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12-letter words containing h, c, a, i, n

  • phanerogamic — any of the Phanerogamia, a former primary division of plants comprising those having reproductive organs; a flowering plant or seed plant (opposed to cryptogam).
  • phantasmatic — pertaining to or of the nature of a phantasm; unreal; illusory; spectral: phantasmal creatures of nightmare.
  • phantasmical — pertaining to or of the nature of a phantasm; unreal; illusory; spectral: phantasmal creatures of nightmare.
  • phenotypical — the observable constitution of an organism.
  • philharmonic — fond of or devoted to music; music-loving: used especially in the name of certain musical societies that sponsor symphony orchestras (Philharmonic Societies) and hence applied to their concerts (philharmonic concerts)
  • 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.
  • phonocamptic — possessing the property of reflecting sound or producing an echo
  • phonographic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a phonograph.
  • phonological — relating to study of speech sounds
  • phonotactics — the patterns in which the phonemes of a language may combine to form sequences.
  • 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.
  • photomachine — a machine that prints copies of digital photographs
  • phrygian cap — a soft, conical cap represented in ancient Greek art as part of Phrygian dress and associated, since the late 18th and early 19th centuries, with the liberty cap.
  • phycoxanthin — a yellow pigment found in brown seaweeds and types of algae
  • physicalness — of or relating to the body: physical exercise.
  • pig launcher — A pig launcher is a device which starts a pig moving without interrupting flow.
  • 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.
  • planographic — the art or technique of printing from a flat surface directly or by offset.
  • play chicken — to engage in a test of courage in which, typically, two vehicles are driven directly toward one another in order to see which driver will swerve away first
  • 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.
  • poland china — one of an American breed of black hogs having white markings.
  • pornographic — sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, whose purpose is to elicit sexual arousal.
  • potichomania — the art or process of printing or using paint to decorate the inside of a glass vessel
  • pre-teaching — to impart knowledge of or skill in; give instruction in: She teaches mathematics. Synonyms: coach.
  • prochain ami — a next friend or next of kin
  • prochein ami — next friend.
  • punching bag — an inflated or stuffed bag, usually suspended, punched with the fists as an exercise.
  • quackishness — The state or condition of being quackish.
  • quadraphonic — of, noting, or pertaining to the recording and reproduction of sound over four separate transmission or direct reproduction channels instead of the customary two of the stereo system: a quadraphonic recording.
  • quadriphonic — quadraphonic.
  • quadrophonic — Alternative spelling of quadraphonic.
  • rabbit punch — a short, sharp blow to the nape of the neck or the lower part of the skull.
  • rachmaninoff — Sergei Wassilievitch [sur-gey vuh-seel-yuh-vich;; Russian syir-gyey vuh-syee-lyi-vyich] /sɜrˈgeɪ vəˈsil yə vɪtʃ;; Russian syɪrˈgyeɪ vʌˈsyi lyɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1943, Russian pianist and composer.
  • racing homer — a kind of homing pigeon used for racing
  • racing yacht — a yacht used in sailing races
  • rat-catching — the job of destroying or driving away vermin, esp rats
  • reaching jib — genoa.
  • rhinocerical — of or relating to the rhinoceros
  • ring changes — to make the form, nature, content, future course, etc., of (something) different from what it is or from what it would be if left alone: to change one's name; to change one's opinion; to change the course of history.
  • ring machine — a Linotype used primarily for making corrections.
  • roller chain — a power chain consisting of parallel pairs of flat links joined by pins covered with rollers, and engaging with the teeth of sprockets.
  • saccharinely — of the nature of or resembling that of sugar: a powdery substance with a saccharine taste.
  • saccharinity — of the nature of or resembling that of sugar: a powdery substance with a saccharine taste.
  • safety chain — a chain on the fastening of a bracelet, watch, etc, to ensure that it cannot open enough to fall off accidentally
  • sandwich bar — a place where sandwiches are sold
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