12-letter words containing p, a, t, h, i
- exhaust pipe — vehicle's gas outlet
- exophthalmia — (medicine) The protrusion of the eyeball so that the eyelids will not cover it, in consequence of disease.
- exophthalmic — Having or characterized by protruding eyes.
- extrahepatic — Originating or occurring outside the liver.
- factory ship — a whaling ship equipped to process killed whales and to transport the oil and by-products.
- feldspathoid — Also, feldspathoidal. of or relating to a group of minerals similar in chemical composition to certain feldspars except for a lower silica content.
- gametophytic — (botany) Of or pertaining to a gametophyte plant.
- graduateship — the time or condition of being a graduate
- gramophonist — a person who uses a gramophone
- graphic arts — any of the fine or applied visual arts based on drawing or the use of line, as opposed to colour or relief, on a plane surface, esp illustration and printmaking of all kinds
- graphologist — the study of handwriting, especially when regarded as an expression of the writer's character, personality, abilities, etc.
- haemoprotein — Alternative spelling of hemoprotein.
- hair implant — the insertion of synthetic fibers or human hair into the scalp to cover baldness.
- haliplankton — plankton living in sea water
- hand-painted — painted by a person rather than a machine
- hand-printed — (of numbers, letters, or designs) printed, or put on a surface, by hand rather than by machine
- hanging post — a post from which a door, gate, etc., is hung.
- hanging step — a step projecting from a wall with no real or apparent support at its outer end.
- haptoglobins — Plural form of haptoglobin.
- have pity on — to have sympathy or show mercy for
- heliotherapy — treatment of disease by means of sunlight.
- hematophobia — Fear of bleeding or the sight of blood.
- hemiparasite — A plant that obtains or may obtain part of its food by parasitism, e.g., mistletoe, which also photosynthesizes.
- hemiplankton — plankton that spend part of their life cycle in a vegetative state on the sea bottom, riverbed, etc. (opposed to holoplankton).
- hepaticology — the scientific study of bryophyte plants known as hepatics or liverworts
- hepatization — the transformation of tissue into a liver-like substance, esp of the lungs in pneumonia
- hepatotoxins — Plural form of hepatotoxin.
- hepatoxicity — Toxicity that affects the liver.
- hernioplasty — an operation for the repair of a hernia.
- heterophobia — Fear or resentment of what is different.
- heterophoria — a latent strabismus of one or both eyes.
- heteroplasia — the replacement of normal cells by abnormal cells, as in cancer.
- heterotopias — Plural form of heterotopia.
- hierophantic — (in ancient Greece) an official expounder of rites of worship and sacrifice.
- hippocentaur — Centaur.
- hippophagist — a person who eats horseflesh.
- hippopotamic — like, of, or relating to a hippopotamus
- hippopotamus — a large herbivorous mammal, Hippopotamus amphibius, having a thick hairless body, short legs, and a large head and muzzle, found in and near the rivers, lakes, etc., of Africa, and able to remain under water for a considerable time.
- histographic — a treatise on or description of organic tissues.
- hit pay dirt — to discover a source of wealth, success, etc.
- holophrastic — using or consisting of a single word that functions as a phrase or sentence.
- homeopathist — a person who practices or favors homeopathy.
- homoeopathic — Alternative spelling of homeopathic.
- hospital bed — a bed having side rails that can be raised or lowered and a mattress base in three jointed sections so that the head, foot, or middle may be raised by a crank or motor, allowing a patient to lie in various positions, as a therapeutic aid or for comfort.
- hospitalised — to place in a hospital for medical care or observation: The doctor hospitalized grandfather as soon as she checked his heart.
- hospitalists — Plural form of hospitalist.
- hospitalized — to place in a hospital for medical care or observation: The doctor hospitalized grandfather as soon as she checked his heart.
- hospitalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hospitalize.
- hot swapping — (hardware) The connection and disconnection of peripherals or other components without interrupting system operation. This facility may have design implications for both hardware and software.
- housepainter — A professional painter of houses.