12-letter words containing h, y, p, o, g
- hygrophilous — a plant that thrives in wet or very moist ground.
- hyperlogical — reasoning in accordance with the principles of logic, as a person or the mind: logical thinking.
- hypnogenesis — induction of the hypnotic state.
- hypoallergic — Hypoallergenic.
- hypogastrium — the lower and median part of the abdomen.
- hypoglycemia — an abnormally low level of glucose in the blood.
- hypoglycemic — an abnormally low level of glucose in the blood.
- hypognathous — having the lower jaw or mandible longer than the upper.
- hypogonadism — diminished hormonal or reproductive functioning in the testes or the ovaries.
- hypophrygian — (in medieval church music) of or relating to the fourth of the eight scales
- hypsographic — a branch of geography that deals with the measurement and mapping of the topography of the earth above sea level.
- ichthyophagy — the practice of eating or subsisting on fish.
- kinetography — a camera for taking pictures for a kinetoscope.
- laryngophone — A type of contact microphone that absorbs vibrations directly from the wearer's throat.
- laryngophony — the sound of the voice as heard through a stethoscope placed on the throat directly over the larynx
- lexicography — the writing, editing, or compiling of dictionaries.
- lymphangioma — a benign tumor composed of dilated and newly formed lymph vessels.
- lymphography — lymphangiography.
- lyophilizing — Present participle of lyophilize.
- magnotherapy — Any of several alternative medicine therapies using magnetism.
- methyl group — the univalent group CH 3 −, derived from methane.
- monotriglyph — (in the Doric order) any intercolumniation having one whole triglyph.
- morphography — the scientific description of an external form
- morphonology — morphophonemics (def 1).
- myrmecophage — (biology) Anteaters, and other animals chiefly feeding on ants.
- myrmecophagy — Ant-eating.
- mythographer — a person who collects or records myths in writing.
- nephrography — Diagnostic imaging of the kidneys.
- oceanography — the branch of physical geography dealing with the ocean.
- odontography — a treatise regarding the teeth
- onychophagia — the practice of biting one's nails, especially when done habitually and as a symptom of emotional disturbance.
- ophthamology — Misspelling of ophthalmology.
- opthalmology — Misspelling of ophthalmology.
- organography — the description or visual depiction of organs.
- palaeography — the study of the handwritings of the past, and often the manuscripts as well, so that they may be dated, read, etc, and may serve as historical and literary sources
- palatography — a technique for observing the position of the tongue in relation to the palate during articulation, especially by placing powder or dye on the palate and then noting the area from which it has been removed by the contact of the tongue with the palate during the production of a speech sound.
- parahydrogen — the form of molecular hydrogen in which the nuclei of the two hydrogen atoms contained in the molecule have spins in opposite directions.
- pathobiology — pathology with emphasis on the biological aspects of disease
- petroglyphic — relating to or having the characteristics of a petroglyph or carving made in rock
- phagocytoses — phagocytize.
- phagocytosis — Physiology. the ingestion of a smaller cell or cell fragment, a microorganism, or foreign particles by means of the local infolding of a cell's membrane and the protrusion of its cytoplasm around the fold until the material has been surrounded and engulfed by closure of the membrane and formation of a vacuole: characteristic of amebas and some types of white blood cells.
- phagocytotic — relating to phagocytosis
- pharmacology — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
- pharyngology — the science of the pharynx and its diseases.
- pharyngotomy — surgical incision into the pharynx
- phenyl group — the univalent group C 6 H 5 –, derived from benzene.
- phlebography — venography.
- photobiology — the study of the effects of light on biological systems.
- photogeology — the technique of interpreting geology from aerial photographs or compiling geologic maps therefrom.
- photoglyphic — of or relating to photoglyphy