12-letter words containing h, y, p, o, a, l
- 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
- selenography — the branch of astronomy that deals with the charting of the moon's surface.
- stylographic — of or relating to a stylograph.
- to play host — If a person or country plays host to an event or an important visitor, they host the event or the visit.
- webliography — a list of electronic documents, websites, or other resources available on the World Wide Web, especially those relating to a particular subject: a student's annotated webliography on Shakespeare.
- woolly aphid — any plant louse of the family Aphididae, characterized by a waxy secretion that appears like a jumbled mass of fine, curly, white cottony or woolly threads, as Eriosoma lanigerum (woolly apple aphid or American blight) and Prociphilus tessellatus (woolly alder aphid)
- yachtspeople — Plural form of yachtsperson.