12-letter words containing h, p, a
- arena chapel — a private chapel in Padua containing a fresco cycle painted (1305–06) by Giotto.
- aristophanes — ?448–?380 bc, Greek comic dramatist, who satirized leading contemporary figures such as Socrates and Euripides. Eleven of his plays are extant, including The Clouds, The Frogs, The Birds, and Lysistrata
- aristophanic — 448?–385? b.c, Athenian comic dramatist.
- aromatherapy — Aromatherapy is a type of treatment which involves massaging the body with special fragrant oils.
- arsphenamine — a drug containing arsenic, formerly used in the treatment of syphilis and related infections
- arteriopathy — Any disease of the arteries.
- arthrography — the X-ray examination of a joint after injection of a contrast medium into the joint space
- arthropathic — disease of the joints.
- arthroplasty — surgical repair of a diseased joint
- arthroscopes — Plural form of arthroscope.
- arthroscopic — the use of an arthroscope to diagnose an injury to or disease of a joint or to perform minor surgery on a joint.
- arthrospores — an isolated vegetative cell that has passed into a resting state, occurring in bacteria and not regarded as a true spore.
- ashurbanipal — died ?626 bc, king of Assyria (?668–?626): son of Esarhaddon. He built the magnificent palace and library at Nineveh
- asphalt rock — a rock formation, usually of limestone or sandstone, containing large amounts of bitumens.
- asphyxiating — to produce asphyxia in.
- asphyxiation — Asphyxiation is a lack of oxygen in blood, which causes suffocation.
- assessorship — the occupation, post or duties of a person who assesses, advises, or estimates
- astrophysics — Astrophysics is the study of the physical and chemical structure of the stars, planets, and other natural objects in space.
- at the press — being printed
- athwartships — from one side to the other of a vessel at right angles to the keel
- atmospherics — Atmospherics are elements in something such as a piece of music or a book which create a certain atmosphere.
- atmospherium — an optical system used to simulate images of atmospheric phenomena, as cloud formations, storms, and day and night, on the inside of a dome.
- attorneyship — The office or profession of an attorney.
- atychiphobia — (rare) The fear of failure.
- australopith — (archaeology, anthropology, paleonotology) Of or pertaining to the extinct hominid primates, of the genus Australopithecus, from the Pleistocene period.
- autapomorphy — (cladistics) A derived trait that is unique to a particular taxon.
- autographing — Present participle of autograph.
- autohypnosis — the process or result of self-induced hypnosis
- autohypnotic — Of or pertaining to autohypnosis; self-hypnotizing.
- automorphism — the practice of seeing others as having the same characteristics as oneself
- azathioprine — a synthetic drug that suppresses the normal immune responses of the body and is administered orally during and after organ transplantation and also in certain types of autoimmune disease. Formula: C9H7N7O2S
- azophenylene — phenazine.
- bach trumpet — a modern small three-valved trumpet for playing clarino passages in Bach's music
- bachelor pad — a flat in which a bachelor lives
- bachelorship — the state of being a bachelor; bachelorhood
- backsplashes — Plural form of backsplash.
- backup light — Backup lights are the white lights on the back of a vehicle that shine when the vehicle moves backward.
- banach space — a vector space on which a norm is defined that is complete.
- band of hope — a society promoting lifelong abstention from alcohol among young people: founded in Britain in 1847
- barophoresis — the diffusion of suspended particles at a rate dependent on external forces
- bathing wrap — a loose robe to wear after bathing, often made of towelling
- bathmophobia — The fear of stairs and slopes.
- bathophilous — (of an organism) living in very deep water
- bathygraphic — of or relating to the depths of the ocean
- bathypelagic — of, relating to, or inhabiting the lower depths of the ocean between approximately 1000 and 4000 metres
- bathyscaphes — Plural form of bathyscaphe.
- bathyspheres — Plural form of bathysphere.
- beat the rap — If you beat the rap, you avoid being blamed for something wrong that you have done.
- betanaphthol — a colorless, crystalline isomer of naphthol, C10H8O, used as an antiseptic and parasiticide
- bibliography — A bibliography is a list of books on a particular subject.