12-letter words containing i, c, h, a, r
- parachronism — a chronological error in which a person, event, etc., is assigned a date later than the actual one.
- paraesthetic — paresthesia.
- paraphrastic — having the nature of a paraphrase.
- parapsychism — the experience of mental phenomena that are beyond the scope of normal physical explanation
- parchmentize — to treat (paper or the like) so that it resembles parchment.
- parish clerk — an official designated to carry out various duties, either for a church parish or a parish council
- parity check — a method for detecting errors in data communications or within a computer system by counting the number of ones or zeros per byte or per word, including a special check bit (parity bit) to see if the value is even or odd.
- parochialise — to make parochial.
- parochialism — a parochial character, spirit, or tendency; excessive narrowness of interests or view; provincialism.
- parochialist — a parochial character, spirit, or tendency; excessive narrowness of interests or view; provincialism.
- parochialize — to make parochial.
- patriarchate — the office, dignity, jurisdiction, province, or residence of an ecclesiastical patriarch.
- perichaetial — denoting the leaves in mosses that surround the archegonia and, later, the base of the sporophyte
- perichaetium — a leafy cluster (bracts) around the base of the reproductive organs of some plants, predominantly mosses
- periphrastic — circumlocutory; roundabout.
- peritrichate — (of bacteria) having flagella on the entire surface.
- phallocratic — relating to a male, or the beliefs assumed by such, who assumes authority over females due to his maleness
- 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).
- pharmaceutic — pertaining to pharmacy or pharmacists.
- pharmacolite — hydrous calcium arsenate, 2CaO⋅As 2 O 5 ⋅5H 2 O, formed by natural alteration of mineral deposits containing arsenopyrite and arsenical ores of cobalt and silver.
- pharmacopeia — a book published usually under the jurisdiction of the government and containing a list of drugs, their formulas, methods for making medicinal preparations, requirements and tests for their strength and purity, and other related information.
- 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)
- phonographic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a phonograph.
- photographic — of or relating to photography.
- phrygian cap — a soft, conical cap represented in ancient Greek art as part of Phrygian dress and associated, since the late 18th and early 19th centuries, with the liberty cap.
- phylacteries — Judaism. either of two small, black, leather cubes containing a piece of parchment inscribed with verses 4–9 of Deut. 6, 13–21 of Deut. 11, and 1–16 of Ex. 13: one is attached with straps to the left arm and the other to the forehead during weekday morning prayers by Orthodox and Conservative Jewish men.
- physogastric — pertaining to the swollen, membranous abdomen of certain insects, especially termite and ant queens.
- pi character — any special character, such as an accent or mathematical symbol, which is not normally obtained in a standard type fount
- pictographic — a pictorial sign or symbol.
- picture sash — a large window sash, as for a picture window.
- pig launcher — A pig launcher is a device which starts a pig moving without interrupting flow.
- pirate perch — a purplish North American freshwater fish, Aphredoderus sayanus, the adult of which has the vent located in back of the lower jaw.
- 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.
- polyarchical — a form of government in which power is vested in three or more persons.
- pornographic — sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, whose purpose is to elicit sexual arousal.
- postbrachial — belonging to the arm, foreleg, wing, pectoral fin, or other forelimb of a vertebrate.
- pre-teaching — to impart knowledge of or skill in; give instruction in: She teaches mathematics. Synonyms: coach.
- preachership — the office of a preacher
- predischarge — of or pertaining to the period prior to discharge, esp prior to discharge from hospital or from employment
- prickly heat — a cutaneous eruption accompanied by a prickling and itching sensation, due to an inflammation of the sweat glands.
- 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.
- prophylactic — defending or protecting from disease or infection, as a drug.
- psychiatrist — a physician who practices psychiatry.
- pyrochemical — pertaining to or producing chemical change at high temperatures.
- 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.