13-letter words containing h, y, p, e, m
- 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.
- phytochemical — Also called phytonutrient. any of various bioactive chemical compounds found in plants, as antioxidants, considered to be beneficial to human health.
- platyhelminth — any worm of the phylum Platyhelminthes; a flatworm.
- play the game — an amusement or pastime: children's games.
- plethysmogram — the recording of a plethysmograph.
- polycythaemia — an abnormal condition of the blood characterized by an increase in the number of red blood cells. It can occur as a primary disease of unknown cause (polycythaemia vera or erythraemia) or in association with respiratory or circulatory diseases
- polygamophile — a person who approves of or countenances polygamy, especially as practiced by others.
- primary cache — (hardware, architecture) (L1 cache, level one cache) A small, fast cache memory inside or close to the CPU chip. For example, an Intel 80486 has an eight-kilobyte on-chip cache, and most Pentiums have a 16-KB on-chip level one cache that consists of an 8-KB instruction cache and an 8-KB data cache. The larger, slower secondary cache is normally connected to the CPU via its external bus.
- privy chamber — a private apartment in a royal residence.
- psychometrics — the measurement of mental traits, abilities, and processes.
- psychomimetic — psychotomimetic.
- psychrometric — relating to psychrometry
- pyrheliometer — an instrument for measuring the total intensity of the sun's energy radiation.
- pyrimethamine — a potent substance, C 1 2 H 1 3 ClN 4 , used against susceptible plasmodia in the prophylactic treatment of malaria and against Toxoplasma gondi in the treatment of toxoplasmosis.
- pythian games — (in ancient Greece) the second most important Panhellenic festival, celebrated in the third year of each Olympiad near Delphi. The four-year period between celebrations was known as a Pythiad (ˈpɪθɪˌæd )
- shell company — A shell company is a company that another company takes over in order to use its name to gain an advantage.
- spermatophyte — any of the Spermatophyta, a primary division or group of plants comprising those that bear seeds.
- sphingomyelin — any of the class of phospholipids occurring chiefly in the brain and spinal cord, composed of phosphoric acid, choline, sphingosine, and a fatty acid.
- sympathectomy — surgery that interrupts a nerve pathway of the sympathetic or involuntary nervous system.
- take-home pay — the amount of salary remaining after deductions, as of taxes, have been made.
- tapestry moth — carpet moth.
- thermotherapy — treatment of disease by means of moist or dry heat.
- topochemistry — the study of reactions that only occur at specific regions in a system
- triple rhythm — a rhythmic pattern created by a succession of trisyllabic feet.
- unimpeachably — above suspicion; impossible to discredit; impeccable: unimpeachable motives.
- unsympathetic — characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate: a sympathetic listener.