13-letter words containing h, o, t, s, y
- know by sight — the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision.
- leptophyllous — (of plants) having long slender leaves
- liberty horse — (in a circus) a riderless horse that performs movements to verbal commands
- lipodystrophy — A disorder characterized by abnormal or degenerative conditions of the body's adipose tissue.
- lithoglyptics — The art of cutting and engraving gems.
- lonely hearts — of or for people seeking counseling or companionship to bring love or romance into their lives: a lonely-hearts column in the newspaper.
- lonely-hearts — of or for people seeking counseling or companionship to bring love or romance into their lives: a lonely-hearts column in the newspaper.
- lycanthropous — Lycanthropic.
- lymphatolysis — destruction of lymphatic vessels or of lymphoid tissue.
- lymphoblastic — (US, cytology, immunology) Of or pertaining to a lymphoblast.
- lymphocytosis — an abnormal increase in the number of lymphocytes in the blood.
- lymphomatosis — lymphoma spread throughout the body.
- merrythoughts — Plural form of merrythought.
- monophysitism — (Christianity) A Christian belief which holds that the human nature of Jesus Christ was essentially absorbed by the divine, and thus that he essentially had but one nature, contrary to the orthodox view that Christ has two natures, both fully human and fully divine. A variant is apollonarianism, which has gnostic overtones and used hellenistic ideas alien to orthodox Christianity.
- morpho-syntax — the study of the morphological and syntactic properties of linguistic or grammatical units.
- musicotherapy — the treatment of mental disorders with music
- mycetophagous — That feeds on fungi.
- mythographies — Plural form of mythography.
- mythologising — Present participle of mythologise.
- nanochemistry — (chemistry) The synthesis, analysis and characterization of chemical compounds at the nanoscale.
- nonhysterical — not hysterical or funny
- north by east — a point on the compass 11°15′ east of north. Abbreviation: NbE.
- north by west — a point on the compass 11°15′ west of north. Abbreviation: NbW.
- northeasterly — of or located in the northeast.
- northwesterly — Situated in, or pointing to, the northwest.
- onychophagist — the practice of biting one's nails, especially when done habitually and as a symptom of emotional disturbance.
- opisthography — the practice of writing on the front and back of a parchment or papyrus
- osteophytosis — Lb medicine The presence of osteophytes.
- oystercatcher — any of several long-billed wading birds of the genus Haematopus that have chiefly black-and-white plumage and that feed on oysters, clams, mussels, etc.
- parasyntheton — a word formed by parasynthesis; for example, kind-hearted
- petrophysical — relating to the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks
- phantasmagory — phantasmagoria.
- phosphorylate — to introduce the phosphoryl group into (an organic compound).
- photodynamics — the science dealing with light and its effects on living organisms.
- photosynthate — a compound formed by photosynthesis.
- physiotherapy — physical therapy.
- physoclistous — having the air bladder closed off from the mouth.
- physostigmine — an alkaloid, C 1 5 H 2 1 N 3 O 2 , used in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease to raise the level of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine and also as a miotic in glaucoma.
- phytocoenosis — the plants of a given area considered as a whole.
- phytoestrogen — an estrogen-like compound occurring naturally in plants of the legume family and in grains, vegetables, and fruits.
- phytosanitary — of or relating to the health of plants
- plethysmogram — the recording of a plethysmograph.
- polyarthritis — arthritis occurring in more than one joint.
- polychotomous — divided into multiple parts
- polysynthetic — (of a language) characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number of affixes to express syntactic relationships and meanings. Many American Indian languages are polysynthetic. Compare analytic (def 3), synthetic (def 3).
- polythalamous — having multiple chambers
- psychoanalyst — a person trained to practice psychoanalysis.
- psychogenetic — genesis of the psyche.
- psychohistory — history or the writing of history employing the techniques of psychoanalysis to explore motivations, explain actions, etc.
- psychometrics — the measurement of mental traits, abilities, and processes.