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

  • archiphoneme — an abstract linguistic unit representing two or more phonemes when the distinction between these has been neutralized: conventionally shown by a capital letter within slashes, as /T/ for /t/ and /d/ in German Rat and Rad
  • arena chapel — a private chapel in Padua containing a fresco cycle painted (1305–06) by Giotto.
  • aristophanes — ?448–?380 bc, Greek comic dramatist, who satirized leading contemporary figures such as Socrates and Euripides. Eleven of his plays are extant, including The Clouds, The Frogs, The Birds, and Lysistrata
  • aromatherapy — Aromatherapy is a type of treatment which involves massaging the body with special fragrant oils.
  • arsphenamine — a drug containing arsenic, formerly used in the treatment of syphilis and related infections
  • arteriopathy — Any disease of the arteries.
  • arthroscopes — Plural form of arthroscope.
  • arthrospores — an isolated vegetative cell that has passed into a resting state, occurring in bacteria and not regarded as a true spore.
  • assessorship — the occupation, post or duties of a person who assesses, advises, or estimates
  • at the press — being printed
  • atmospherics — Atmospherics are elements in something such as a piece of music or a book which create a certain atmosphere.
  • atmospherium — an optical system used to simulate images of atmospheric phenomena, as cloud formations, storms, and day and night, on the inside of a dome.
  • attorneyship — The office or profession of an attorney.
  • azathioprine — a synthetic drug that suppresses the normal immune responses of the body and is administered orally during and after organ transplantation and also in certain types of autoimmune disease. Formula: C9H7N7O2S
  • bach trumpet — a modern small three-valved trumpet for playing clarino passages in Bach's music
  • bachelor pad — a flat in which a bachelor lives
  • bachelorship — the state of being a bachelor; bachelorhood
  • barophoresis — the diffusion of suspended particles at a rate dependent on external forces
  • bathyspheres — Plural form of bathysphere.
  • beat the rap — If you beat the rap, you avoid being blamed for something wrong that you have done.
  • biogeography — the branch of biology concerned with the geographical distribution of plants and animals
  • birth parent — a biological mother (birth mother) or biological father (birth father) a biological parent.
  • blastosphere — blastula
  • brachycephal — a person with a brachycephalic head
  • branch depot — one of a several depots receiving stock from the same central supplier
  • breastplough — a plough driven by the worker's breast, often used to pare turf
  • breath group — a sequence of sounds articulated in the course of a single exhalation; an utterance or part of an utterance produced between pauses for breath.
  • calligraphed — Simple past tense and past participle of calligraph.
  • calligrapher — A calligrapher is a person skilled in the art of calligraphy.
  • camera phone — A camera phone is a mobile phone that can also take photographs.
  • camphor tree — a lauraceous evergreen E Asian tree, Cinnamomum camphora, whose aromatic wood yields camphor
  • cancerphobia — an excessive fear of getting cancer
  • capraldehyde — (chemistry) decanal.
  • carpet shark — any of various sharks of the family Orectolobidae, having two dorsal fins and a patterned back, typically marked with white and brown
  • cartographer — A cartographer is a person whose job is drawing maps.
  • cash receipt — A cash receipt is a proof of purchase issued when the buyer has paid in cash.
  • cataphoreses — Plural form of cataphoresis.
  • cataphoresis — electrophoresis
  • cataphracted — covered with an armor of horny or bony plates or scales.
  • catastrophes — Plural form of catastrophe.
  • catch phrase — a phrase that attracts or is meant to attract attention.
  • catch-phrase — A catch-phrase is a sentence or phrase which becomes popular or well-known, often because it is frequently used by a famous person.
  • catchphrases — Plural form of catchphrase.
  • cephalometer — an instrument for positioning the human head for X-ray examination in cephalometry
  • cephalometry — measurement of the dimensions of the human head by radiography: used mainly in orthodontics
  • ceramography — the study, analysis, and preparation of ceramic microstructures, usually for industrial use
  • cerebropathy — A hypochondriacal condition verging upon insanity, occurring in those whose brains have been unduly taxed.
  • chairpersons — Plural form of chairperson.
  • chalcopyrite — a widely distributed yellow mineral consisting of a sulphide of copper and iron in tetragonal crystalline form: the principal ore of copper. Formula: CuFeS2
  • chalk stripe — (on a fabric) a pattern of thin white lines on a dark ground.
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