12-letter words containing h, e, p
- cosmographer — (astrophysics) A scientist specializing in understanding and describing the nature of the universe.
- costophrenic — Synonym of phrenicocostal.
- counterpunch — to punch an attacking opponent; return an attack
- crapehanging — the practice of hanging crape, esp as a sign of mourning
- craw-thumper — an ostentatiously pious person
- crepe-hanger — a person who sees the gloomy side of things; pessimist.
- criosphinxes — Plural form of criosphinx.
- croquet hoop — a hoop stuck into a croquet lawn
- crosspatches — Plural form of crosspatch.
- crymotherapy — cryotherapy.
- curietherapy — a form of radiation therapy using radium
- cycloheptane — (organic compound) An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C7H14; a volatile inflammable liquid.
- cymbocephaly — scaphocephaly.
- dall's sheep — a white-haired wild sheep, Ovis dalli, of mountainous regions of northwestern North America, having curved horns.
- daphnephoria — an ancient Greek festival in honor of Apollo.
- de-emphasize — to remove emphasis from
- death spiral — a period of continuous deterioration that leads ultimately to catastrophic failure or destruction
- decipherable — to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note.
- decipherment — to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note.
- deemphasized — Simple past tense and past participle of deemphasize.
- deemphasizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deemphasize.
- deep therapy — radiotherapy with very penetrating short-wave radiation
- deep-chested — having a broad, strong-looking upper body
- dehypnotized — Simple past tense and past participle of dehypnotize.
- demographers — Plural form of demographer.
- demographics — data resulting from the science of demography; population statistics
- demographies — the science of vital and social statistics, as of the births, deaths, diseases, marriages, etc., of populations.
- demonography — a treatise on demons.
- dephlegmator — an apparatus used for dephlegmation
- depth charge — A depth charge is a type of bomb which explodes under water and which is used especially to destroy enemy submarines.
- dermatophyte — any parasitic fungus that affects the skin
- dermographia — dermatographia.
- dermographic — dermatographia.
- desulphurize — to free or become free from sulphur
- detectaphone — a device for listening secretly to others' telephone conversations
- detectophone — a secret listening device, the predecessor of the modern 'bug'
- deuteropathy — any abnormality that is secondary to another pathological condition.
- diencephalic — Of or pertaining to the diencephalon.
- diencephalon — the posterior section of the forebrain.
- dip the flag — to salute by lowering a flag briefly
- diphosphates — a pyrophosphate.
- diphtheritic — pertaining to diphtheria.
- diphtheroids — resembling diphtheria, especially in the formation of a false membrane in the throat.
- diphthongize — to change into or pronounce as a diphthong.
- directorship — a person or thing that directs.
- discipleship — (initial capital letter) a member of the Disciples of Christ.
- discographer — a person who compiles discographies.
- dispatchable — Capable of being dispatched.
- dodecaphonic — musical composition using the 12-tone technique.
- double sharp — a symbol (× or ) that raises by two semitones the pitch of the following note.