12-letter words containing ph
- amphidiploid — a plant originating from hybridization between two species in which the chromosome number is the sum of the chromosome numbers of both parental species. It behaves as an independent species
- amphiregulin — (protein) A particular autocrine growth factor.
- amphistomous — (of certain animals, such as leeches) having a sucker at either end of the body
- amphitheater — An amphitheater is a large open area surrounded by rows of seats sloping upward. Amphitheaters were built mainly in Greek and Roman times for the performance of plays.
- amphitheatre — An amphitheatre is a large open area surrounded by rows of seats sloping upwards. Amphitheatres were built mainly in Greek and Roman times for the performance of plays.
- amphithecium — the outer layer of cells of the sporophyte of mosses and liverworts that develops into the outer parts of the spore-bearing capsule
- amphitropous — (of a plant ovule) partially inverted so that the base and the micropyle at the apex are the same distance from the funicle
- amphotericin — an amphoteric antibiotic produced by the bacterium Streptomyces nodosus and used in the treatment of fungal infections.
- anaglyphical — Alternative form of anaglyphic.
- analphabetic — not in alphabetical order
- anamorphoses — Plural form of anamorphosis.
- anamorphosis — an image or drawing distorted in such a way that it becomes recognizable only when viewed in a specified manner or through a special device
- anaphrodisia — diminished sexual desire.
- anaphylactic — exaggerated allergic reaction to a foreign protein resulting from previous exposure to it.
- anapophysial — of or relating to an anapophysis.
- anemophilous — (of flowering plants such as grasses) pollinated by the wind
- anencephalic — born with no or only a partial brain
- anepigraphic — (of a coin, artifact, etc.) without a legend or inscription.
- angiographic — relating to or using angiography
- anglophiliac — a strong admiration or enthusiasm for England, its people, and things English.
- anglophobiac — a person with a fear or dread of England or the English
- anisomorphic — differing in the semantic scope of terms referring to the real world: for instance, English and Russian are anisomorphic with regard to colour terms, English treating light blue and navy blue as shades of one colour but Russian treating these two shades as unrelated
- anthophagous — That feeds on flowers.
- anthophilous — (esp of insects) frequenting flowers
- anthrophonic — Relating to anthrophony.
- anti-strophe — the part of an ancient Greek choral ode answering a previous strophe, sung by the chorus when returning from left to right.
- antiphonally — In an antiphonal manner; in the manner of an antiphon.
- antiphonical — Alternative form of antiphonic.
- antiphrastic — relating to antiphrasis
- antistrophes — Plural form of antistrophe.
- antistrophic — Of or pertaining to an antistrophe.
- antistrophon — an argument that is retorted against an opponent
- aortographic — relating to an aortography or aortography
- apeirophobia — The fear of infinity and/or of infinite things.
- aphoristical — Alternative form of aphoristic.
- aphrodisiacs — Plural form of aphrodisiac.
- aplacophoran — solenogaster.
- apocryphally — In an apocryphal manner.
- apostrophise — to address by apostrophe.
- apostrophize — to address an apostrophe to
- arachnophobe — a person who is afraid of spiders
- araneomorphs — Plural form of araneomorph.
- archiphoneme — an abstract linguistic unit representing two or more phonemes when the distinction between these has been neutralized: conventionally shown by a capital letter within slashes, as /T/ for /t/ and /d/ in German Rat and Rad
- arctophilist — a collector of teddy bears
- aristophanes — ?448–?380 bc, Greek comic dramatist, who satirized leading contemporary figures such as Socrates and Euripides. Eleven of his plays are extant, including The Clouds, The Frogs, The Birds, and Lysistrata
- aristophanic — 448?–385? b.c, Athenian comic dramatist.
- arsphenamine — a drug containing arsenic, formerly used in the treatment of syphilis and related infections
- arthrography — the X-ray examination of a joint after injection of a contrast medium into the joint space
- asphalt rock — a rock formation, usually of limestone or sandstone, containing large amounts of bitumens.
- asphyxiating — to produce asphyxia in.