12-letter words containing p, h, a, r, y, n
- nephrography — Diagnostic imaging of the kidneys.
- neuronopathy — A form of polyneuropathy caused by destruction of neurons.
- night prayer — the last of the seven canonical hours; compline
- oceanography — the branch of physical geography dealing with the ocean.
- odontography — a treatise regarding the teeth
- onychophoran — any small, predatory, caterpillarlike animal of the phylum Onychophora, common in tropical forests, having stubby legs ending in pincers.
- organography — the description or visual depiction of organs.
- oropharynxes — Plural form of oropharynx.
- para rhatany — See under rhatany (def 1).
- parahydrogen — the form of molecular hydrogen in which the nuclei of the two hydrogen atoms contained in the molecule have spins in opposite directions.
- 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.
- phanerophyte — a tree or shrub that bears its perennating buds more than 25 cm above the level of the soil
- pharyngology — the science of the pharynx and its diseases.
- pharyngotomy — surgical incision into the pharynx
- philanthropy — altruistic concern for human welfare and advancement, usually manifested by donations of money, property, or work to needy persons, by endowment of institutions of learning and hospitals, and by generosity to other socially useful purposes.
- 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.
- pneumography — the process of recording the movements of the thorax in respiration.
- polyurethane — a thermoplastic polymer containing the group NHCOO: used for padding and insulation in furniture, clothing, and packaging, and in the manufacture of resins for adhesives, elastomers, and fillers.
- pro-monarchy — a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch. Compare absolute monarchy, limited monarchy.
- prothonotary — a chief clerk or official in certain courts of law.
- pyrithiamine — an antivitamin that causes thiamine deficiency
- rhyncophoran — any of various beetles, including the weevils, having the head extended to form a snout
- scintigraphy — the process of producing a scintigram.
- selenography — the branch of astronomy that deals with the charting of the moon's surface.
- sphenography — the art of writing in cuneiform characters.
- technography — the description and study of the arts and sciences in their geographical and ethnic distribution and historical development.
- triumphantly — having achieved victory or success; victorious; successful.
- yachtsperson — A yachtsman or yachtswoman.
- zephyranthes — any of various bulbous plants belonging to the genus Zephyranthes, of the amaryllis family, as Z. grandiflora, having showy rose or pink flowers.
- zone therapy — a type of massage which works on the theory that specific parts of the foot or palm of the hand are associated with different parts of the body, and that massaging the feet or hands will give the patient relief from disorders in the related part of the body