12-letter words containing h, i, p, a, t, r
- cash receipt — A cash receipt is a proof of purchase issued when the buyer has paid in cash.
- cataphoresis — electrophoresis
- cataphractic — relating to or resembling a cataphract
- catastrophic — Something that is catastrophic involves or causes a sudden terrible disaster.
- chalcopyrite — a widely distributed yellow mineral consisting of a sulphide of copper and iron in tetragonal crystalline form: the principal ore of copper. Formula: CuFeS2
- chalk stripe — (on a fabric) a pattern of thin white lines on a dark ground.
- chalk-stripe — a stripe, as in the fabric of some suits, that is wider and usually more muted than a pinstripe
- chapter ring — a ringlike band on the dial of a clock that bears the numerals or other symbols of the hours.
- charity shop — A charity shop is a shop that sells used goods cheaply and gives its profits to a charity.
- chi particle — a meson with a mass 6687 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 1.5 X 10 -20 seconds.
- chiropractic — Chiropractic is the treatment of injuries by pressing and moving people's joints, especially the spine.
- chiropractor — A chiropractor is a person who treats injuries by chiropractic.
- chiropterans — Plural form of chiropteran.
- chlorapatite — (mineral) A variety of apatite containing chloride instead of fluoride.
- christophany — an appearance or emergence of Christ following his crucifixion
- chromatophil — Also, chromatophilic, chromatophilous [kroh-muh-tof-uh-luh s] /ˌkroʊ məˈtɒf ə ləs/ (Show IPA). chromophil (def 1).
- chromatopsia — an irregularity in the ability to see colours properly
- cinder patch — a defect on steel caused by the accidental picking up of matter, as from the bottom of a soaking pit.
- coprophagist — a person who eats excrement
- craftmanship — Alternative form of craftsmanship.
- criptography — (spelling) It's spelled "cryptography".
- curietherapy — a form of radiation therapy using radium
- death spiral — a period of continuous deterioration that leads ultimately to catastrophic failure or destruction
- diastrophism — the process of movement and deformation of the earth's crust that gives rise to large-scale features such as continents, ocean basins, and mountains
- dictatorship — Dictatorship is government by a dictator.
- earth pillar — a pillar of earthy matter left by erosion of the surrounding ground.
- elephantbird — Alternative form of elephant bird.
- enantiomorph — Each of two crystalline or other geometric forms that are mirror images of each other.
- epanorthosis — (rhetoric) A rhetorical device or element in which a speaker or writer retracts a word that has been spoken and substitutes a stronger or more suitable word; often done for emphasis or sarcasm.
- ephemerality — (uncountable) The state or condition of being ephemeral; transience.
- epirrhematic — relating to epirrhema
- erythropenia — A decrease in the number of erythrocytes, associated with anemia.
- ethnographic — Relating to ethnography.
- eutrophicate — (ecology, intransitive) To become eutrophic.
- extrahepatic — Originating or occurring outside the liver.
- factory ship — a whaling ship equipped to process killed whales and to transport the oil and by-products.
- graduateship — the time or condition of being a graduate
- gramophonist — a person who uses a gramophone
- graphic arts — any of the fine or applied visual arts based on drawing or the use of line, as opposed to colour or relief, on a plane surface, esp illustration and printmaking of all kinds
- graphologist — the study of handwriting, especially when regarded as an expression of the writer's character, personality, abilities, etc.
- haemoprotein — Alternative spelling of hemoprotein.
- hair implant — the insertion of synthetic fibers or human hair into the scalp to cover baldness.
- hand-printed — (of numbers, letters, or designs) printed, or put on a surface, by hand rather than by machine
- heliotherapy — treatment of disease by means of sunlight.
- hemiparasite — A plant that obtains or may obtain part of its food by parasitism, e.g., mistletoe, which also photosynthesizes.
- hernioplasty — an operation for the repair of a hernia.
- heterophobia — Fear or resentment of what is different.
- heterophoria — a latent strabismus of one or both eyes.
- heteroplasia — the replacement of normal cells by abnormal cells, as in cancer.
- heterotopias — Plural form of heterotopia.