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12-letter words containing h, e, n, l, y

  • horrendously — shockingly dreadful; horrible: a horrendous crime.
  • hydrocyclone — A hydrocyclone is a vessel used for separating two liquids with different densities, by the circular movement of fluid.
  • hygienically — conducive to good health; healthful; sanitary.
  • hymenoplasty — (medicine) Plastic surgery affecting a woman's hymen, usually involving reconstruction to the unbroken condition ordinarily characteristic of virginity.
  • hyperflexion — Anatomy. the act of bending a limb. the position that a limb assumes when it is bent.
  • hyperinflate — to subject to hyperinflation: hyperinflated prices.
  • hyperlinking — Present participle of hyperlink.
  • hypersensual — extremely or excessively sensual
  • hypnotisable — Alternative spelling of hypnotizable.
  • hypnotizable — One who is susceptible to hypnosis.
  • inchoatively — in an inchoative or rudimentary fashion; initially
  • incoherently — without logical or meaningful connection; disjointed; rambling: an incoherent sentence.
  • ip telephony — (communications)   (IPT, Internet Telephony) Use of IP data connections to exchange voice and fax data that have traditionally been carried over the public switched telephone network. During the late 1990s, an increasing number of telephone calls have been routed over the Internet. Calls made in this way avoid PSTN charges. Unlike traditional telephony, IP telephony is relatively unregulated. Companies providing these services are known as Internet Telephony Service Providers (ITSPs). They include telephone companies, cable TV companies and Internet Service Providers (ISPs). There are still many problems with voice quality, latency, compression algorithms, and quality of service. See also Computer Telephone Integration.
  • keratohyalin — (biology) A protein structure found in granules in the stratum granulosum of the epidermis, which may be involved in keratinization, and in Hassall corpuscles in the thymus.
  • labyrinthine — of, relating to, or resembling a labyrinth.
  • lamp chimney — a glass tube that surrounds the wick in an oil lamp
  • laryngophone — A type of contact microphone that absorbs vibrations directly from the wearer's throat.
  • linked rhyme — a rhyme in which the end of one line together with the first sound of the next line forms a rhyme with the end of another line.
  • liothyronine — A form of thyroid hormone used to treat hypothyroidism and myxedema coma.
  • lycanthropes — Plural form of lycanthrope.
  • lymphadenoma — an enlarged lymph node.
  • lysolecithin — any compound of lecithin produced by the removal of one of the fatty acid groups by hydrolysis
  • mechanically — having to do with machinery: a mechanical failure.
  • monkey flush — three cards of the same suit, usually not in sequence.
  • monophyletic — Biology. consisting of organisms descended from a single taxon.
  • nephanalysis — a map or chart showing the distribution of types and amounts of clouds and precipitation at a given time.
  • nephelometry — Bacteriology. an apparatus containing a series of barium chloride standards used to determine the number of bacteria in a suspension.
  • new plymouth — a seaport on W North Island, in New Zealand.
  • new theology — a movement away from orthodox or fundamentalist theological thought, originating in the late 19th century and aimed at reconciling modern concepts and discoveries in science and philosophy with theology.
  • nineteenthly — in the nineteenth place
  • noteworthily — worthy of notice or attention; notable; remarkable: a noteworthy addition to our collection of rare books.
  • nychthemeral — relating to a nychthemeron or to the changes or differences, specifically those relating to day and night, that occur within this span
  • nympholeptic — an ecstasy supposed by the ancients to be inspired by nymphs.
  • octyl phenol — a white to pink, water-insoluble, flaky substance having the formula C 1 4 H 2 2 O, used chiefly in the manufacture of commercial surface-active agents.
  • only have to — If you say you only have to do one thing in order to achieve or prove a second thing, you are emphasizing how easily the second thing can be achieved or proved.
  • ontotheology — The ontology of God and/or the theology of being; a tradition of philosophical theology first prominent among medieval scholastics, notably w Duns Scotus.
  • ortho-xylene — Chemistry. a clear, colorless, poisonous, flammable liquid, C 8 H 10 , the ortho isomer of xylene: used chiefly in the synthesis of phthalic anhydride.
  • pearl hominy — whole or ground hulled corn from which the bran and germ have been removed by bleaching the whole kernels in a lye bath (lye hominy) or by crushing and sifting (pearl hominy)
  • penalty shot — a free shot at the goal defended only by the goalkeeper, awarded to an offensive player for certain defensive violations.
  • pennywhistle — a cheap toy whistle orig. sold for a penny
  • phenomenally — highly extraordinary or prodigious; exceptional: phenomenal speed.
  • phenotypical — the observable constitution of an organism.
  • phenyl group — the univalent group C 6 H 5 –, derived from benzene.
  • phenylalanin — an essential amino-acid present in most proteins
  • phonemically — of or relating to phonemes: a phonemic system.
  • phonetically — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
  • phylogenesis — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
  • phylogenetic — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
  • physicalness — of or relating to the body: physical exercise.
  • play chicken — to engage in a test of courage in which, typically, two vehicles are driven directly toward one another in order to see which driver will swerve away first
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