12-letter words containing h, o, i, p, l
- lithospermum — any annual or perennial herbs and small shrubs of the genus lithospermum, of the borage family, native to Europe, N America, and northern Asia, and having white, blue, or yellow flowers
- lithospheric — Of or pertaining to the lithosphere.
- lithotripter — a device used for fragmenting kidney stones with ultrasound waves.
- lithotriptic — causing the destruction of bladder stones
- live in hope — If you live in hope that something will happen, you continue to hope that it will happen, although it seems unlikely, and you realize that you are being foolish.
- luteotrophic — affecting the corpus luteum.
- lycanthropic — a delusion in which one imagines oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.
- lymphangioma — a benign tumor composed of dilated and newly formed lymph vessels.
- lyophilizate — A lyophilizate is a freeze-dried product.
- lyophilizing — Present participle of lyophilize.
- machtpolitik — power politics
- matopo hills — the granite hills south of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, where Cecil Rhodes chose to be buried
- melliphagous — (of an animal) feeding on honey
- mesocephalic — having a head with a cephalic index between that of dolichocephaly and brachycephaly.
- metal polish — cleaning fluid designed to clean, polish or add shine to metal
- metaphorical — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- microcephaly — having a head with a small braincase.
- microphallus — The condition of having an abnormally small penis; micropenis.
- micropublish — to publish on microfilm or microfiche.
- mobile phone — any wireless telephone that operates over a relatively large area, as a cell phone or PCS phone.
- monocephalic — bearing one flower head, as the dandelion.
- monodelphian — any placental mammal that is a member of the group Monodelphia
- monophyletic — Biology. consisting of organisms descended from a single taxon.
- monotriglyph — (in the Doric order) any intercolumniation having one whole triglyph.
- morphallaxis — Biology. the regeneration of a destroyed body part by the reorganization of its remaining cells.
- morphologies — Plural form of morphology.
- morphologist — the branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of organisms.
- myrmecophile — An invertebrate or plant that has a symbiotic relationship with ants, such as being tended and protected by ants or living inside an ants' nest.
- myrmecophily — symbiosis with ants
- necrophiliac — an erotic attraction to corpses.
- necrophilism — necrophilia.
- necrophilous — displaying a preference for dead tissue, esp of certain bacteria and insects
- nephrologist — A physician whose speciality is nephrology.
- neutrophiles — (of a cell or cell part) having an affinity for neutral dyes.
- neutrophilic — (of a cell or its contents) readily stained only by neutral dyes.
- night people — a person who prefers to stay up late or who functions best during the nighttime hours.
- nitrophilous — (of plants) growing in soil well supplied with nitrogen
- nonspherical — not spherical
- nontyphoidal — of, relating to, or resembling typhoid.
- normal pitch — relative point, position, or degree: a high pitch of excitement.
- np-hilarious — (humour) An algorithm whose complexity is a joke, either literally, as in BogoSort, or metaphorically.
- nucleophiles — Plural form of nucleophile.
- nucleophilic — of or relating to electron contribution in covalent bonding (opposed to electrophilic).
- nympholeptic — an ecstasy supposed by the ancients to be inspired by nymphs.
- ochlophobiac — a person who suffers from ochlophobia
- oligophagous — (especially of insects) eating only a few types of food.
- oligophrenia — less than normal mental development.
- oligophrenic — less than normal mental development.
- oligotrophic — (of a lake) characterized by a low accumulation of dissolved nutrient salts, supporting but a sparse growth of algae and other organisms, and having a high oxygen content owing to the low organic content.
- ombrophilous — (of plants) tolerant of wet conditions