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12-letter words containing p, h, o, e

  • pasch flower — pasqueflower
  • patch pocket — a pocket formed by sewing a piece of shaped material to the outside of a garment.
  • pathogeneses — the production and development of disease.
  • pathogenesis — the production and development of disease.
  • pathogenetic — the production and development of disease.
  • pearl harbor — a harbor near Honolulu, on S Oahu, in Hawaii: surprise attack by Japan on the U.S. naval base and other military installations December 7, 1941.
  • 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)
  • pedomorphism — a speeding up of the rate of development, resulting in an adult form that has the appearance of its larval or juvenile ancestor.
  • pelican hook — a hooklike device for holding the link of a chain or the like, consisting of a long shackle with a hinged rod held closed with a sliding ring.
  • pelton wheel — a high-pressure impulse water turbine in which one or more free jets of water are directed against the buckets of the rotor.
  • penalty shot — a free shot at the goal defended only by the goalkeeper, awarded to an offensive player for certain defensive violations.
  • pentahydroxy — (of a molecule) containing five hydroxyl groups.
  • perichoresis — the relationship between or interlinking of the three Persons of the Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit)
  • pericynthion — the point at which a spacecraft launched from earth into a lunar orbit is nearest the moon
  • perionychium — the epidermis surrounding the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.
  • peritrichous — (of bacteria) having a uniform distribution of flagella over the body surface.
  • peterborough — a city in Cambridgeshire, in central England.
  • petrochemist — someone who studies petrochemistry or works in the petrochemical industry
  • petroglyphic — relating to or having the characteristics of a petroglyph or carving made in rock
  • petrophysics — the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks
  • phaeomelanin — a variety of melanin that gives rise to a red-coloured pigment
  • phagocytoses — phagocytize.
  • phalaenopsis — any of various epiphytic orchids of the genus Phalaenopsis, native to tropical Asia, having clusters of showy, variously colored flowers.
  • phanerogamic — any of the Phanerogamia, a former primary division of plants comprising those having reproductive organs; a flowering plant or seed plant (opposed to cryptogam).
  • phanerophyte — a tree or shrub that bears its perennating buds more than 25 cm above the level of the soil
  • pharmacolite — hydrous calcium arsenate, 2CaO⋅As 2 O 5 ⋅5H 2 O, formed by natural alteration of mineral deposits containing arsenopyrite and arsenical ores of cobalt and silver.
  • pharmacopeia — a book published usually under the jurisdiction of the government and containing a list of drugs, their formulas, methods for making medicinal preparations, requirements and tests for their strength and purity, and other related information.
  • phengophobia — an abnormal dread or terror of natural light
  • phenocrystic — relating to a phenocryst
  • phenomenally — highly extraordinary or prodigious; exceptional: phenomenal speed.
  • phenotypical — the observable constitution of an organism.
  • phentolamine — an alpha blocker, C 1 7 H 1 9 N 3 O, used to reduce hypertensive states caused by a catecholamine excess, as in the treatment of pheochromocytoma.
  • phenyl group — the univalent group C 6 H 5 –, derived from benzene.
  • 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.
  • philosophies — the rational investigation of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct.
  • philosophise — to speculate or theorize, usually in a superficial or imprecise manner.
  • philosophize — to speculate or theorize, usually in a superficial or imprecise manner.
  • phlebography — venography.
  • phlebotomist — a specialist in phlebotomy.
  • phlebotomize — to subject to phlebotomy; bleed.
  • phlegmagogic — a medication that is intended to dislodge and evacuate mucus from the respiratory system
  • phoenixville — a city in SE Pennsylvania.
  • phonasthenia — difficult or abnormal voice production; vocal weakness.
  • phone number — of individual, business
  • phone phreak — a person who uses computers or other electronic devices to place long-distance telephone calls without paying toll charges.
  • phonemically — of or relating to phonemes: a phonemic system.
  • phonesthemic — (of a speech sound) shared by a set of echoic or symbolic words, as the sn- of sneer, snarl, snatch, snide, snitch, snoop, etc.
  • phonetic law — a statement of some regular pattern of sound change in a specific language, as Grimm's law or Verner's law.
  • phonetically — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
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