14-letter words containing h, y, l, o
- psychoanalytic — a systematic structure of theories concerning the relation of conscious and unconscious psychological processes.
- psychochemical — pertaining to chemicals or drugs that affect the mind or behavior.
- psychogalvanic — pertaining to or involving electric changes in the body resulting from reactions to mental or emotional stimuli.
- psychophysical — the branch of psychology that deals with the relationships between physical stimuli and resulting sensations and mental states.
- psychosocially — from a psychosocial point of view
- pterylographic — relating to pterylography
- public holiday — national day off work
- pyelonephritic — of or relating to an inflammation of the pelvis and renal parenchyma
- pyelonephritis — inflammation of the kidney and its pelvis, caused by a bacterial infection.
- pyelonephrosis — any disease of the kidney and its pelvis.
- pyophthalmitis — suppurative inflammation of the eye.
- pyriphlegethon — Phlegethon (def 1).
- pyroninophilic — (of cells) having their cytoplasm stained red by methyl green pyronin, indicating the presence of much RNA and active protein synthesis
- radiotelephony — the constructing or operating of radiotelephones.
- reflectography — a non-destructive technique which uses infrared light to see beneath the painted surface in works of art in order to obtain information about those artworks
- royal coachman — a type of artificial fly, used chiefly for trout and salmon.
- royal highness — a title used prior to 1917 and designating a brother, sister, child, grandchild, aunt, or uncle belonging to the male line of the royal family. a title used since 1917 and designating a child or grandchild of the sovereign. any person given this title by the Crown.
- sceuophylacium — a place where sacred vessels are kept
- scholastically — of or relating to schools, scholars, or education: scholastic attainments.
- school library — a library within a school where teachers and students have access to books and other resources
- sclerophyllous — Also, sclerophyllous [skleer-uh-fil-uh s] /ˌsklɪər əˈfɪl əs/ (Show IPA). of, relating to, or exhibiting sclerophylly.
- shabby-looking — appearing old and in bad condition
- sherry cobbler — a cobbler drink made with sherry, sliced fruits, and ice.
- shifty-looking — having the appearance of being dishonest
- shoo-fly plant — apple of Peru.
- skiing holiday — a holiday taken (esp to somewhere that it snows) for the purpose of going skiing
- slaughterously — murderously
- social history — a view of historical events seen in terms of social trends
- south-easterly — A south-easterly point, area, or direction is to the south-east or towards the south-east.
- south-westerly — A south-westerly point, area, or direction is to the south-west or towards the south-west.
- sphaerocrystal — a spherical crystalline mass
- staphylococcus — any of several spherical bacteria of the genus Staphylococcus, occurring in pairs, tetrads, and irregular clusters, certain species of which, as S. aureus, can be pathogenic for humans.
- staphyloplasty — plastic surgery or surgical repair involving the soft palate or the uvula
- sycophantishly — in a sycophantish manner
- synchronically — having reference to the facts of a linguistic system as it exists at one point in time without reference to its history: synchronic analysis; synchronic dialectology.
- telegraph buoy — a buoy placed over an underwater telegraph cable.
- telephonically — of, relating to, or happening by means of a telephone system.
- terotechnology — a branch of technology that utilizes management, financial, and engineering expertise in the installation and efficient operation and maintenance of equipment and machinery
- thalassography — oceanography, especially that branch dealing with smaller bodies of water, as bays, sounds, and gulfs.
- the full monty — something in its entirety
- the loony left — the extreme left
- the lord's day — the Christian Sabbath; Sunday
- the real mccoy — the genuine thing or person as promised, stated, or implied (usually preceded by the or the real): Those other paintings are copies, but this one is the McCoy.
- the royal mail — the national postal service of the United Kingdom
- the unemployed — people who are out of work
- theriogenology — the branch of veterinary medicine encompassing all aspects of reproduction.
- thermoanalysis — thermal analysis.
- thermolability — the state of being unstable or subject to transformation or destruction when heated
- thermophyllous — relating to deciduous plants or trees that bear leaves only during the warmer times of the year
- throw a wobbly — to become suddenly very agitated or angry