12-letter words containing h, a, d, e
- peach brandy — brandy distilled from the fermented juice of peaches.
- pebbledashed — covered with a finish for external walls consisting of small stones embedded in plaster
- 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.
- phased array — a radar antenna consisting of an array of dipoles that are excited in or out of phase with each other to control beam direction and radiation pattern without moving the antenna. Compare dipole (def 3).
- 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.
- photo spread — a picture spread. See under spread (def 33).
- photo-stated — a camera for making facsimile copies of documents, drawings, etc., in the form of paper negatives on which the positions of lines, objects, etc., in the originals are maintained.
- photocathode — a cathode, typically of a cesium or sodium compound, having the property of emitting electrons when activated by light or other radiation.
- 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.
- place-holder — Mathematics, Logic. a symbol in an expression that may be replaced by the name of any element of the set.
- plagiohedral — (of a crystal) having faces arranged obliquely in a helix.
- plattdeutsch — the Low German vernacular dialects spoken in northern Germany.
- pleased with — satisfied or content with
- pointed arch — an arch having a pointed apex.
- 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.
- predischarge — of or pertaining to the period prior to discharge, esp prior to discharge from hospital or from employment
- procathedral — a church used temporarily as a cathedral.
- 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
- 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.
- pure-hearted — (of a person) without malice, treachery, or evil intent; honest; sincere; guileless.
- 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.
- puzzleheaded — having, deriving from, or characterized by confused thoughts or ideas.
- pyritohedral — of or relating to a pyritohedron
- radiant heat — heat energy transmitted by electromagnetic waves in contrast to heat transmitted by conduction or convection.
- radiesthesia — the ability to sense energy forces or radiation, esp from the human body
- radiesthetic — of or relating to radiesthesia
- radiographer — X-ray technician
- radiotherapy — treatment of disease by means of x-rays or of radioactive substances.
- raised beach — a wave-cut platform raised above the shoreline by a relative fall in the water level
- rammed earth — a mixture of sand, loam, clay, and other ingredients rammed hard within forms as a building material.
- ratchet down — If something ratchets down or is ratcheted down, it decreases by a fixed amount or degree, and seems unlikely to increase again.
- raven-haired — with glossy deep black hair
- read-through — reading (def 1).
- red bandfish — a fish, Cepola haastii, found on the inner continental shelf around New Zealand: family Cepolidae
- red goatfish — a goatfish, Mullus auratus.
- reemphasized — to give emphasis to; lay stress upon; stress: to emphasize a point; to emphasize the eyes with mascara.
- rehydratable — capable of being rehydrated
- rhabdosphere — a minute sphere made up of rhabdoliths
- rhode island — US state
- rhodes grass — a grass, Chloris gayana, native to Africa, used as pasturage and fodder in warm climates.
- rhodomontade — rodomontade