12-Letter Words Containing: PHER_

• The soil region subject to the influence of plant roots and their associated microorganisms

• a layer in the stratosphere (at approximately 20 miles) that contains a concentration of ozone sufficient to block most ultraviolet radiation from the sun

• spherical deep diving apparatus (lowered by a cable) for underwater exploration

• a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere (extending from the photosphere to the corona) that is visible during a total eclipse of the sun

• the watery layer of the earth's surface; includes water vapor

• one who sets written material into type