12-letter words containing p, h, o, s, n
- phonasthenia — difficult or abnormal voice production; vocal weakness.
- 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.
- phonotactics — the patterns in which the phonemes of a language may combine to form sequences.
- phosphamidon — a systemic and contact insecticide, C 1 0 H 1 9 ClNO 5 P, used against beetles, aphids, mites, and other crop pests.
- photo finish — a finish of a race in which two or more contestants are so close to the finish line that reference to a photograph of the finish is necessary to determine the winner.
- photo-finish — If the end of a race is a photo-finish, two or more of the competitors cross the finishing line so close together that a photograph of the finish has to be examined to decide who has won.
- photoanalyst — a person who analyzes and interprets photographs, especially a military specialist in aerial or satellite photography.
- photofission — nuclear fission induced by the absorption of a high-energy photon.
- photokinesis — movement occurring upon exposure to light.
- photosetting — photocompose.
- phrasemonger — phrasemaker (def 2).
- phrenologist — a psychological theory or analytical method based on the belief that certain mental faculties and character traits are indicated by the configurations of the skull.
- phrontistery — a place or establishment for thinking, studying, or learning
- phylogenesis — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
- physiognomic — the face or countenance, especially when considered as an index to the character: a fierce physiognomy.
- phytobenthos — microscopic plants that live in the bottom of the ocean
- phytogenesis — the origin and development of plants.
- pigeon-chest — chicken breast.
- pinchcommons — a person who is frugal with food
- plainclothes — Plainclothes police officers wear ordinary clothes instead of a police uniform.
- pollen brush — the mass of stiff hairs on the legs or abdomen of an insect, for collecting pollen.
- pollyannaish — an excessively or blindly optimistic person.
- ponzi scheme — a swindle in which a quick return, made up of money from new investors, on an initial investment lures the victim into much bigger risks.
- porphyropsin — a purple pigment occurring in the retina of the eye of certain freshwater fishes
- posing pouch — a thong that emphasizes the genitals
- posthypnotic — of or relating to the period after hypnosis.
- postmidnight — the middle of the night; twelve o'clock at night.
- potting shed — A potting shed is a small building in a garden, in which you can keep things such as seeds or garden tools.
- prehensorial — relating to a part that grasps
- prehistorian — an authority on or specialist in prehistory
- preschooling — the education of preschool children.
- prester john — a legendary Christian monk and potentate of the Middle Ages, supposed to have had a kingdom in some remote part of Asia or Africa and associated with fabulous narratives of travel.
- prophesyings — gatherings held to expound the prophecies of the Scriptures
- prostanthera — any bush of the Australian genus Prostanthera, with red or white flowers and strongly scented leaves
- protosynthex — A query system for English text.
- psychognosis — the use of hypnosis to study mental phenomena
- psychonomics — the study of the individual mind in relation to its environment
- psychotronic — of or relating to a genre of usually low-budget movies that includes horror, fantasy, science-fiction, and underground films.
- push polling — the use of loaded questions in a supposedly objective telephone opinion poll during a political campaign in order to bias voters against an opposing candidate
- put flesh on — If you put flesh on something, you add details and more information to it.
- pyonephritis — suppurative inflammation of the kidney.
- pyrotechnics — the art of making fireworks.
- pyrotechnist — a person skilled in pyrotechnics, especially in the manufacture or use of fireworks.
- radiophonist — a person who produces radiophonic music
- relationship — a connection, association, or involvement.
- reprehension — the act of reprehending; reproof; censure.
- rough-spoken — coarse or vulgar in speech.
- saint joseph — a city in NW Missouri, on the Missouri River.
- sancho panza — Sancho, Sancho Panza.
- sarrusophone — a metal double-reed wind instrument with a conical bore, related to the oboe and used especially in military bands.