12-letter words containing d, a, p, h, n
- hydroplaning — a seaplane.
- hydrosalpinx — A distally blocked Fallopian tube filled with serous or clear fluid.
- hyperdynamic — (physiology) Describing an increase in both blood pressure and pulse pressure.
- hypochondria — Also, hypochondriasis [hahy-poh-kuh n-drahy-uh-sis] /ˌhaɪ poʊ kənˈdraɪ ə sɪs/ (Show IPA). Psychiatry. an excessive preoccupation with one's health, usually focusing on some particular symptom, as cardiac or gastric problems.
- hypogonadism — diminished hormonal or reproductive functioning in the testes or the ovaries.
- kaleidophone — an instrument, invented by Professor Charles Wheatstone (1802-1875), consisting of a light on a vibrating rod with a reflecting knob for exhibiting the effect of sound waves
- landing ship — any of various ships designed for transporting troops and heavy equipment in amphibious warfare, capable of making assault landings directly onto a beach.
- lymphadenoma — an enlarged lymph node.
- misapprehend — to misunderstand.
- monadelphous — (of stamens) united into one bundle or set by their filaments.
- monodelphian — any placental mammal that is a member of the group Monodelphia
- needle-sharp — very sharp
- nontyphoidal — of, relating to, or resembling typhoid.
- odontography — a treatise regarding the teeth
- odontophobia — an unnatural dread or terror of teeth
- odontophoran — a member of the family Odontophora
- on shipboard — on board a ship
- onion-shaped — bulb-shaped; shaped like an onion
- open-hearted — unreserved, candid, or frank: open-hearted advice.
- packed lunch — A packed lunch is food, for example sandwiches, which you take to work, to school, or on a trip and eat as your lunch.
- parahydrogen — the form of molecular hydrogen in which the nuclei of the two hydrogen atoms contained in the molecule have spins in opposite directions.
- parasphenoid — a bone next to the sphenoid bone in the skull of some animals
- peach brandy — brandy distilled from the fermented juice of peaches.
- pentahydrate — a hydrate that contains five molecules of water, as potassium molybdate, KMoO 4 ⋅5H 2 O.
- pentahydroxy — (of a molecule) containing five hydroxyl groups.
- philandering — (of a man) to make love with a woman one cannot or will not marry; carry on flirtations.
- phosphamidon — a systemic and contact insecticide, C 1 0 H 1 9 ClNO 5 P, used against beetles, aphids, mites, and other crop pests.
- photodynamic — the science dealing with light and its effects on living organisms.
- phytonadione — vitamin K1.
- pidyon haben — the rite of relieving the first male child born to parents not descended from Aaron or Levi of certain religious obligations by redeeming him from a member of the priestly class, celebrated 30 days after the child's birth.
- pointed arch — an arch having a pointed apex.
- poland china — one of an American breed of black hogs having white markings.
- pudding-head — a stupid person
- pumpkin head — a slow or dim-witted person; dunce.
- 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.
- punched tape — Computers. paper tape.
- quadraphonic — of, noting, or pertaining to the recording and reproduction of sound over four separate transmission or direct reproduction channels instead of the customary two of the stereo system: a quadraphonic recording.
- quadriphonic — quadraphonic.
- quadrophonic — Alternative spelling of quadraphonic.
- radiophonist — a person who produces radiophonic music
- sindonophany — the periodic exhibiting to the public of the shroud that the body of Christ is thought to have been wrapped in
- slap dashing — slab dashing.
- snake-hipped — having thin, sinuous hips.
- spearheading — the sharp-pointed head that forms the piercing end of a spear.
- spud-bashing — the task of peeling potatoes, given as a punishment
- sulphadoxine — an antibiotic drug of the sulphonamide group, commonly used in combination with pyrimethamine to treat malaria, and in combination with various drugs to treat certain infections
- sulphonamide — any of a class of organic compounds that are amides of sulphonic acids containing the group –SO2NH2 or a group derived from this. An important class of sulphonamides are the sulfa drugs
- sunday punch — Boxing. the most powerful and effective punch of a boxer, especially the punch used in trying to gain a knockout.
- synadelphite — an arsenate containing manganese and aluminium
- the pandects — a digest of Roman civil law in fifty books, compiled for the emperor Justinian in the 6th cent. a.d.; the Digest