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12-letter words containing p, h, a

  • stratigraphy — a branch of geology dealing with the classification, nomenclature, correlation, and interpretation of stratified rocks.
  • stratosphere — the region of the upper atmosphere extending upward from the tropopause to about 30 miles (50 km) above the earth, characterized by little vertical change in temperature.
  • strep throat — an acute sore throat caused by hemolytic streptococci and accompanied by fever and prostration.
  • strip-search — to search (a suspect who has been required to remove all clothing) especially for concealed weapons, contraband, or evidence of drug abuse.
  • strophanthin — a very poisonous, bitter glycoside or mixture of glycosides obtained from the dried, ripe seeds of a strophanthus, especially Strophanthus kombe, used as a cardiac stimulant.
  • strophanthus — any of various shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Strophanthus, of the dogbane family, chiefly of tropical Africa.
  • strophiolate — having a strophiole
  • stylographic — of or relating to a stylograph.
  • subparagraph — a distinct portion of written or printed matter dealing with a particular idea, usually beginning with an indentation on a new line.
  • sulphadoxine — an antibiotic drug of the sulphonamide group, commonly used in combination with pyrimethamine to treat malaria, and in combination with various drugs to treat certain infections
  • sulphonamide — any of a class of organic compounds that are amides of sulphonic acids containing the group –SO2NH2 or a group derived from this. An important class of sulphonamides are the sulfa drugs
  • sulphonation — the action or process of converting or being converted into a sulphonate
  • sulphur bath — a curative bath in which the water used has sulphates dissolved in it, especially one in which the water comes from a natural hot spring
  • sunday punch — Boxing. the most powerful and effective punch of a boxer, especially the punch used in trying to gain a knockout.
  • superathlete — a highly accomplished athlete, an exceptional athlete
  • supercharged — equipped with a supercharger.
  • supercharger — a mechanism for forcing air into an internal-combustion engine in order to increase engine power.
  • superheating — Superheating of steam is raising its temperature to well above boiling point.
  • superhelical — of, relating to, or consisting of a superhelix
  • superhighway — a highway designed for travel at high speeds, having more than one lane for each direction of traffic, a safety strip dividing the two directions, and cloverleaves to route the traffic on and off the highway. Compare expressway.
  • superhumeral — an ecclesiastical vestment worn over the shoulders
  • supply chain — process of manufacture and sale
  • switch plate — a plate, usually of metal, ceramic, or plastic, covering a switch so that the knob or toggle protrudes.
  • sycophantish — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
  • sycophantism — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
  • sycophantize — to act the sycophant
  • sympathizing — to be in sympathy or agreement of feeling; share in a feeling (often followed by with).
  • synadelphite — an arsenate containing manganese and aluminium
  • tachyphrasia — a communication disorder involving rapid, unintelligible speech
  • take the rap — to strike, especially with a quick, smart, or light blow: He rapped the door with his cane.
  • take up with — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
  • talking shop — If you say that a conference or a committee is just a talking shop, you disapprove of it because nothing is achieved as a result of what is discussed.
  • tampico hemp — a stiff fiber obtained from the leaves of various species of Agave, as A. falcata or A. sisalana.
  • tape machine — a tape recorder.
  • tax loophole — a legal way of avoiding the payment of tax, or part of a tax bill, due to a gap in tax legislation
  • te rauparaha — ?1768–1849, Māori warrior chief, head of the Ngāti Toa tribe and signatory to the Treaty of Waitangi; noted for his cunning and his prowess in battle, he is also credited with composing "Ka Mate", the All Blacks' usual pre-match haka
  • team up with — join forces with
  • technography — the description and study of the arts and sciences in their geographical and ethnic distribution and historical development.
  • technophilia — a person who loves or is enthusiastic about advanced technology.
  • technophobia — abnormal fear of or anxiety about the effects of advanced technology.
  • telanthropus — a genus of fossil hominids, known from two fragmentary lower jaws found in the region of Swartkrans, near Johannesburg, South Africa.
  • telautograph — a telegraphic device for reproducing handwriting, drawings, etc, the movements of an electromagnetically controlled pen at one end being transmitted along a line to a similar pen at the receiving end
  • telegraphese — a style of writing or speaking distinguished by the omissions, abbreviations, and combinations that are characteristic of telegrams, as in “ expect arrive six evening. ”.
  • telegraphone — an early magnetic sound-recording device for use with wire, tape, or disks.
  • tenths-place — next after ninth; being the ordinal number for ten.
  • teratophobia — fear of giving birth to a monster
  • terephthalic — relating to, designating, or derived from terephthalic acid or its derivatives
  • tetramorphic — (in art) of or related to a composite representation of the four evangelists' symbols
  • the cenotaph — the monument in Whitehall, London, honouring the dead of both World Wars: designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens: erected in 1920
  • the departed — the dead person or dead persons
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