12-letter words containing h, i, g, y
- phagocytosis — Physiology. the ingestion of a smaller cell or cell fragment, a microorganism, or foreign particles by means of the local infolding of a cell's membrane and the protrusion of its cytoplasm around the fold until the material has been surrounded and engulfed by closure of the membrane and formation of a vacuole: characteristic of amebas and some types of white blood cells.
- phagocytotic — relating to phagocytosis
- photobiology — the study of the effects of light on biological systems.
- photoglyphic — of or relating to photoglyphy
- phrygian cap — a soft, conical cap represented in ancient Greek art as part of Phrygian dress and associated, since the late 18th and early 19th centuries, with the liberty cap.
- phycologists — the branch of botany dealing with algae.
- phylogenesis — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
- phylogenetic — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
- physiognomic — the face or countenance, especially when considered as an index to the character: a fierce physiognomy.
- physiography — the science of physical geography.
- physiologies — the branch of biology dealing with the functions and activities of living organisms and their parts, including all physical and chemical processes.
- physiologist — a specialist in physiology.
- physogastric — pertaining to the swollen, membranous abdomen of certain insects, especially termite and ant queens.
- phytobiology — the branch of biology dealing with plants.
- phytogenesis — the origin and development of plants.
- polygraphist — an instrument for receiving and recording simultaneously tracings of variations in certain body activities.
- polytriglyph — (in classical architecture) an intercolumniation of at least four triglyphs.
- postsphygmic — of or relating to the pulse.
- prophesyings — gatherings held to expound the prophecies of the Scriptures
- psychognosis — the use of hypnosis to study mental phenomena
- psychologism — emphasis upon psychological factors in the development of a theory, as in history or philosophy.
- psychologist — a specialist in psychology.
- psychologize — to make psychological investigations or speculations, especially those that are naive or uninformed.
- racing yacht — a yacht used in sailing races
- refreshingly — having the power to restore freshness, vitality, energy, etc.: a refreshing nap.
- rhyming game — a game played using rhyme
- right of way — a common law or statutory right granted to a vehicle, as an airplane or boat, to proceed ahead of another.
- sandy blight — trachoma.
- scintigraphy — the process of producing a scintigram.
- scratchingly — in a scratching manner, with a scratching action
- see daylight — the light of day: At the end of the tunnel they could see daylight.
- seismography — the scientific measuring and recording of the shock and vibrations of earthquakes.
- siderography — the art or technique of engraving on steel.
- single rhyme — a rhyme of monosyllables, as in heart, part.
- sixty-eighth — next after the sixty-seventh; being the ordinal number for 68.
- smotheringly — in a smothering manner
- smyth sewing — a method of sewing together folded, gathered, and collated signatures with a single thread sewn through the folds of individual signatures.
- spatiography — the study of the characteristics of space beyond the atmosphere, including the mapping of the movements of celestial bodies and the recording of electrical, magnetic, and gravitational effects, especially those likely to affect missiles and spacecraft.
- speechifying — Speechifying is the making of speeches, especially because you want to appear important.
- sprightfully — in a sprightful manner
- starry night — a painting (1889) by Vincent van Gogh.
- stoichiology — the branch of biology concerned with the study of the cellular components of animal tissues
- straightaway — straight onward, without turn or curve, as a racecourse.
- straightways — in a direct course
- stratigraphy — a branch of geology dealing with the classification, nomenclature, correlation, and interpretation of stratified rocks.
- stylographic — of or relating to a stylograph.
- superhighway — a highway designed for travel at high speeds, having more than one lane for each direction of traffic, a safety strip dividing the two directions, and cloverleaves to route the traffic on and off the highway. Compare expressway.
- sympathizing — to be in sympathy or agreement of feeling; share in a feeling (often followed by with).
- synthesizing — to form (a material or abstract entity) by combining parts or elements (opposed to analyze): to synthesize a statement.
- the almighty — God