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

  • phlebography — venography.
  • phlox family — the plant family Polemoniaceae, characterized by herbaceous or sometimes shrubby plants having simple or compound leaves, flowers with a five-lobed corolla, and capsular fruit, and including gilia, Jacob's-ladder, moss pink, and phlox.
  • 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.
  • phosphatidyl — an atom or group of atoms containing one or more unpaired electrons derived from a phosphatide
  • photo layout — a picture spread. See under spread (def 33).
  • photoanalyst — a person who analyzes and interprets photographs, especially a military specialist in aerial or satellite photography.
  • photolyzable — able to undergo photolysis
  • phytoclimate — the climate of a small area, as of confined spaces such as caves or houses (cryptoclimate) of plant communities, wooded areas, etc. (phytoclimate) or of urban communities, which may be different from that in the general region.
  • play clothes — clothes that are suitable for playing in
  • play through — to pass another foursome or group with their permission, while playing a round of golf
  • plymouth bay — a small, well-protected bay on the coast of Massachusetts; the first permanent European settlement in New England; founded by the Pilgrim Fathers.
  • polarography — Chemistry. the use of a Polarograph to perform qualitative or quantitative analyses.
  • pollyannaish — an excessively or blindly optimistic person.
  • polyarchical — a form of government in which power is vested in three or more persons.
  • polychaetous — of or relating to the genus Polychaeta
  • polycythemia — an abnormal increase in the number and concentration of circulating red blood corpuscles
  • polygraphist — an instrument for receiving and recording simultaneously tracings of variations in certain body activities.
  • polypharmacy — the use of two or more drugs together, usually to treat a single condition or disease.
  • polythiazide — a substance, C 1 1 H 1 3 ClF 3 N 3 O 4 S 3 , used as a diuretic in the management of edema and hypertension.
  • polyurethane — a thermoplastic polymer containing the group NHCOO: used for padding and insulation in furniture, clothing, and packaging, and in the manufacture of resins for adhesives, elastomers, and fillers.
  • prophylactic — defending or protecting from disease or infection, as a drug.
  • psychobabble — writing or talk using jargon from psychiatry or psychotherapy without particular accuracy or relevance.
  • psychosexual — of or relating to the relationship of psychological and sexual phenomena.
  • psychosocial — of or relating to the interaction between social and psychological factors.
  • pyophthalmia — suppurative inflammation of the eye.
  • pyritohedral — of or relating to a pyritohedron
  • pyrocatechol — catechol.
  • pyrochemical — pertaining to or producing chemical change at high temperatures.
  • pyrosulphate — any salt of pyrosulphuric acid
  • reality show — A reality show is a type of television program that aims to show how ordinary people behave in everyday life, or in situations, often created by the program makers, which are intended to represent everyday life.
  • rhetorically — used for, belonging to, or concerned with mere style or effect.
  • rheumatology — the study and treatment of rheumatic diseases.
  • selenography — the branch of astronomy that deals with the charting of the moon's surface.
  • shovel-ready — of or relating to a construction project that is ready to start immediately
  • softheadedly — in a soft-headed manner
  • solway firth — an arm of the Irish Sea between SW Scotland and NW England. 38 miles (61 km) long.
  • south hadley — a city in W Massachusetts.
  • south kvaløy — an island in the Arctic Ocean, off the N coast of Norway. Area: 735 sq km (284 sq miles)
  • stately home — a country mansion, usually of architectural interest and often open to the public.
  • stylographic — of or relating to a stylograph.
  • synchroflash — of or relating to photography employing a device that synchronizes the photoflash with the shutter.
  • synchronical — happening at the same time
  • thaumatology — the study or description of miracles.
  • the old days — the past
  • theory-laden — (of an expression) capable of being understood only within the context of a specific theory, as for example superego, which requires the apparatus of Freudian theory in explanation
  • thioaldehyde — any of a class of compounds formed by the action of hydrogen sulfide on aldehydes, and regarded as aldehydes with the oxygen replaced by sulfur.
  • thomas talys — Thomas, Tallis, Thomas.
  • thoracically — by way of the thorax; in the thorax
  • to hold sway — If someone or something holds sway, they have great power or influence over a particular place or activity.
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