11-letter words containing h, y, p, o, n
- monotherapy — (medicine) A therapy which is administered by itself.
- nanophysics — the physics of structures and artefacts with dimensions in the nanometre range or of phenomena occurring in nanoseconds
- nasopharynx — the part of the pharynx behind and above the soft palate, directly continuous with the nasal passages. Compare oropharynx (def 2).
- naturopathy — a system or method of treating disease that employs no surgery or synthetic drugs but uses special diets, herbs, vitamins, massage, etc., to assist the natural healing processes.
- nephrectomy — excision of a kidney.
- nephropathy — any disease of the kidney.
- neurotrophy — the influence of the nerves on the nutrition and maintenance of body tissue.
- neutrosophy — (philosophy) (From Latin "neuter" - neutral, Greek "sophia" - skill/wisdom) A branch of philosophy, introduced by Florentin Smarandache in 1980, which studies the origin, nature, and scope of neutralities, as well as their interactions with different ideational spectra. Neutrosophy considers a proposition, theory, event, concept, or entity, "A" in relation to its opposite, "Anti-A" and that which is not A, "Non-A", and that which is neither "A" nor "Anti-A", denoted by "Neut-A". Neutrosophy is the basis of neutrosophic logic, neutrosophic probability, neutrosophic set, and neutrosophic statistics.
- nonphysical — of or relating to the body: physical exercise.
- nyctophobia — an abnormal fear of night or darkness.
- nympholepsy — an ecstasy supposed by the ancients to be inspired by nymphs.
- nympholepts — Plural form of nympholept.
- nymphomania — abnormally excessive and uncontrollable sexual desire in women.
- odontopathy — (pathology) Any disease that affects the teeth.
- odynophagia — Severe pain in mouth or esophagus when attempting to swallow.
- onychophagy — the habit of biting one's fingernails
- oxymorphone — a potent semisynthetic morphine-derived narcotic analgesic, C 1 7 H 1 9 NO 4 , used as a substitute for morphine.
- pantheology — a branch of theology embracing all gods and all religions
- paronychial — of or relating to paronychia
- phonography — phonetic spelling, writing, or shorthand.
- phycocyanin — a blue protein pigment, found in algae, involved in the process of photosynthesis.
- phycophaein — a brownish pigment which is found in seaweed
- phyllomania — the production of leaves in abnormal numbers or places.
- phylloplane — the surface of a leaf considered as a habitat, esp for microorganisms
- physiognomy — the face or countenance, especially when considered as an index to the character: a fierce physiognomy.
- phytoalexin — any of a class of plant compounds that accumulate at the site of invading microorganisms and confer resistance to disease.
- planography — the art or technique of printing from a flat surface directly or by offset.
- podophyllin — a resin, occurring as a light brown to greenish amorphous powder, obtained from podophyllum, and used in medicine chiefly as a cathartic and, locally, in the treatment of genital warts.
- pointy-head — stupid; idiotic.
- polyphonist — a musical composer of or theorist in polyphony
- polyphonous — Music. polyphonic composition; counterpoint.
- polytechnic — of, relating to, or offering instruction in a variety of industrial arts, applied sciences, or technical subjects: a polytechnic institute.
- pond hockey — ice hockey played on a frozen pond
- pondicherry — a union territory of India, on the Coromandel Coast: formerly the chief settlement of French India; territory includes Mahé (on the Malabar Coast), Karikal, and Yanaon. 181 sq. mi. (469 sq. km).
- pornography — sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, whose purpose is to elicit sexual arousal.
- porphyratin — any of various complex compounds formed of metals and porphyrins
- prophesying — to foretell or predict.
- prosenchyma — the tissue characteristic of the woody and bast portions of plants, consisting typically of long, narrow cells with pointed ends.
- psyche knot — a woman's hairdo in which a knot or coil of hair projects from the back of the head.
- psychoanal. — psychoanalysis
- psychogenic — having origin in the mind or in a mental condition or process: a psychogenic disorder.
- psychomancy — occult communication between souls or with spirits.
- psychonomic — of or relating to psychonomics
- psychotogen — a substance that causes a psychotic reaction.
- pyrotechnic — of or relating to pyrotechnics.
- pythagorean — of or relating to Pythagoras, to his school, or to his doctrines.
- pythonesque — denoting a kind of humour that is absurd and unpredictable; zany; surreal
- quadraphony — high-fidelity sound reproduction involving signals transmitted through four different channels.
- rehypnotize — to hypnotize again
- retinopathy — any diseased condition of the retina, especially one that is noninflammatory.