12-letter words containing h, p, s
- prostanthera — any bush of the Australian genus Prostanthera, with red or white flowers and strongly scented leaves
- protohistory — a branch of study concerned with the transition period between prehistory and the earliest recorded history.
- protosynthex — A query system for English text.
- psammophytic — relating to psammophytes
- psephologist — A psephologist studies how people vote in elections.
- 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
- pseudoscheme — A translator from Scheme to Common Lisp by Jonathan Rees <[email protected]>. Version 2.8. It conforms to all of R3RS except call/cc and requires Common Lisp. Runs on Lucid, Symbolics CL, VAX Lisp, Explorer CL. Mailing list: [email protected]
- pseudosphere — a surface generated by revolving a tractrix about its asymptote.
- psychiatrist — a physician who practices psychiatry.
- psychoactive — of or relating to a substance having a profound or significant effect on mental processes: a psychoactive drug.
- psychobabble — writing or talk using jargon from psychiatry or psychotherapy without particular accuracy or relevance.
- psychognosis — the use of hypnosis to study mental phenomena
- psychography — the supposed writing of a spirit or medium
- psychologism — emphasis upon psychological factors in the development of a theory, as in history or philosophy.
- psychologist — a specialist in psychology.
- psychologize — to make psychological investigations or speculations, especially those that are naive or uninformed.
- psychomachia — conflict of the soul
- psychometric — Psychology. psychometrics.
- psychonomics — the study of the individual mind in relation to its environment
- psychopathic — of, relating to, or affected with psychopathy.
- psychosexual — of or relating to the relationship of psychological and sexual phenomena.
- psychosocial — of or relating to the interaction between social and psychological factors.
- psychoticism — the state of being psychotic
- 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.
- psychrometer — an instrument for determining atmospheric humidity by the reading of two thermometers, the bulb of one being kept moist and ventilated.
- psychrometry — the employment of the psychrometer.
- public house — British. a tavern.
- purchase tax — a sales tax on nonessential and luxury goods.
- push forward — keep advancing
- push polling — the use of loaded questions in a supposedly objective telephone opinion poll during a political campaign in order to bias voters against an opposing candidate
- push through — force to accept
- put flesh on — If you put flesh on something, you add details and more information to it.
- put to shame — the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another: She was overcome with shame.
- pyonephritis — suppurative inflammation of the kidney.
- pyrosulphate — any salt of pyrosulphuric acid
- pyrotechnics — the art of making fireworks.
- pyrotechnist — a person skilled in pyrotechnics, especially in the manufacture or use of fireworks.
- radiophonist — a person who produces radiophonic music
- ramapithecus — a genus of extinct Miocene ape known from fossils found in India and Pakistan and formerly thought to be a possible human ancestor.
- raphaelesque — of, relating to, or characteristic of the style of the painter Raphael.
- re-emphasize — to give emphasis to; lay stress upon; stress: to emphasize a point; to emphasize the eyes with mascara.
- receivership — the condition of being in the hands of a receiver.
- reemphasized — to give emphasis to; lay stress upon; stress: to emphasize a point; to emphasize the eyes with mascara.
- relationship — a connection, association, or involvement.
- replenishing — to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up, etc.: to replenish one's stock of food.
- reprehension — the act of reprehending; reproof; censure.
- reprehensive — the act of reprehending; reproof; censure.
- reproachless — irreproachable.