12-letter words containing n, e, p, h, r
- night person — a person who prefers to stay up late or who functions best during the nighttime hours.
- night porter — A night porter is a person whose job is to be on duty at the main reception desk of a hotel throughout the night.
- night prayer — the last of the seven canonical hours; compline
- nonspherical — not spherical
- norephedrine — The drug phenylpropanolamine.
- north platte — a river flowing from N Colorado through SE Wyoming and W Nebraska into the Platte. 618 miles (995 sq. km) long.
- northern spy — an American variety of red-striped apple that ripens in autumn or early winter.
- oceanography — the branch of physical geography dealing with the ocean.
- oligophrenia — less than normal mental development.
- oligophrenic — less than normal mental development.
- on the prowl — to rove or go about stealthily, as in search of prey, something to steal, etc.
- on the ropes — a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- open slather — to spread or apply thickly: to slather butter on toast.
- open-hearted — unreserved, candid, or frank: open-hearted advice.
- ornithopters — Plural form of ornithopter.
- oropharynxes — Plural form of oropharynx.
- orthopterans — Plural form of orthopteran.
- overshipment — an act or instance of shipping freight or cargo.
- paperhanging — the activity or business of a paperhanger.
- pappenheimer — a heavy rapier of the 17th century, having a swept guard with two perforated plates.
- parahydrogen — the form of molecular hydrogen in which the nuclei of the two hydrogen atoms contained in the molecule have spins in opposite directions.
- paramorphine — thebaine.
- paranthelion — a bright spot in the sky caused by refraction and occurring at an angular distance from the sun of between 90° and 140°
- parasphenoid — a bone next to the sphenoid bone in the skull of some animals
- parathormone — a hormone secreted by the parathyroids, important in the control of the calcium-phosphorus balance of the body
- parchmentize — to treat (paper or the like) so that it resembles parchment.
- parenthesize — to insert (a word, phrase, etc.) as a parenthesis.
- patent right — the exclusive right granted by a patent, as on an invention.
- pathbreaking — pertaining to blazing a trail or path.
- peach brandy — brandy distilled from the fermented juice of peaches.
- pearl hominy — whole or ground hulled corn from which the bran and germ have been removed by bleaching the whole kernels in a lye bath (lye hominy) or by crushing and sifting (pearl hominy)
- penny shares — Penny shares are shares that are offered for sale at a low price.
- pentahydrate — a hydrate that contains five molecules of water, as potassium molybdate, KMoO 4 ⋅5H 2 O.
- pentahydroxy — (of a molecule) containing five hydroxyl groups.
- pericynthion — the point at which a spacecraft launched from earth into a lunar orbit is nearest the moon
- perinephrium — the capsule of connective tissue that envelops the kidney.
- perionychium — the epidermis surrounding the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.
- perphenazine — a crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 2 1 H 2 6 ClN 3 OS, used chiefly as a tranquilizer and in the treatment of intractable hiccoughs and nausea and vomiting.
- 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).
- phanerophyte — a tree or shrub that bears its perennating buds more than 25 cm above the level of the soil
- phenanthrene — a colorless, shiny, crystalline, water-insoluble isomer of anthracene, C 1 4 H 1 0 , derived from coal tar: used chiefly in dyestuffs and in the synthesis of drugs.
- phenarsazine — a type of toxin that originates from arsenic
- phenocrystic — relating to a phenocryst
- phenyl group — the univalent group C 6 H 5 –, derived from benzene.
- philandering — (of a man) to make love with a woman one cannot or will not marry; carry on flirtations.
- philodendron — a tropical American climbing plant belonging to the genus Philodendron, of the arum family, usually having smooth, shiny, evergreen leaves, often used as an ornamental houseplant.
- phone number — of individual, business
- phone phreak — a person who uses computers or other electronic devices to place long-distance telephone calls without paying toll charges.
- photocurrent — an electric current produced by a photoelectric effect.
- photoengrave — to make a photoengraving of.