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12-letter words containing p, h, o, n, a

  • arachnophobe — a person who is afraid of spiders
  • araneomorphs — Plural form of araneomorph.
  • archiphoneme — an abstract linguistic unit representing two or more phonemes when the distinction between these has been neutralized: conventionally shown by a capital letter within slashes, as /T/ for /t/ and /d/ in German Rat and Rad
  • aristophanes — ?448–?380 bc, Greek comic dramatist, who satirized leading contemporary figures such as Socrates and Euripides. Eleven of his plays are extant, including The Clouds, The Frogs, The Birds, and Lysistrata
  • aristophanic — 448?–385? b.c, Athenian comic dramatist.
  • asphyxiation — Asphyxiation is a lack of oxygen in blood, which causes suffocation.
  • attorneyship — The office or profession of an attorney.
  • autographing — Present participle of autograph.
  • autohypnosis — the process or result of self-induced hypnosis
  • autohypnotic — Of or pertaining to autohypnosis; self-hypnotizing.
  • azathioprine — a synthetic drug that suppresses the normal immune responses of the body and is administered orally during and after organ transplantation and also in certain types of autoimmune disease. Formula: C9H7N7O2S
  • azophenylene — phenazine.
  • band of hope — a society promoting lifelong abstention from alcohol among young people: founded in Britain in 1847
  • betanaphthol — a colorless, crystalline isomer of naphthol, C10H8O, used as an antiseptic and parasiticide
  • boatsmanship — seamanship as applied to boats, especially rowboats and motorboats.
  • branch depot — one of a several depots receiving stock from the same central supplier
  • branch point — Electricity. a point in an electric network at which three or more conductors meet.
  • bronchospasm — an abnormal contraction of the bronchi resulting in restriction of the airway
  • cacophonical — cacophonous
  • cacophonious — cacophonous
  • camera phone — A camera phone is a mobile phone that can also take photographs.
  • camphorating — Present participle of camphorate.
  • cancerphobia — an excessive fear of getting cancer
  • catch points — railway points designed to derail a train running back in the wrong direction to prevent collision with a following train
  • chairpersons — Plural form of chairperson.
  • championship — A championship is a competition to find the best player or team in a particular sport.
  • change point — a point to which a foresight and backsight are taken in levelling; turning point
  • changepocket — a small pocket or compartment for holding coins.
  • channel port — one of the English or French ports on the English Channel
  • chilpancingo — a town in S Mexico, capital of Guerrero state, in the Sierra Madre del Sur. Pop: 166 000 (2005 est)
  • chiropterans — Plural form of chiropteran.
  • chota nagpur — a plateau in E India, mainly in Jharkhand state since 2000: forested, with rich mineral resources and much heavy industry; produces chiefly lac (world's leading supplier), coal (half India's total output), and mica
  • christophany — an appearance or emergence of Christ following his crucifixion
  • chronographs — Plural form of chronograph.
  • chronography — an arrangement of past events
  • chronophobia — Fear of the passing of time, or more generally of time itself.
  • chrysophanol — (organic compound) A chemical compound found in rhubarb.
  • chthonophagy — (disease) Alternative form of chthonophagia.
  • copy machine — A copy machine is the same as a copier.
  • coronagraphs — Plural form of coronagraph.
  • craniography — examination of the skull as depicted by craniographs, photographs, and charts.
  • cycloheptane — (organic compound) An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C7H14; a volatile inflammable liquid.
  • daphnephoria — an ancient Greek festival in honor of Apollo.
  • demonography — a treatise on demons.
  • detectaphone — a device for listening secretly to others' telephone conversations
  • diaphanously — In a diaphanous manner or to a diaphanous extent.
  • diencephalon — the posterior section of the forebrain.
  • dodecaphonic — musical composition using the 12-tone technique.
  • dolphinarium — An aquarium in which dolphins are kept and trained for public entertainment.
  • enantiomorph — Each of two crystalline or other geometric forms that are mirror images of each other.
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