13-letter words containing h, y, p, o, c
- lymphosarcoma — a malignant tumor in lymphatic tissue, caused by the growth of abnormal lymphocytes.
- lymphotrophic — carrying nutrients from the lymph to the tissues.
- megalocephaly — Cephalometry, Craniometry. macrocephalic.
- metaphoricity — The power of a metaphor.
- microphyllous — having microphylls
- molly pitcher — Molly (Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley) 1754–1832, American Revolutionary heroine.
- morphemically — By means of, or in terms, of morphemes.
- musicotherapy — the treatment of mental disorders with music
- mycetophagous — That feeds on fungi.
- myrmecophiles — Plural form of myrmecophile.
- narcohypnosis — the use of drugs to induce hypnosis
- nymphaeaceous — belonging to the Nymphaeaceae, the water lily family of plants.
- nymphomaniacs — Plural form of nymphomaniac.
- onychophagist — the practice of biting one's nails, especially when done habitually and as a symptom of emotional disturbance.
- onychophorans — Plural form of onychophoran.
- orchesography — a written study of dancing
- orthoepically — In terms of correct pronunciation.
- oscillography — a device for recording the wave-forms of changing currents, voltages, or any other quantity that can be translated into electric energy, as sound waves.
- parapsychosis — an abnormal psychosis
- parthenocarpy — the production of fruit without fertilization of an egg in the ovary.
- pathogenicity — the disease-producing capacity of a pathogen.
- petrophysical — relating to the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks
- pharmacognosy — materia medica (def 2).
- pharyngectomy — excision of part or all of the pharynx.
- pharyngoscope — an instrument for inspecting the pharynx.
- pharyngoscopy — an examination by means of a pharyngoscope.
- photodynamics — the science dealing with light and its effects on living organisms.
- phototoxicity — damage, esp to the skin, as a result of exposure to light
- phreatophytic — of, possessing the properties of, or relating to a phreatophyte
- phycoerythrin — a red protein pigment occurring in red algae.
- phyllocladous — having phylloclades.
- phyllogenetic — of or relating to the development of leaves.
- physharmonica — a keyboard musical instrument fitted with free reeds, and which is an early form of harmonium
- physics model — a variety of software illustrating the movement of objects in reality, used by designers of video games to improve verisimilitude
- physiographic — the science of physical geography.
- physiological — of or relating to physiology.
- physoclistous — having the air bladder closed off from the mouth.
- phytochemical — Also called phytonutrient. any of various bioactive chemical compounds found in plants, as antioxidants, considered to be beneficial to human health.
- phytocoenosis — the plants of a given area considered as a whole.
- phytotoxicity — the state of being phytotoxic
- plagiocephaly — a deformity of the skull in which one side is more developed in the front, and the other side is more developed in the rear.
- plymouth rock — a rock at Plymouth, Massachusetts, on which the Pilgrims who sailed on the Mayflower are said to have stepped ashore when they landed in America in 1620.
- polychotomous — divided into multiple parts
- polychromatic — having or exhibiting a variety of colors.
- 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
- 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
- prophetically — of or relating to a prophet: prophetic inspiration.
- psychoanalyse — to investigate or treat by psychoanalysis.
- psychoanalyst — a person trained to practice psychoanalysis.