12-letter words containing p, i, n, t, h
- christophene — chayote.
- chronotropic — affecting the rate or timing of a physiologic process, as the heart rate.
- chymotrypsin — a powerful proteolytic enzyme secreted from the pancreas in the form of chymotrypsinogen, being converted to the active form by trypsin
- cinder patch — a defect on steel caused by the accidental picking up of matter, as from the bottom of a soaking pit.
- copyrighting — Present participle of copyright.
- costophrenic — Synonym of phrenicocostal.
- craftmanship — Alternative form of craftsmanship.
- decipherment — to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note.
- dehypnotized — Simple past tense and past participle of dehypnotize.
- diphthongize — to change into or pronounce as a diphthong.
- elephantbird — Alternative form of elephant bird.
- elephantitis — (US) misconstruction of elephantiasis.
- enantiomorph — Each of two crystalline or other geometric forms that are mirror images of each other.
- enantiopathy — the treatment of disease by opposites; allopathy
- encephalitic — Of or pertaining to encephalitis.
- encephalitis — Inflammation of the brain, caused by infection or an allergic reaction.
- encipherment — The act or process of enciphering; encryption.
- enhypostasia — personalities existing in union (Jesus Christ and God the Son)
- enhypostatic — relating to enhypostasia
- entomophobia — Abnormal fear of insects or similar arthropods.
- epanorthosis — (rhetoric) A rhetorical device or element in which a speaker or writer retracts a word that has been spoken and substitutes a stronger or more suitable word; often done for emphasis or sarcasm.
- epithalamion — A song or poem celebrating a marriage.
- erythropenia — A decrease in the number of erythrocytes, associated with anemia.
- ethnographic — Relating to ethnography.
- ethnopoetics — A poetical, linguistic and anthropological movement dealing with poetry written by, or in the style of, indigenous peoples.
- euphoniumist — Someone who plays the euphonium.
- fighting top — one of the gun platforms on the lower masts of sailing men-of-war, used in attacking the crew of an enemy ship with swivel guns and muskets
- fishing port — a town which has a lot of fishing boats
- fosphenytoin — a prodrug that produces phenytoin and is taken to prevent or treat seizures.
- gerontophile — someone who is sexually attracted to old people
- gramophonist — a person who uses a gramophone
- gymnosophist — one of a group of Jainist philosophers, existing from ancient times to c1000, characterized by refusal to wear clothes and the abandonment of caste marks; a member of the Digambara sect.
- haemoprotein — Alternative spelling of hemoprotein.
- hair implant — the insertion of synthetic fibers or human hair into the scalp to cover baldness.
- haliplankton — plankton living in sea water
- hand-painted — painted by a person rather than a machine
- hand-printed — (of numbers, letters, or designs) printed, or put on a surface, by hand rather than by machine
- hanging post — a post from which a door, gate, etc., is hung.
- hanging step — a step projecting from a wall with no real or apparent support at its outer end.
- haptoglobins — Plural form of haptoglobin.
- have pity on — to have sympathy or show mercy for
- help on with — If you help someone on with an item of clothing, you help them put it on.
- hemiplankton — plankton that spend part of their life cycle in a vegetative state on the sea bottom, riverbed, etc. (opposed to holoplankton).
- hepatization — the transformation of tissue into a liver-like substance, esp of the lungs in pneumonia
- hepatotoxins — Plural form of hepatotoxin.
- hernioplasty — an operation for the repair of a hernia.
- heterophonic — the simultaneous performance of the same melodic line, with slight individual variations, by two or more performers.
- hierophantic — (in ancient Greece) an official expounder of rites of worship and sacrifice.
- high concept — a simple and often striking idea or premise, as of a story or film, that lends itself to easy promotion and marketing.
- high-protein — (of a food) rich in proteins