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12-letter words containing t, h, e, p, i, c

  • phylogenetic — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
  • phytoclimate — the climate of a small area, as of confined spaces such as caves or houses (cryptoclimate) of plant communities, wooded areas, etc. (phytoclimate) or of urban communities, which may be different from that in the general region.
  • pi character — any special character, such as an accent or mathematical symbol, which is not normally obtained in a standard type fount
  • picture sash — a large window sash, as for a picture window.
  • picture show — motion picture.
  • picturephone — a type of telephone where users can see each other as they talk, through the transmission of video images
  • pigeon-chest — chicken breast.
  • pinch effect — the tendency of an electric conductor or stream of charged particles to constrict, caused by the action of a magnetic field that is produced by a flow of electricity.
  • pinch hitter — Baseball. a substitute who bats for a teammate, often at a critical moment of the game.
  • pinch-hitter — a batter who acts as a substitute for the scheduled batter
  • pirate perch — a purplish North American freshwater fish, Aphredoderus sayanus, the adult of which has the vent located in back of the lower jaw.
  • pitch a tale — to tell a story, usually of a fantastic nature
  • pitch accent — (in languages such as Ancient Greek or modern Swedish) an accent in which emphatic syllables are pronounced on a higher musical pitch relative to other syllables
  • pitch chisel — a broad-edged chisel for cutting plane surfaces on stones.
  • pitch circle — an imaginary circle within the profiles of the teeth of a gear, such that it rotates against a similar circle rotating at the same rate on a meshing gear.
  • pitched-roof — a roof sloping downward in two parts at an angle from a central ridge, so as to leave a gable at each end.
  • plainclothes — Plainclothes police officers wear ordinary clothes instead of a police uniform.
  • point charge — an electric charge considered to exist at a single point, and thus having neither area nor volume.
  • pointed arch — an arch having a pointed apex.
  • polycythemia — an abnormal increase in the number and concentration of circulating red blood corpuscles
  • polycythemic — relating to polycythemia
  • polyphyletic — developed from more than one ancestral type, as a group of animals.
  • polytheistic — pertaining to, characterized by, or adhering to polytheism, the doctrine that there is more than one god or many gods: Science thrived in the polytheistic culture of ancient Greece.
  • poster child — a child appearing on a poster for a charitable organization.
  • postischemic — occurring after or due to ischaemia
  • pre-teaching — to impart knowledge of or skill in; give instruction in: She teaches mathematics. Synonyms: coach.
  • preneolithic — (sometimes lowercase) Anthropology. of, relating to, or characteristic of the last phase of the Stone Age, marked by the domestication of animals, the development of agriculture, and the manufacture of pottery and textiles: commonly thought to have begun c9000–8000 b.c. in the Middle East. Compare Mesolithic, Paleolithic.
  • prenticeship — an apprenticeship
  • prepsychotic — exhibiting behavior that indicates the approach of a psychotic reaction.
  • prickly heat — a cutaneous eruption accompanied by a prickling and itching sensation, due to an inflammation of the sweat glands.
  • propheticism — the actions or characteristics of a prophet
  • psychoactive — of or relating to a substance having a profound or significant effect on mental processes: a psychoactive drug.
  • psychometric — Psychology. psychometrics.
  • pyrotechnics — the art of making fireworks.
  • pyrotechnist — a person skilled in pyrotechnics, especially in the manufacture or use of fireworks.
  • ramapithecus — a genus of extinct Miocene ape known from fossils found in India and Pakistan and formerly thought to be a possible human ancestor.
  • retrophiliac — someone who has a strong liking for things from the past
  • secchi depth — the depth at which a Secchi disk is no longer visible from the surface of ocean water.
  • septic shock — condition caused by blood poisoning
  • short splice — a splice used when an increased thickness of the united rope is not objectionable, made by unlaying the rope ends a certain distance, uniting them so that their strands overlap, then tucking each alternately over and under others several times.
  • sivapithecus — a genus of extinct Miocene primates of Asia that resemble the modern orangutan.
  • soccer pitch — the field of play used in soccer
  • sophisticate — a sophisticated person.
  • soup kitchen — a place where food, usually soup, is served at little or no charge to the needy.
  • space flight — journey into outer space
  • speechwriter — a person who writes speeches for others, usually for pay.
  • spermaphytic — able to produce seeds
  • spermophytic — able to produce seed
  • sphacelation — the process of mortification
  • sphericality — the state of being a sphere
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