12-letter words containing o, p, h
- prototherian — belonging or pertaining to the group Prototheria, comprising the monotremes.
- prototrophic — (especially of certain bacteria) requiring only inorganic substances for growth.
- proudhearted — full of pride.
- pruning hook — an implement with a hooked blade, used for pruning vines, branches, etc.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- public house — British. a tavern.
- pull through — to draw or haul toward oneself or itself, in a particular direction, or into a particular position: to pull a sled up a hill.
- purple heron — an Old World heron, Ardea purpurea, having maroon, buff, and black plumage.
- 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 death — the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism. Compare brain death.
- 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.
- put together — assemble
- pyonephritis — suppurative inflammation of the kidney.
- pyophthalmia — suppurative inflammation of the eye.
- pyritohedral — of or relating to a pyritohedron
- pyritohedron — a crystal form of 12 pentagonal faces.
- pyrocatechol — catechol.
- 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.
- 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.