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12-letter words containing h, o, n, r, i

  • perionychium — the epidermis surrounding the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.
  • 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).
  • phenocrystic — relating to a phenocryst
  • philanthropy — altruistic concern for human welfare and advancement, usually manifested by donations of money, property, or work to needy persons, by endowment of institutions of learning and hospitals, and by generosity to other socially useful purposes.
  • 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)
  • philodendron — a tropical American climbing plant belonging to the genus Philodendron, of the arum family, usually having smooth, shiny, evergreen leaves, often used as an ornamental houseplant.
  • phonographic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a phonograph.
  • 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
  • phrontistery — a place or establishment for thinking, studying, or learning
  • picturephone — a type of telephone where users can see each other as they talk, through the transmission of video images
  • pinch roller — a flexible device that presses magnetic tape against the capstan in a tape recorder.
  • pinturicchio — real name Bernardino di Betto. ?1454–1513, Italian painter of the Umbrian school
  • planographic — the art or technique of printing from a flat surface directly or by offset.
  • 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.
  • pornographic — sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, whose purpose is to elicit sexual arousal.
  • porphyropsin — a purple pigment occurring in the retina of the eye of certain freshwater fishes
  • prehensorial — relating to a part that grasps
  • prehistorian — an authority on or specialist in prehistory
  • preneolithic — (sometimes lowercase) Anthropology. of, relating to, or characteristic of the last phase of the Stone Age, marked by the domestication of animals, the development of agriculture, and the manufacture of pottery and textiles: commonly thought to have begun c9000–8000 b.c. in the Middle East. Compare Mesolithic, Paleolithic.
  • preschooling — the education of preschool children.
  • prochain ami — a next friend or next of kin
  • prochein ami — next friend.
  • 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.
  • prophesyings — gatherings held to expound the prophecies of the Scriptures
  • prothalamion — a song or poem written to celebrate a marriage.
  • prototherian — belonging or pertaining to the group Prototheria, comprising the monotremes.
  • pruning hook — an implement with a hooked blade, used for pruning vines, branches, etc.
  • psychotronic — of or relating to a genre of usually low-budget movies that includes horror, fantasy, science-fiction, and underground films.
  • pyonephritis — suppurative inflammation of the kidney.
  • pyritohedron — a crystal form of 12 pentagonal faces.
  • pyrotechnics — the art of making fireworks.
  • pyrotechnist — a person skilled in pyrotechnics, especially in the manufacture or use of fireworks.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • radiophonist — a person who produces radiophonic music
  • rainbow fish — guppy.
  • reaping hook — a curved cutting tool with a sharp edge, used in the cutting or harvesting of crops
  • relationship — a connection, association, or involvement.
  • reprehension — the act of reprehending; reproof; censure.
  • rhinocerical — of or relating to the rhinoceros
  • rhinorrhagia — an extreme nosebleed
  • rhinorrhoeal — of or relating to rhinorrhoea
  • rhode island — US state
  • ride herd on — a number of animals kept, feeding, or traveling together; drove; flock: a herd of cattle; a herd of sheep; a herd of zebras.
  • ride shotgun — a smoothbore gun for firing small shots to kill birds and small quadrupeds, though often used with buckshot to kill larger animals.
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