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12-letter words containing e, l, h, i

  • peeblesshire — a historic county in S Scotland.
  • 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.
  • peltier heat — the heat gained or lost at a junction of a thermocouple due to the Peltier effect.
  • pennywhistle — a cheap toy whistle orig. sold for a penny
  • penthesileia — the daughter of Ares and queen of the Amazons, whom she led to the aid of Troy. She was slain by Achilles
  • perichaetial — denoting the leaves in mosses that surround the archegonia and, later, the base of the sporophyte
  • peripherally — pertaining to, situated in, or constituting the periphery: peripheral resistance on the outskirts of the battle area.
  • persulphuric — denoting a type of acid
  • petroglyphic — relating to or having the characteristics of a petroglyph or carving made in rock
  • phaeomelanin — a variety of melanin that gives rise to a red-coloured pigment
  • phalaenopsis — any of various epiphytic orchids of the genus Phalaenopsis, native to tropical Asia, having clusters of showy, variously colored flowers.
  • 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.
  • phenotypical — the observable constitution of an organism.
  • phentolamine — an alpha blocker, C 1 7 H 1 9 N 3 O, used to reduce hypertensive states caused by a catecholamine excess, as in the treatment of pheochromocytoma.
  • phenylalanin — an essential amino-acid present in most proteins
  • philadelphia — a city in SE Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River: Declaration of Independence signed here July 4, 1776.
  • philadelphus — (Philadelphus) king of Pergamum c159–138 b.c.
  • philandering — (of a man) to make love with a woman one cannot or will not marry; carry on flirtations.
  • phillumenist — a collector of matchbooks and matchboxes.
  • philodendron — a tropical American climbing plant belonging to the genus Philodendron, of the arum family, usually having smooth, shiny, evergreen leaves, often used as an ornamental houseplant.
  • philomelides — a king of Lesbos who wrestled and killed every opponent until he himself was defeated by Odysseus.
  • philosophies — the rational investigation of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct.
  • philosophise — to speculate or theorize, usually in a superficial or imprecise manner.
  • philosophize — to speculate or theorize, usually in a superficial or imprecise manner.
  • phlebotomist — a specialist in phlebotomy.
  • phlebotomize — to subject to phlebotomy; bleed.
  • phlegmagogic — a medication that is intended to dislodge and evacuate mucus from the respiratory system
  • phoenixville — a city in SE Pennsylvania.
  • phonemically — of or relating to phonemes: a phonemic system.
  • 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.
  • photo relief — a method of showing the configuration of the relief of an area by photographing a model of it that is illuminated by a lamp in the northwest corner
  • photoelastic — displaying photoelasticity; of or relating to photoelasticity
  • photogelatin — pertaining to any photographic process in which gelatin is used to receive or transfer a print.
  • photorealism — a style of painting flourishing in the 1970s, especially in the U.S., England, and France, and depicting commonplace scenes or ordinary people, with a meticulously detailed realism, flat images, and barely discernible brushwork that suggests and often is based on or incorporates an actual photograph.
  • phrenologist — a psychological theory or analytical method based on the belief that certain mental faculties and character traits are indicated by the configurations of the skull.
  • phrenologize — to treat with phrenology or phrenological methods
  • 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.
  • phylogenesis — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
  • phylogenetic — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
  • physicalness — of or relating to the body: physical exercise.
  • physiologies — the branch of biology dealing with the functions and activities of living organisms and their parts, including all physical and chemical processes.
  • phytoclimate — the climate of a small area, as of confined spaces such as caves or houses (cryptoclimate) of plant communities, wooded areas, etc. (phytoclimate) or of urban communities, which may be different from that in the general region.
  • pig launcher — A pig launcher is a device which starts a pig moving without interrupting flow.
  • pinch roller — a flexible device that presses magnetic tape against the capstan in a tape recorder.
  • pitch a tale — to tell a story, usually of a fantastic nature
  • pitch chisel — a broad-edged chisel for cutting plane surfaces on stones.
  • 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.
  • plagiohedral — (of a crystal) having faces arranged obliquely in a helix.
  • plainclothes — Plainclothes police officers wear ordinary clothes instead of a police uniform.
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