  • shiner perch — a small, silvery perch, Cymatogaster aggregata, inhabiting waters along the Pacific coast of North America and bearing live young.
  • soup kitchen — a place where food, usually soup, is served at little or no charge to the needy.
  • spanish rice — rice prepared with chopped onions, tomatoes, green peppers, and sometimes diced ham, seasoned with cayenne pepper and mixed with butter.
  • speechifying — Speechifying is the making of speeches, especially because you want to appear important.
  • sphacelation — the process of mortification
  • sphincterial — relating to a sphincter
  • spin machine — an organization or group of people acting together to present news or information in a way that creates a particular desired impression
  • spinach beet — chard, a plant cultivated for its edible leaves
  • splotchiness — the state or condition of being splotchy
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