12-letter words containing p, h, a
- james harper — James, 1795–1869, and his brothers John, 1797–1875, (Joseph) Wesley, 1801–70, and Fletcher, 1806–77, U.S. printers and publishers.
- john paul ii — (Karol Wojtyla) 1920–2005, Polish ecclesiastic: pope 1978–2005.
- joseph brant — Joseph (Thayendanegea) 1742–1807, Mohawk Indian chief who fought on the side of the British in the American Revolution.
- jumping hare — springhare.
- kaleidophone — an instrument, invented by Professor Charles Wheatstone (1802-1875), consisting of a light on a vibrating rod with a reflecting knob for exhibiting the effect of sound waves
- karnaugh map — A Karnaugh map is a pictorial method used to minimize Boolean expressions without having to use Boolean algebra theorems.
- katamorphism — metamorphism at or near the earth's surface: breaks down complex minerals into simpler ones.
- keraunograph — an instrument for recording thunderstorms by detecting the radio waves generated
- khaibar pass — Khyber Pass.
- kinesipathic — of or relating to kinesipathy
- kinesophobia — Fear of movement.
- kinetography — a camera for taking pictures for a kinetoscope.
- kitchen soap — heavy-duty soap intended for use in the kitchen
- lahore party — a modern sect, divided into an older group (Qadianis) and a newer group (Lahore party)
- lamellaphone — Alt form lamellophone.
- lamellophone — (musical instruments) Any of several musical instruments in which the sound is produced by plucking a series of thin lamellaa attached to a sounding board.
- lamp chimney — a glass tube that surrounds the wick in an oil lamp
- lamplighters — Plural form of lamplighter.
- lamprophyres — Plural form of lamprophyre.
- lamprophyric — belonging or relating to a lamprophyre
- landing ship — any of various ships designed for transporting troops and heavy equipment in amphibious warfare, capable of making assault landings directly onto a beach.
- laryngophone — A type of contact microphone that absorbs vibrations directly from the wearer's throat.
- laryngophony — the sound of the voice as heard through a stethoscope placed on the throat directly over the larynx
- launch party — a party that celebrates the launch of a new magazine, product, etc
- laureateship — a person who has been honored for achieving distinction in a particular field or with a particular award: a Nobel laureate.
- lay preacher — a preacher who is not a member of the clergy
- leopard moth — a moth, Zeuzera pyrina, having white wings spotted with black and larvae that bore into the wood of various trees and shrubs.
- leptocephali — Plural form of leptocephalus.
- lexicography — the writing, editing, or compiling of dictionaries.
- linear graph — graph (def 2b).
- linear-graph — a diagram representing a system of connections or interrelations among two or more things by a number of distinctive dots, lines, bars, etc.
- lisp machine — 1. (architecture) Any machine (whether notional or actual) whose instruction set is Lisp. 2. (hardware, operating system) A line of workstations made by Symbolics, Inc. from the mid-1970s (having grown out of the MIT AI Lab) to late 1980s. All system code for Symbolics Lisp Machines was written in Lisp Machine Lisp. Symbolics Lisp Machines were also notable for having had space-cadet keyboards.
- lithographed — Simple past tense and past participle of lithograph.
- lithographer — a person who works at lithography.
- lithographic — Of, relating to, or produced by lithography.
- lithophagous — swallowing or feeding on stones
- lophophorate — Of or relating to small aquatic invertebrates belonging to a group of phyla characterized by the possession of lophophores. They include bryozoans, brachiopods, and phoronids.
- luteal phase — a stage of the menstrual cycle, lasting about two weeks, from ovulation to the beginning of the next menstrual flow.
- lycanthropes — Plural form of lycanthrope.
- lycanthropic — a delusion in which one imagines oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.
- lymphadenoma — an enlarged lymph node.
- lymphangioma — a benign tumor composed of dilated and newly formed lymph vessels.
- lymphangitis — inflammation of the lymphatic vessels.
- lymphoblasts — Plural form of lymphoblast.
- lymphography — lymphangiography.
- lyophilizate — A lyophilizate is a freeze-dried product.
- machine shop — a workshop in which metal and other substances are cut, shaped, etc., by machine tools.
- machtpolitik — power politics
- machu picchu — the site of an ancient Incan and pre-Incan city, about 7000 feet (2130 meters) above sea level in the Andes, in S central Peru.
- macrocephaly — Cephalometry. being or having a head with a large cranial capacity.