12-letter words containing t, e, r, h
- psychrometry — the employment of the psychrometer.
- pteridophyte — any plant of the division Pteridophyta, characterized by vascular tissue and differentiation into root, stem, and leaves, comprising the ferns, horsetails, and club mosses.
- purchase tax — a sales tax on nonessential and luxury goods.
- pure-hearted — (of a person) without malice, treachery, or evil intent; honest; sincere; guileless.
- 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.
- put it there — You say 'Put it there!' to someone when you are asking them to shake hands with you, because you agree with them or want to congratulate them.
- put together — assemble
- pyonephritis — suppurative inflammation of the kidney.
- pyrithiamine — an antivitamin that causes thiamine deficiency
- pyritohedral — of or relating to a pyritohedron
- pyritohedron — a crystal form of 12 pentagonal faces.
- pyrocatechol — catechol.
- pyromorphite — a mineral, lead chlorophosphate, Pb 5 P 3 O 1 2 Cl, occurring in crystalline and massive forms, and of a green, yellow, or brown color; green lead ore: a minor ore of lead.
- pyrophyllite — Mineralogy. a phyllosilicate, AlSi 2 O 5 (OH), usually having a white or greenish color, and occurring in either foliated or compact masses, the latter variety being used like soapstone.
- pyrosulphate — any salt of pyrosulphuric acid
- pyrotechnics — the art of making fireworks.
- pyrotechnist — a person skilled in pyrotechnics, especially in the manufacture or use of fireworks.
- quarter-hoop — a hoop, especially of steel, fastened around a cask between the bilge and the chime.
- quarter-hour — a period of 15 minutes.
- quarterlight — A small, pivoted, normally triangular, car window that acts as a vent.
- queen mother — a queen dowager who is mother of a reigning sovereign.
- rabbitfishes — Plural form of rabbitfish.
- rachiotomies — Plural form of rachiotomy.
- radiant heat — heat energy transmitted by electromagnetic waves in contrast to heat transmitted by conduction or convection.
- radiesthesia — the ability to sense energy forces or radiation, esp from the human body
- radiesthetic — of or relating to radiesthesia
- radiotherapy — treatment of disease by means of x-rays or of radioactive substances.
- ram sth home — If something rams home a message or a point, it makes it clear in a way that is very forceful and that people are likely to listen to.
- ramapithecus — a genus of extinct Miocene ape known from fossils found in India and Pakistan and formerly thought to be a possible human ancestor.
- rammed earth — a mixture of sand, loam, clay, and other ingredients rammed hard within forms as a building material.
- ratchet down — If something ratchets down or is ratcheted down, it decreases by a fixed amount or degree, and seems unlikely to increase again.
- ratchet jack — a screw jack rotated by a ratchet mechanism.
- re-authorize — to give authority or official power to; empower: to authorize an employee to sign purchase orders.
- re-establish — to found, institute, build, or bring into being on a firm or stable basis: to establish a university; to establish a medical practice.
- reachability — to get to or get as far as in moving, going, traveling, etc.: The boat reached the shore.
- read-through — reading (def 1).
- reality show — A reality show is a type of television program that aims to show how ordinary people behave in everyday life, or in situations, often created by the program makers, which are intended to represent everyday life.
- reattachment — connecting or fastening again
- rechristened — to receive into the Christian church by baptism; baptize.
- red goatfish — a goatfish, Mullus auratus.
- refresh rate — (hardware) (Or "vertical refresh rate", "vertical scan rate") The maximum number of frames that can be displayed on a monitor in a second, expressed in Hertz. The scan rate is controlled by the vertical sync signal generated by the video controller, ordering the monitor to position the electron gun at the upper left corner of the raster, ready to paint another frame. It is limited by the monitor's maximum horizontal scan rate and the resolution, since higher resolution means more scan lines. Increasing the refresh rate decreases flickering, reducing eye strain, but few people notice any change above 60-72 Hz.
- refreshments — something that refreshes, especially food or drink.
- refuse chute — a chute in a building which rubbish and waste is thrown down to the main refuse bins, etc
- rehabilitant — a person who is undergoing rehabilitation, especially for a physical disability.
- rehabilitate — to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work, or the like.
- rehydratable — capable of being rehydrated
- reichsthaler — a silver thaler of Germany, originally issued in 1566; rix-dollar.
- relationship — a connection, association, or involvement.
- rephotograph — to photograph again