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12-letter words containing e, p, i, t, a, h

  • 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.
  • phonasthenia — difficult or abnormal voice production; vocal weakness.
  • 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-ageing — premature wrinkling of the skin caused by overexposure to sunlight
  • 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.
  • photomachine — a machine that prints copies of digital photographs
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • phytonadione — vitamin K1.
  • pi character — any special character, such as an accent or mathematical symbol, which is not normally obtained in a standard type fount
  • picture sash — a large window sash, as for a picture window.
  • pirate perch — a purplish North American freshwater fish, Aphredoderus sayanus, the adult of which has the vent located in back of the lower jaw.
  • pitch a tale — to tell a story, usually of a fantastic nature
  • 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.
  • pleased with — satisfied or content with
  • 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.
  • polish wheat — a wheat, Triticum polonicum, grown chiefly in S Europe, N Africa, and Turkestan.
  • polycythemia — an abnormal increase in the number and concentration of circulating red blood corpuscles
  • polythiazide — a substance, C 1 1 H 1 3 ClF 3 N 3 O 4 S 3 , used as a diuretic in the management of edema and hypertension.
  • praiseworthy — deserving of praise; laudable: a praiseworthy motive.
  • pre-teaching — to impart knowledge of or skill in; give instruction in: She teaches mathematics. Synonyms: coach.
  • preauthorize — to give authority or official power to; empower: to authorize an employee to sign purchase orders.
  • preestablish — to establish beforehand.
  • prehistorian — an authority on or specialist in prehistory
  • prickly heat — a cutaneous eruption accompanied by a prickling and itching sensation, due to an inflammation of the sweat glands.
  • promethazine — a phenothiaxine derivative, C 1 7 H 2 0 N 2 S, used for the symptomatic relief of allergies and in the management of motion sickness.
  • prototherian — belonging or pertaining to the group Prototheria, comprising the monotremes.
  • psychoactive — of or relating to a substance having a profound or significant effect on mental processes: a psychoactive drug.
  • pyrithiamine — an antivitamin that causes thiamine deficiency
  • pyritohedral — of or relating to a pyritohedron
  • radiotherapy — treatment of disease by means of x-rays or of radioactive substances.
  • ramapithecus — a genus of extinct Miocene ape known from fossils found in India and Pakistan and formerly thought to be a possible human ancestor.
  • relationship — a connection, association, or involvement.
  • retainership — the condition of being a retainer or of having retainers.
  • retrophiliac — someone who has a strong liking for things from the past
  • rhythmopoeia — the art or process of composing, for example, music or poetry rhythmically
  • saint joseph — a city in NW Missouri, on the Missouri River.
  • saint phalle — Niki de [nik-ee duh;; French nee-kee duh] /ˈnɪk i də;; French niˈki də/ (Show IPA), 1930–2002, French sculptor and painter.
  • share option — A share option is an opportunity for the employees of a company to buy shares at a special price.
  • sharp-witted — having or showing mental acuity; intellectually discerning; acute.
  • sivapithecus — a genus of extinct Miocene primates of Asia that resemble the modern orangutan.
  • slipper bath — a bath in the shape of a slipper, with a covered end
  • sophisticate — a sophisticated person.
  • space flight — journey into outer space
  • spermaphytic — able to produce seeds
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