12-letter words containing h, a, p, t, i
- phosphaturia — the presence of an excessive quantity of phosphates in the urine.
- photo-ageing — premature wrinkling of the skin caused by overexposure to sunlight
- photoactinic — emitting radiation having the chemical effects of light and ultraviolet rays, as on a photographic film.
- photodynamic — the science dealing with light and its effects on living organisms.
- 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.
- photographic — of or relating to photography.
- 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.
- photovoltaic — of or relating to the photovoltaic effect.
- phycoxanthin — a yellow pigment found in brown seaweeds and types of algae
- 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.
- physogastric — pertaining to the swollen, membranous abdomen of certain insects, especially termite and ant queens.
- 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
- pictographic — a pictorial sign or symbol.
- picture sash — a large window sash, as for a picture window.
- pigtail hook — a screw hook having an eye in the form of a spiral for holding a loop, chain link, etc., at any angle.
- 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.
- polar lights — the aurora borealis in the Northern Hemisphere or the aurora australis in the Southern Hemisphere.
- 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
- polygraphist — an instrument for receiving and recording simultaneously tracings of variations in certain body activities.
- 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.
- postbrachial — belonging to the arm, foreleg, wing, pectoral fin, or other forelimb of a vertebrate.
- posthospital — following treatment in a hospital
- potichomania — the art or process of printing or using paint to decorate the inside of a glass vessel
- 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.
- pro-catholic — of or relating to a Catholic church, especially the Roman Catholic Church.
- 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.
- prophylactic — defending or protecting from disease or infection, as a drug.
- prothalamion — a song or poem written to celebrate a marriage.
- prothalamium — prothalamion.
- prototherian — belonging or pertaining to the group Prototheria, comprising the monotremes.
- psammophytic — relating to psammophytes
- psychiatrist — a physician who practices psychiatry.
- psychoactive — of or relating to a substance having a profound or significant effect on mental processes: a psychoactive drug.
- psychopathic — of, relating to, or affected with psychopathy.