12-letter words containing c, o, p, r, h
- pharmacolite — hydrous calcium arsenate, 2CaO⋅As 2 O 5 ⋅5H 2 O, formed by natural alteration of mineral deposits containing arsenopyrite and arsenical ores of cobalt and silver.
- pharmacology — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
- 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
- philharmonic — fond of or devoted to music; music-loving: used especially in the name of certain musical societies that sponsor symphony orchestras (Philharmonic Societies) and hence applied to their concerts (philharmonic concerts)
- phonographic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a phonograph.
- phosphoresce — to be luminous without sensible heat, as phosphorus.
- photochromic — (of chemically treated glass or plastic) capable of darkening or changing color when exposed to light.
- photocurrent — an electric current produced by a photoelectric effect.
- photographic — of or relating to photography.
- photonuclear — of, relating to, or caused by the collision of high-energy photons with the nucleus of an atom.
- photoproduct — any product which is produced by a chemical reaction that uses light or other electromagnetic radiation to increase energy of particles
- photothermic — pertaining to the thermal effects of light.
- phototrophic — any organism that uses light as its principal source of energy.
- physogastric — pertaining to the swollen, membranous abdomen of certain insects, especially termite and ant queens.
- pictographic — a pictorial sign or symbol.
- picture show — motion picture.
- picturephone — a type of telephone where users can see each other as they talk, through the transmission of video images
- pinch roller — a flexible device that presses magnetic tape against the capstan in a tape recorder.
- pinturicchio — real name Bernardino di Betto. ?1454–1513, Italian painter of the Umbrian school
- 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.
- planographic — the art or technique of printing from a flat surface directly or by offset.
- plasma torch — an electrical device for converting a gas into a plasma, used for melting metal
- 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.
- polyarchical — a form of government in which power is vested in three or more persons.
- polyhistoric — relating to a polyhistor
- polypharmacy — the use of two or more drugs together, usually to treat a single condition or disease.
- polyrhythmic — the simultaneous occurrence of sharply contrasting rhythms within a composition.
- 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.
- pornographic — sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, whose purpose is to elicit sexual arousal.
- port chester — a city in SE New York, on Long Island Sound.
- postbrachial — belonging to the arm, foreleg, wing, pectoral fin, or other forelimb of a vertebrate.
- 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.
- 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.
- prepsychotic — exhibiting behavior that indicates the approach of a psychotic reaction.
- preschooling — the education of preschool children.
- pro-catholic — of or relating to a Catholic church, especially the Roman Catholic Church.
- pro-monarchy — a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch. Compare absolute monarchy, limited monarchy.
- 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
- prochain ami — a next friend or next of kin
- prochein ami — next friend.
- propheticism — the actions or characteristics of a prophet
- prophylactic — defending or protecting from disease or infection, as a drug.