12-letter words containing e, u, p, h, o
- phosphoruses — Phosphor.
- phosphureted — combined with phosphorus, especially in its lowest valence state.
- photocurrent — an electric current produced by a photoelectric effect.
- photogravure — any of various processes, based on photography, by which an intaglio engraving is formed on a metal plate, from which ink reproductions are made.
- photoinduced — induced by light.
- photoneutron — a neutron emitted from a nucleus during photodisintegration.
- photonuclear — of, relating to, or caused by the collision of high-energy photons with the nucleus of an atom.
- picture show — motion picture.
- picturephone — a type of telephone where users can see each other as they talk, through the transmission of video images
- pleiochasium — a flowering system in which several buds come out at the same time
- pleomorphous — characterized by pleomorphism
- plough horse — a horse used for pulling a plough
- pneumography — the process of recording the movements of the thorax in respiration.
- pneumothorax — the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.
- pollen brush — the mass of stiff hairs on the legs or abdomen of an insect, for collecting pollen.
- polychaetous — of or relating to the genus Polychaeta
- polysulphide — any sulphide of a metal containing divalent anions in which there are chains of sulphur atoms, as in the polysulphides of sodium, Na2S2, Na2S3, Na2S4, etc
- polyurethane — a thermoplastic polymer containing the group NHCOO: used for padding and insulation in furniture, clothing, and packaging, and in the manufacture of resins for adhesives, elastomers, and fillers.
- pork butcher — a butcher who specializes in pork
- port hueneme — a city in S California.
- poughkeepsie — a city in SE New York, on the Hudson.
- preauthorize — to give authority or official power to; empower: to authorize an employee to sign purchase orders.
- proudhearted — full of pride.
- pseudamphora — a Mycenaean vase having a spherical body, a spout on the shoulder, and a handle, curving across the top, supported by a solid conical neck.
- pseudography — writing that does not follow conventional spelling or usage
- pseudoscheme — A translator from Scheme to Common Lisp by Jonathan Rees <[email protected]>. Version 2.8. It conforms to all of R3RS except call/cc and requires Common Lisp. Runs on Lucid, Symbolics CL, VAX Lisp, Explorer CL. Mailing list: [email protected]
- pseudosphere — a surface generated by revolving a tractrix about its asymptote.
- psychosexual — of or relating to the relationship of psychological and sexual phenomena.
- public house — British. a tavern.
- purple heron — an Old World heron, Ardea purpurea, having maroon, buff, and black plumage.
- put flesh on — If you put flesh on something, you add details and more information to it.
- put to death — the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism. Compare brain death.
- put to shame — the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another: She was overcome with shame.
- put together — assemble
- pyrosulphate — any salt of pyrosulphuric acid
- quarter-hoop — a hoop, especially of steel, fastened around a cask between the bilge and the chime.
- reupholstery — the materials used to cushion and cover furniture.
- rough-spoken — coarse or vulgar in speech.
- router patch — a plywood panel patch with parallel sides and rounded ends.
- sarrusophone — a metal double-reed wind instrument with a conical bore, related to the oboe and used especially in military bands.
- schopenhauer — Arthur [ahr-too r] /ˈɑr tʊər/ (Show IPA), 1788–1860, German philosopher.
- sharp tongue — If you say that someone has a sharp tongue, you are critical of the fact that they say things which are unkind though often clever.
- shoot-'em-up — a motion-picture or television program that emphasizes gunplay, action, and often violence.
- shoulder pad — clothing: insert in shoulder
- skeuomorphic — an ornament or design on an object copied from a form of the object when made from another material or by other techniques, as an imitation metal rivet mark found on handles of prehistoric pottery.
- soup kitchen — a place where food, usually soup, is served at little or no charge to the needy.
- south platte — a river flowing NE from central Colorado to the Platte River in W Nebraska. 424 miles (683 km) long.
- speech sound — any of the set of distinctive sounds of a given language. Compare phoneme.
- stenophagous — (of an animal) feeding on a limited variety of foods (opposed to euryphagous).
- 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