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

  • hydrocyclone — A hydrocyclone is a vessel used for separating two liquids with different densities, by the circular movement of fluid.
  • hydronically — in a hydronic manner; in a manner relating to a heating system that uses water
  • hydroplaning — a seaplane.
  • hydrosalpinx — A distally blocked Fallopian tube filled with serous or clear fluid.
  • hydroxyl ion — hydroxide ion
  • 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.
  • hypnotically — of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
  • hypnotisable — Alternative spelling of hypnotizable.
  • hypnotizable — One who is susceptible to hypnosis.
  • hypoplastron — the third lateral plate in the plastron of turtles
  • inchoatively — in an inchoative or rudimentary fashion; initially
  • incoherently — without logical or meaningful connection; disjointed; rambling: an incoherent sentence.
  • inhospitably — not inclined to, or characterized by, hospitality, as persons or actions; unfriendly.
  • 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.
  • john mauchly — (person)   /jon W mok'*-lee/ (rhymes with "broccoli") Dr. John W. Mauchly, one of the developers of ENIAC.
  • 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.
  • lachrymation — the secretion of tears, especially in abnormal abundance.
  • laryngophone — A type of contact microphone that absorbs vibrations directly from the wearer's throat.
  • laryngophony — the sound of the voice as heard through a stethoscope placed on the throat directly over the larynx
  • lay hands on — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
  • liothyronine — A form of thyroid hormone used to treat hypothyroidism and myxedema coma.
  • lycanthropes — Plural form of lycanthrope.
  • lycanthropic — a delusion in which one imagines oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.
  • lymphadenoma — an enlarged lymph node.
  • lymphangioma — a benign tumor composed of dilated and newly formed lymph vessels.
  • lyophilizing — Present participle of lyophilize.
  • lysolecithin — any compound of lecithin produced by the removal of one of the fatty acid groups by hydrolysis
  • monkey flush — three cards of the same suit, usually not in sequence.
  • monophyletic — Biology. consisting of organisms descended from a single taxon.
  • monophyllous — consisting of one leaf, as a calyx.
  • monotriglyph — (in the Doric order) any intercolumniation having one whole triglyph.
  • morphonology — morphophonemics (def 1).
  • 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.
  • nonchalantly — coolly unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited; casual: His nonchalant manner infuriated me.
  • nontyphoidal — of, relating to, or resembling typhoid.
  • north kvaløy — an island in the Arctic Ocean, off the N coast of Norway. Area: 329 sq km (127 sq miles)
  • noteworthily — worthy of notice or attention; notable; remarkable: a noteworthy addition to our collection of rare books.
  • 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.
  • omphalomancy — Divination by means of a child's navel, to learn how many children the mother may have.
  • 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.
  • ornithophily — pollination of flowers by birds
  • 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.
  • orthogonally — Mathematics. Also, orthographic. pertaining to or involving right angles or perpendiculars: an orthogonal projection. (of a system of real functions) defined so that the integral of the product of any two different functions is zero. (of a system of complex functions) defined so that the integral of the product of a function times the complex conjugate of any other function equals zero. (of two vectors) having an inner product equal to zero. (of a linear transformation) defined so that the length of a vector under the transformation equals the length of the original vector. (of a square matrix) defined so that its product with its transpose results in the identity matrix.
  • outlandishly — In an outlandish manner.
  • 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)
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