13-letter words containing h, y, p, n, o, i
- hypothecating — Present participle of hypothecate.
- hypothecation — to pledge to a creditor as security without delivering over; mortgage.
- hypothesising — Present participle of hypothesise.
- hypothesizing — to form a hypothesis.
- hypoventilate — (intransitive) To undergo hypoventilation.
- ichthyopsidan — a member of the class Ichthyopsida
- immunotherapy — treatment designed to produce immunity to a disease or enhance the resistance of the immune system to an active disease process, as cancer.
- in the pay of — If you say that someone is in the pay of a certain person or group, you disapprove of the fact that they are being paid by and are working for that person or group, often secretly or illegally.
- inhospitality — lack of hospitality; inhospitable attitude toward or treatment of visitors, guests, etc.
- jury shopping — the practice of presenting a case to several juries until a favourable decision is obtained
- lymphangiomas — Plural form of lymphangioma.
- lymphopoietin — (protein) A cytokine protein that has a function in T cell maturation.
- 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.
- narcohypnosis — the use of drugs to induce hypnosis
- neurosyphilis — Syphilis that involves the central nervous system.
- nymphomaniacs — Plural form of nymphomaniac.
- onychophagist — the practice of biting one's nails, especially when done habitually and as a symptom of emotional disturbance.
- pathogenicity — the disease-producing capacity of a pathogen.
- phenomenality — highly extraordinary or prodigious; exceptional: phenomenal speed.
- phenoxy resin — any of a class of resins derived from polyhydroxy ethers
- phony disease — a disease of peaches, characterized by dwarfing, dark-green leaves, premature leafing and flowering, and the production of reduced numbers of small fruit, caused by a virus, Nanus mirabilis.
- photodynamics — the science dealing with light and its effects on living organisms.
- phrygian mode — an authentic church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from E to E.
- phycoerythrin — a red protein pigment occurring in red algae.
- phyllogenetic — of or relating to the development of leaves.
- phylloquinone — vitamin K1.
- physharmonica — a keyboard musical instrument fitted with free reeds, and which is an early form of harmonium
- physiognomies — the face or countenance, especially when considered as an index to the character: a fierce physiognomy.
- 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.
- phytonutrient — phytochemical.
- phytosanitary — of or relating to the health of plants
- plain yoghurt — natural yoghurt, without added flavouring
- pointy-headed — stupid; idiotic.
- 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).
- polytechnical — relating to a technical school
- psychodynamic — Psychology. any clinical approach to personality, as Freud's, that sees personality as the result of a dynamic interplay of conscious and unconscious factors.
- psychogenesis — genesis of the psyche.
- psychogenetic — genesis of the psyche.
- psychokinesis — the purported ability to move or deform inanimate objects, as metal spoons, through mental processes.
- psychotogenic — a substance that causes a psychotic reaction.
- pyrotechnical — of or relating to pyrotechnics.
- self-hypnosis — autohypnosis.
- 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.
- spiny dogfish — any of several dogfish sharks of the genus Squalus, having a spine in front of each of the two dorsal fins, especially S. acanthias, inhabiting Atlantic coastal waters.
- synecphonesis — the fusion of two syllables into one
- synophthalmia — cyclopia.
- syphilization — the act of syphilizing