12-letter words containing h, o, p, i, r
- 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.
- porphyropsin — a purple pigment occurring in the retina of the eye of certain freshwater fishes
- porthole die — a die having several openings for the extrusion of separate parts of an object later formed by the welding or fusing together of these parts.
- postbrachial — belonging to the arm, foreleg, wing, pectoral fin, or other forelimb of a vertebrate.
- poster child — a child appearing on a poster for a charitable organization.
- praiseworthy — deserving of praise; laudable: a praiseworthy motive.
- preauthorize — to give authority or official power to; empower: to authorize an employee to sign purchase orders.
- 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.
- prepsychotic — exhibiting behavior that indicates the approach of a psychotic reaction.
- preschooling — the education of preschool children.
- prior to sth — If something happens prior to a particular time or event, it happens before that time or event.
- pro-catholic — of or relating to a Catholic church, especially the Roman Catholic Church.
- 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
- propheticism — the actions or characteristics of a prophet
- prophylactic — defending or protecting from disease or infection, as a drug.
- prothalamion — a song or poem written to celebrate a marriage.
- prothalamium — prothalamion.
- protohistory — a branch of study concerned with the transition period between prehistory and the earliest recorded history.
- protomorphic — having a primitive character or structure.
- prototherian — belonging or pertaining to the group Prototheria, comprising the monotremes.
- prototrophic — (especially of certain bacteria) requiring only inorganic substances for growth.
- pruning hook — an implement with a hooked blade, used for pruning vines, branches, etc.
- psychometric — Psychology. psychometrics.
- psychotronic — of or relating to a genre of usually low-budget movies that includes horror, fantasy, science-fiction, and underground films.
- psychotropic — affecting mental activity, behavior, or perception, as a mood-altering drug.
- pteridophyte — any plant of the division Pteridophyta, characterized by vascular tissue and differentiation into root, stem, and leaves, comprising the ferns, horsetails, and club mosses.
- pyonephritis — suppurative inflammation of the kidney.
- pyritohedral — of or relating to a pyritohedron
- pyritohedron — a crystal form of 12 pentagonal faces.
- pyrochemical — pertaining to or producing chemical change at high temperatures.
- pyromorphite — a mineral, lead chlorophosphate, Pb 5 P 3 O 1 2 Cl, occurring in crystalline and massive forms, and of a green, yellow, or brown color; green lead ore: a minor ore of lead.
- pyrophyllite — Mineralogy. a phyllosilicate, AlSi 2 O 5 (OH), usually having a white or greenish color, and occurring in either foliated or compact masses, the latter variety being used like soapstone.
- 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.
- radiographer — X-ray technician
- radiophonist — a person who produces radiophonic music
- radiotherapy — treatment of disease by means of x-rays or of radioactive substances.
- 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.
- retrophiliac — someone who has a strong liking for things from the past