12-letter words containing p, r, e, m
- flameproofer — any agent which renders something flameproof
- floor sample — an appliance, piece of furniture, or other article of merchandise that has been used for display or demonstration and is usually offered at a reduced price.
- fore-topmast — the spar or section of a pole mast serving as the topmast of a foremast on a ship.
- foreman-ship — a person in charge of a particular department, group of workers, etc., as in a factory or the like.
- foretopmasts — Plural form of foretopmast.
- former pupil — someone who used to attend a particular school or be a student of a particular teacher
- free company — a band of free companions.
- freshmanship — the state of being a freshman; the period during which a student is considered to be a freshman
- gametophores — Plural form of gametophore.
- garbage dump — rubbish tip, place where refuse is disposed of
- germanophile — a person who is friendly toward or admires or studies Germany or German culture.
- germanophobe — a person who hates or fears Germany, Germans, or German culture.
- gossipmonger — a person especially fond of or addicted to gossiping.
- grape family — the plant family Vitaceae, characterized by woody climbing vines with tendrils, having alternate, simple or compound leaves, and bearing clusters of small flowers and berries, and including Boston ivy, grape, grape ivy, and Virginia creeper.
- great primer — an 18-point type of a size larger than Columbian, formerly used for Bibles.
- grimsel pass — an Alpine pass in S Switzerland. 7159 feet (2184 meters) high.
- haemoprotein — Alternative spelling of hemoprotein.
- hammer price — the price offered as the winning bid in a public auction
- happy camper — Slang. a person who is cheerful and satisfied: There were no happy campers after the company was reorganized.
- heliotropism — heliotropic tendency or growth.
- helmspersons — Plural form of helmsperson.
- hemapheresis — apheresis.
- hemimorphism — The condition of being hemimorphic.
- hemimorphite — a hydrous zinc silicate mineral, Zn 4 (OH) 2 Si 2 O 7 ⋅H 2 O, occurring in clear, colorless orthorhombic crystals; calamine: an ore of zinc.
- hemiparasite — A plant that obtains or may obtain part of its food by parasitism, e.g., mistletoe, which also photosynthesizes.
- hemispheroid — half of a spheroid.
- hephthemimer — a verse with a group of seven metrical half feet
- heteromorphy — (biology) The state or quality of being heteromorphic; heteromorphism.
- high polymer — a polymer composed of a large number of monomers.
- hire company — a company that hires things out to people
- homeomorphic — similarity in crystalline form but not necessarily in chemical composition.
- homeotherapy — therapy for a disease by means of an agent that is similar to but not identical with the causative agent of the disease.
- hop hornbeam — any of several Eurasian and North American trees of the genus Ostrya, of the birch family, especially O. virginiana, bearing hoplike fruiting clusters.
- hopper frame — a window frame having one or more upper sashes hinged at the bottoms and opening inward.
- horsemanship — the art, ability, skill, or manner of a horseman.
- hot-tempered — easily angered; short-tempered.
- hymenopteran — hymenopterous.
- hymenopteron — hymenopteran.
- hyperchromic — (physics, chemistry) Describing an increase in the intensity of a spectral band due to a change in the molecular environment.
- hypercomplex — (mathematics) Describing any of several types of higher-dimensional numbers having some characteristics of complex numbers.
- hyperdynamic — (physiology) Describing an increase in both blood pressure and pulse pressure.
- hyperendemic — manifesting a high and persistent occurrence
- hyperkalemia — an abnormally high concentration of potassium in the blood.
- hyperkalemic — Having a high percentage of potassium in one's blood.
- hyperlipemia — excessive amounts of fat and fatty substances in the blood; lipemia.
- hyperlipemic — characterized by an excessive level of fat in the blood
- hypermagical — produced by or as if by magic: The change in the appearance of the room was magical.
- hypermarkets — Plural form of hypermarket.
- hypermediacy — Hypermedia literacy; the state of being conversant with hypermedia technologies.
- hypermetropy — Dated form of hypermetropia.