12-letter words containing h, i, g, o, p
- pantophagist — an omnivore
- parting shot — a threat, insult, condemnation, sarcastic retort, or the like, uttered upon leaving.
- passing shot — a shot played to one side of and beyond the reach of an opponent coming to or stationed at the net.
- pathobiology — pathology with emphasis on the biological aspects of disease
- pathogenesis — the production and development of disease.
- pathogenetic — the production and development of disease.
- pathological — of or relating to pathology.
- petroglyphic — relating to or having the characteristics of a petroglyph or carving made in rock
- phagocytosis — Physiology. the ingestion of a smaller cell or cell fragment, a microorganism, or foreign particles by means of the local infolding of a cell's membrane and the protrusion of its cytoplasm around the fold until the material has been surrounded and engulfed by closure of the membrane and formation of a vacuole: characteristic of amebas and some types of white blood cells.
- phagocytotic — relating to phagocytosis
- 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).
- phengophobia — an abnormal dread or terror of natural light
- phlegmagogic — a medication that is intended to dislodge and evacuate mucus from the respiratory system
- phonographic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a phonograph.
- phonological — relating to study of speech sounds
- photo-ageing — premature wrinkling of the skin caused by overexposure to sunlight
- photobiology — the study of the effects of light on biological systems.
- photogelatin — pertaining to any photographic process in which gelatin is used to receive or transfer a print.
- photoglyphic — of or relating to photoglyphy
- photographic — of or relating to photography.
- photosetting — photocompose.
- phrenologist — a psychological theory or analytical method based on the belief that certain mental faculties and character traits are indicated by the configurations of the skull.
- phrenologize — to treat with phrenology or phrenological methods
- phycologists — the branch of botany dealing with algae.
- phylogenesis — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
- phylogenetic — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
- physiognomic — the face or countenance, especially when considered as an index to the character: a fierce physiognomy.
- physiography — the science of physical geography.
- physiologies — the branch of biology dealing with the functions and activities of living organisms and their parts, including all physical and chemical processes.
- physiologist — a specialist in physiology.
- physogastric — pertaining to the swollen, membranous abdomen of certain insects, especially termite and ant queens.
- phytobiology — the branch of biology dealing with plants.
- phytogenesis — the origin and development of plants.
- pictographic — a pictorial sign or symbol.
- pigeon-chest — chicken breast.
- pigtail hook — a screw hook having an eye in the form of a spiral for holding a loop, chain link, etc., at any angle.
- pillow fight — a mock fight in which participants thump each other with pillows
- plagiohedral — (of a crystal) having faces arranged obliquely in a helix.
- planographic — the art or technique of printing from a flat surface directly or by offset.
- ploughwright — a person who makes ploughs
- point charge — an electric charge considered to exist at a single point, and thus having neither area nor volume.
- polar lights — the aurora borealis in the Northern Hemisphere or the aurora australis in the Southern Hemisphere.
- polygraphist — an instrument for receiving and recording simultaneously tracings of variations in certain body activities.
- polytriglyph — (in classical architecture) an intercolumniation of at least four triglyphs.
- pornographic — sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, whose purpose is to elicit sexual arousal.
- posing pouch — a thong that emphasizes the genitals
- postmidnight — the middle of the night; twelve o'clock at night.
- postsphygmic — of or relating to the pulse.
- potting shed — A potting shed is a small building in a garden, in which you can keep things such as seeds or garden tools.
- poughkeepsie — a city in SE New York, on the Hudson.