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12-letter words containing h, o, p, e, a, d

  • leopard moth — a moth, Zeuzera pyrina, having white wings spotted with black and larvae that bore into the wood of various trees and shrubs.
  • lithographed — Simple past tense and past participle of lithograph.
  • lymphadenoma — an enlarged lymph node.
  • mediatorship — the position of a mediator
  • mimeographed — Simple past tense and past participle of mimeograph.
  • monadelphous — (of stamens) united into one bundle or set by their filaments.
  • monodelphian — any placental mammal that is a member of the group Monodelphia
  • onion-shaped — bulb-shaped; shaped like an onion
  • open-hearted — unreserved, candid, or frank: open-hearted advice.
  • orthopaedics — (used with a singular verb) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, especially the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
  • orthopaedist — Alternative spelling of orthopedist.
  • orthopedical — (American spelling) Alternative form of orthopaedical.
  • pachydermous — any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
  • paedomorphic — showing signs of paedomorphism
  • paedophiliac — an adult who is sexually attracted to young children.
  • parahydrogen — the form of molecular hydrogen in which the nuclei of the two hydrogen atoms contained in the molecule have spins in opposite directions.
  • parasphenoid — a bone next to the sphenoid bone in the skull of some animals
  • pentahydroxy — (of a molecule) containing five hydroxyl groups.
  • photo spread — a picture spread. See under spread (def 33).
  • photo-stated — a camera for making facsimile copies of documents, drawings, etc., in the form of paper negatives on which the positions of lines, objects, etc., in the originals are maintained.
  • photocathode — a cathode, typically of a cesium or sodium compound, having the property of emitting electrons when activated by light or other radiation.
  • phytonadione — vitamin K1.
  • pidyon haben — the rite of relieving the first male child born to parents not descended from Aaron or Levi of certain religious obligations by redeeming him from a member of the priestly class, celebrated 30 days after the child's birth.
  • place-holder — Mathematics, Logic. a symbol in an expression that may be replaced by the name of any element of the set.
  • plagiohedral — (of a crystal) having faces arranged obliquely in a helix.
  • pointed arch — an arch having a pointed apex.
  • polythiazide — a substance, C 1 1 H 1 3 ClF 3 N 3 O 4 S 3 , used as a diuretic in the management of edema and hypertension.
  • procathedral — a church used temporarily as a cathedral.
  • proudhearted — full of pride.
  • pseudamphora — a Mycenaean vase having a spherical body, a spout on the shoulder, and a handle, curving across the top, supported by a solid conical neck.
  • pseudography — writing that does not follow conventional spelling or usage
  • put to death — the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism. Compare brain death.
  • pyritohedral — of or relating to a pyritohedron
  • radiographer — X-ray technician
  • radiotherapy — treatment of disease by means of x-rays or of radioactive substances.
  • rhabdosphere — a minute sphere made up of rhabdoliths
  • shadow price — the calculated price of a good or service for which no market price exists
  • shop steward — commerce: union rep
  • shoulder pad — clothing: insert in shoulder
  • siderography — the art or technique of engraving on steel.
  • sulphadoxine — an antibiotic drug of the sulphonamide group, commonly used in combination with pyrimethamine to treat malaria, and in combination with various drugs to treat certain infections
  • sulphonamide — any of a class of organic compounds that are amides of sulphonic acids containing the group –SO2NH2 or a group derived from this. An important class of sulphonamides are the sulfa drugs
  • triadelphous — (of stamens) united by the filaments into three sets or bundles.
  • unapproached — not approached; not able to be approached or neared
  • unchaperoned — not chaperoned; not accompanied by a chaperone
  • unreproached — not reproached, criticized, or scolded
  • videographer — a person who makes films with a video camera.
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