14-letter words containing h, y, p, o, c
- keynote speech — opening address at a conference
- kyphoscoliosis — a condition in which the spinal column is convex both backward and sideways.
- malacophyllous — (of plants living in dry regions) having fleshy leaves in which water is stored
- mechanotherapy — curative treatment by mechanical means.
- metaphorically — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- metapsychology — speculative thought dealing systematically with concepts extending beyond the limits of psychology as an empirical science.
- metempsychosis — the transmigration of the soul, especially the passage of the soul after death from a human or animal to some other human or animal body.
- micropathology — the branch of pathology dealing with the microscopic study of changes that occur in tissues and cells during disease.
- microphysicist — a physicist who specializes in microphysics
- money-purchase — relating to a pension scheme in which both employer and employee make contributions to a fund that is used to buy an annuity on retirement. The amount paid as a pension depends on the size of the fund
- monophonically — In a monophonic manner.
- monophysitical — Of or pertaining to monophysitism.
- myelencephalon — the posterior section of the hindbrain comprising the medulla oblongata.
- myocardiograph — an instrument for recording the movements of the heart.
- myocardiopathy — (pathology) Any disease of the myocardium.
- myopsychopathy — myopathy associated with mental weakness or change.
- myrmecophagous — Pertaining to the anteater.
- myrmecophilous — (biology) Adapted to thrive in the presence of ants.
- nephrotoxicity — The state or condition of being nephrotoxic.
- nonhygroscopic — Not hygroscopic.
- nonphysiologic — of or relating to physiology.
- nonpsychiatric — not psychiatric
- nymphomaniacal — a woman who has abnormally excessive and uncontrollable sexual desire.
- oesophagectomy — (surgery) the surgical procedure for the removal of all, or part of the oesophagus.
- ophthalmoscopy — the use of or technique of using an ophthalmoscope.
- pachydermatous — of, relating to, or characteristic of pachyderms.
- parapsychology — the branch of psychology that deals with the investigation of purportedly psychic phenomena, as clairvoyance, extrasensory perception, telepathy, and the like.
- parenchymatous — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
- pathologically — of or relating to pathology.
- peritrichously — in a peritrichous manner; in a fashion characteristic of a peritrichous organism
- petrochemistry — the branch of chemistry dealing with petroleum or its products.
- petrophysicist — a person who studies, or is an expert in, petrophysics
- phallic symbol — any object, as a cigar or skyscraper, that may broadly resemble or represent the penis, especially such an object that symbolizes power, as an automobile.
- phase velocity — the velocity with which a simple harmonic wave is propagated, equal to the wavelength divided by the period of vibration.
- phenologically — in a phenological manner
- phenotypically — the observable constitution of an organism.
- phenylcarbinol — benzyl alcohol.
- phonochemistry — the branch of chemistry concerned with the chemical effects of sound and ultrasonic waves
- phosphorolytic — of or relating to phosphorolysis
- photocatalysis — the acceleration or retardation of the reaction rate in chemical reactions by light.
- photocatalytic — the acceleration or retardation of the reaction rate in chemical reactions by light.
- photochemistry — the branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of light.
- photolytically — in a photolytic manner, by photolytic means
- photosynthetic — the complex process by which carbon dioxide, water, and certain inorganic salts are converted into carbohydrates by green plants, algae, and certain bacteria, using energy from the sun and chlorophyll.
- phthalocyanine — Also called metal-free phthalocyanine. a blue-green pigment, C 3 2 H 1 8 N 8 , derived from phthalic anhydride.
- phyllosilicate — any silicate mineral having the tetrahedral silicate groups linked in sheets, each group containing four oxygen atoms, three of which are shared with other groups so that the ratio of silicon atoms to oxygen atoms is two to five.
- phytochemistry — the branch of biochemistry dealing with plants and plant processes.
- phytosociology — the branch of ecology dealing with the origin, composition, structure, and classification of plant communities.
- piezochemistry — the study of chemical reactions at high pressures
- platycephalous — flat-headed