12-letter words containing p, h, i, l, d
- hyperboloids — Plural form of hyperboloid.
- hypochloride — Misspelling of hypochlorite.
- hypocycloids — Plural form of hypocycloid.
- hypodiploidy — a deficiency of chromosomes less than the diploid number
- idiopathical — Alternative form of idiopathic.
- 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
- 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.
- lithographed — Simple past tense and past participle of lithograph.
- lithopedions — Plural form of lithopedion.
- monodelphian — any placental mammal that is a member of the group Monodelphia
- nontyphoidal — of, relating to, or resembling typhoid.
- orthopedical — (American spelling) Alternative form of orthopaedical.
- overlordship — a person who is lord over another or over other lords: to obey the will of one's sovereign and overlord.
- paedophiliac — an adult who is sexually attracted to young children.
- philadelphia — a city in SE Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River: Declaration of Independence signed here July 4, 1776.
- philadelphus — (Philadelphus) king of Pergamum c159–138 b.c.
- philandering — (of a man) to make love with a woman one cannot or will not marry; carry on flirtations.
- philodendron — a tropical American climbing plant belonging to the genus Philodendron, of the arum family, usually having smooth, shiny, evergreen leaves, often used as an ornamental houseplant.
- philomelides — a king of Lesbos who wrestled and killed every opponent until he himself was defeated by Odysseus.
- phosphatidyl — an atom or group of atoms containing one or more unpaired electrons derived from a phosphatide
- phospholipid — any of a group of fatty compounds, as lecithin, composed of phosphoric esters, and occurring in living cells.
- plagiohedral — (of a crystal) having faces arranged obliquely in a helix.
- pleased with — satisfied or content with
- poland china — one of an American breed of black hogs having white markings.
- policyholder — the individual or firm in whose name an insurance policy is written; an insured.
- polyhedrosis — an often fatal disease of certain insect larvae or decapod crustaceans, caused by viruses containing DNA.
- polysulphide — any sulphide of a metal containing divalent anions in which there are chains of sulphur atoms, as in the polysulphides of sodium, Na2S2, Na2S3, Na2S4, etc
- polythiazide — a substance, C 1 1 H 1 3 ClF 3 N 3 O 4 S 3 , used as a diuretic in the management of edema and hypertension.
- porthole die — a die having several openings for the extrusion of separate parts of an object later formed by the welding or fusing together of these parts.
- poster child — a child appearing on a poster for a charitable organization.
- prepublished — to publish in advance of a scheduled date.
- pyritohedral — of or relating to a pyritohedron
- shepherdling — a young or little shepherd
- shipbuilding — a person whose occupation is the designing or constructing of ship.
- siderophilic — having characteristics of siderophile
- slap dashing — slab dashing.
- 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
- synadelphite — an arsenate containing manganese and aluminium
- thick-lipped — having thick lips
- tight-lipped — speaking very little; taciturn; close-mouthed.
- triadelphous — (of stamens) united by the filaments into three sets or bundles.
- trophy child — anything taken in war, hunting, competition, etc., especially when preserved as a memento; spoil, prize, or award.
- wild spinach — any of various plants of the genus Chenopodium, sometimes used in place of spinach.
- woolly aphid — any plant louse of the family Aphididae, characterized by a waxy secretion that appears like a jumbled mass of fine, curly, white cottony or woolly threads, as Eriosoma lanigerum (woolly apple aphid or American blight) and Prociphilus tessellatus (woolly alder aphid)