12-letter words containing h, y, p, o, c, l
- microcephaly — having a head with a small braincase.
- monophyletic — Biology. consisting of organisms descended from a single taxon.
- myrmecophile — An invertebrate or plant that has a symbiotic relationship with ants, such as being tended and protected by ants or living inside an ants' nest.
- myrmecophily — symbiosis with ants
- nympholeptic — an ecstasy supposed by the ancients to be inspired by nymphs.
- octyl phenol — a white to pink, water-insoluble, flaky substance having the formula C 1 4 H 2 2 O, used chiefly in the manufacture of commercial surface-active agents.
- omphalomancy — Divination by means of a child's navel, to learn how many children the mother may have.
- omphaloscopy — Introversion.
- petroglyphic — relating to or having the characteristics of a petroglyph or carving made in rock
- pharmacology — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
- phenotypical — the observable constitution of an organism.
- 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.
- photoglyphic — of or relating to photoglyphy
- phycologists — the branch of botany dealing with algae.
- phylogenetic — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
- 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
- policyholder — the individual or firm in whose name an insurance policy is written; an insured.
- 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
- polycythemic — relating to polycythemia
- polyhistoric — relating to a polyhistor
- polypharmacy — the use of two or more drugs together, usually to treat a single condition or disease.
- polyphenolic — relating to a polyphenol
- polyphyletic — developed from more than one ancestral type, as a group of animals.
- polyrhythmic — the simultaneous occurrence of sharply contrasting rhythms within a composition.
- polystichous — arranged in rows or series.
- polytheistic — pertaining to, characterized by, or adhering to polytheism, the doctrine that there is more than one god or many gods: Science thrived in the polytheistic culture of ancient Greece.
- 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.
- psychologism — emphasis upon psychological factors in the development of a theory, as in history or philosophy.
- psychologist — a specialist in psychology.
- psychologize — to make psychological investigations or speculations, especially those that are naive or uninformed.
- psychosexual — of or relating to the relationship of psychological and sexual phenomena.
- psychosocial — of or relating to the interaction between social and psychological factors.
- pyrocatechol — catechol.
- pyrochemical — pertaining to or producing chemical change at high temperatures.
- sclerophylly — the normal development of much sclerenchyma in the leaves of certain plants, as some desert plants, resulting in thickened, hardened foliage that resists loss of moisture.
- stylographic — of or relating to a stylograph.
- t lymphocyte — any of several closely related lymphocytes, developed in the thymus, that circulate in the blood and lymph and orchestrate the immune system's response to infected or malignant cells, either by lymphokine secretions or by direct contact: helper T cells recognize foreign antigen on the surfaces of other cells, then they stimulate B cells to produce antibody and signal killer T cells to destroy the antigen-displaying cells; subsequently suppressor T cells return the immune system to normal by inactivating the B cells and killer T cells.
- t-lymphocyte — T cell.
- the olympics — the Olympic Games
- trichinopoly — a city in central Tamil Nadu, in S India, on the Kaveri River.
- trophy child — anything taken in war, hunting, competition, etc., especially when preserved as a memento; spoil, prize, or award.
- yachtspeople — Plural form of yachtsperson.
- yellow perch — See under perch2 (def 1).
- zephyr cloth — a lightweight worsted cloth.