12-letter words containing p, r, e, a, h, l
- phlebography — venography.
- photonuclear — of, relating to, or caused by the collision of high-energy photons with the nucleus of an atom.
- photorealism — a style of painting flourishing in the 1970s, especially in the U.S., England, and France, and depicting commonplace scenes or ordinary people, with a meticulously detailed realism, flat images, and barely discernible brushwork that suggests and often is based on or incorporates an actual photograph.
- phrasal verb — a combination of verb and one or more adverbial or prepositional particles, as catch on, take off, bring up, or put up with, functioning as a single semantic unit and often having an idiomatic meaning that could not be predicted from the meanings of the individual parts.
- phylacteries — Judaism. either of two small, black, leather cubes containing a piece of parchment inscribed with verses 4–9 of Deut. 6, 13–21 of Deut. 11, and 1–16 of Ex. 13: one is attached with straps to the left arm and the other to the forehead during weekday morning prayers by Orthodox and Conservative Jewish men.
- pig launcher — A pig launcher is a device which starts a pig moving without interrupting flow.
- place-holder — Mathematics, Logic. a symbol in an expression that may be replaced by the name of any element of the set.
- plagiohedral — (of a crystal) having faces arranged obliquely in a helix.
- planet earth — the world
- plasmasphere — a region of cool plasma surrounding the earth, extending 8000–25,000 miles (13,000–40,000 km) into space, and bounded by the plasmapause.
- play therapy — a form of psychotherapy used chiefly with children, in which patients act out situations in play that are expressive of their emotional problems, conflicts, etc.
- poll watcher — a representative of a political party or of an organization running a candidate who is assigned to the polls on an election day to watch for violations of the laws that regulate voting, campaigning, etc.
- polyurethane — a thermoplastic polymer containing the group NHCOO: used for padding and insulation in furniture, clothing, and packaging, and in the manufacture of resins for adhesives, elastomers, and fillers.
- prayer shawl — a tallith.
- prayer wheel — a wheel or cylinder inscribed with or containing prayers, used chiefly by Buddhists of Tibet.
- preestablish — to establish beforehand.
- prehensorial — relating to a part that grasps
- prerehearsal — relating to the period before a rehearsal
- preslaughter — of the period before slaughter (of animals)
- press launch — the launch of a product, exhibition, event, etc, to which journalists are invited, in order to publicize it
- prickly heat — a cutaneous eruption accompanied by a prickling and itching sensation, due to an inflammation of the sweat glands.
- procathedral — a church used temporarily as a cathedral.
- pulp chamber — the crown portion of the pulp cavity.
- purple heart — a medal awarded for wounds received in action against an enemy or as a direct result of an act of the enemy.
- purple patch — If someone, especially a sports player or team, goes through a purple patch, they are very successful or lucky for a period.
- pyritohedral — of or relating to a pyritohedron
- pyrocatechol — catechol.
- pyrochemical — pertaining to or producing chemical change at high temperatures.
- pyrosulphate — any salt of pyrosulphuric acid
- raphaelesque — of, relating to, or characteristic of the style of the painter Raphael.
- relationship — a connection, association, or involvement.
- reproachable — to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure.
- reproachless — irreproachable.
- retrophiliac — someone who has a strong liking for things from the past
- rhopaloceral — of or relating to creatures from the Rhopalocera division of animals, which includes all butterflies, distinguished from moths on account of their club-shaped antennae
- schiaparelli — Elsa [el-sah] /ˈɛl sɑ/ (Show IPA), 1890–1973, French fashion designer, born in Italy.
- scratchplate — a plastic or metal plate attached to the front of a guitar to protect it from pick scratches
- selenography — the branch of astronomy that deals with the charting of the moon's surface.
- seraphically — of, like, or befitting a seraph.
- sheep laurel — a small E North American plant (Kalmia angustifolia) of the heath family, with pinkish flowers and evergreen leaves poisonous to sheep and other animals
- shore patrol — (often initial capital letters) members of an organization in the U.S. Navy having police duties similar to those performed by military police. Abbreviation: SP.
- shoulder pad — clothing: insert in shoulder
- slipper bath — a bath in the shape of a slipper, with a covered end
- sphericality — the state of being a sphere
- sphincterial — relating to a sphincter
- spirochaetal — resulting from spirochaetes
- sprachgefuhl — a sensitivity to language, especially for what is grammatically or idiomatically acceptable in a given language.
- strophiolate — having a strophiole
- superathlete — a highly accomplished athlete, an exceptional athlete
- superhelical — of, relating to, or consisting of a superhelix