11-letter words containing e, p, h, l
- lymph nodes — any of the glandlike masses of tissue in the lymphatic vessels containing cells that become lymphocytes.
- lymphocytes — Plural form of lymphocyte.
- lymphokines — Plural form of lymphokine.
- lymphopenia — a reduction in the number of lymphocytes in the blood.
- lyophilised — (of tissue, blood, serum, or the like) to dry by freezing in a high vacuum.
- lyophilized — Simple past tense and past participle of lyophilize.
- lyophilizer — Freeze-drying equipment; freeze-dryer.
- manila hemp — a fibrous material made from the leafstalks of the abacá, Musa textilis, used for making ropes, fabrics, etc.
- maple honey — maple syrup.
- match plate — a plate on which patterns are set to be molded.
- megacephaly — macrocephalic.
- melanophore — a pigmented connective-tissue cell containing melanin in its cytoplasm, responsible for color changes in many fishes and reptiles.
- meliphagous — feeding on honey
- mellophones — Plural form of mellophone.
- melpomenish — Tragic; relating to tragedy in a literary or theatrical work.
- mesophilous — (of bacteria) growing best at moderate temperatures, between 25°C and 40°C.
- mesophyllic — (botany) Of or pertaining to the mesophyll of a leaf.
- microcephal — a person with microcephaly
- middle path — the conduct of life by a religious person in such a way as to avoid the extremes of luxury and asceticism.
- mobile shop — a van, truck, etc, which travels from place to place and from which goods are sold
- monodelphic — having a sole set of reproductive organs
- mpeg-4 hiln — MPEG-4 Harmonics, individual lines and noise
- myelography — the production of myelograms.
- myelopathic — any disorder of the spinal cord or of bone marrow.
- naphazoline — 2-(1-naphthylmethyl)-2-imidazoline hydrochloride, a sympathomimetic agent used as a vasoconstrictor.
- naphthalene — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble hydrocarbon, C 1 0 H 8 , usually obtained from coal tar: used in making dyes, as a moth repellant, etc.
- naphthaline — Naphthalene.
- naphthalize — to mix or saturate with naphtha.
- necrophilia — an erotic attraction to corpses.
- necrophilic — an erotic attraction to corpses.
- nemophilist — (rare) One who is fond of forests or forest scenery; a haunter of the woods.
- nephelinite — a fine-grained, dark rock of volcanic origin, essentially a basalt containing nepheline but no feldspar and little or no olivine.
- nephritical — Alternative form of nephritic.
- nephrolepis — any fern of the tropical genus Nephrolepis, some species of which are grown as ornamental greenhouse or house plants for their handsome deeply-cut drooping fronds: family Polypodiaceae
- nephroliths — a renal calculus; kidney stone.
- neutrophile — (biology) Any organism that thrives in a relatively neutral pH.
- neutrophils — Plural form of neutrophil.
- nitrophenol — any compound derived from phenol by the replacement of one or more of its ring hydrogen atoms by the nitro group.
- north slope — the northern coastal area of Alaska, rich in oil and natural gas: so called because it is N of the Brooks Range sloping down to the Arctic Ocean.
- nucleophile — of or relating to electron contribution in covalent bonding (opposed to electrophilic).
- nyckelharpa — an old-time Swedish stringed musical instrument, similar to the hurdy-gurdy but sounded with a bow instead of a wheel.
- nympholepsy — an ecstasy supposed by the ancients to be inspired by nymphs.
- nympholepts — Plural form of nympholept.
- oenophilist — a person who enjoys wines, usually as a connoisseur.
- oesophageal — esophageal.
- omphalocele — A hernia of the navel.
- ophicalcite — a type of marble containing serpentine and calcite
- ophicleides — Plural form of ophicleide.
- oral herpes — a disease caused by herpes simplex virus type 1, characterized primarily by a cluster of small, transient blisters chiefly at the edge of the lip or nostril; herpes labialis.
- oxysulphide — a compound containing an element combined with oxygen and sulphur