12-letter words containing l, a, y, h, o
- dichotically — in a dichotic manner
- dishonorably — In a dishonorable manner.
- drug holiday — a brief period during which a patient stops taking a prescribed medication, especially an antidepressant, to recover some normal functions, reduce side effects, or maintain sensitivity to the drug.
- erythroblast — An immature erythrocyte containing a nucleus.
- euphonically — In a euphonic manner.
- euphorically — In a euphoric manner.
- family hotel — a hotel owned by a family in which family members work
- fathomlessly — In a fathomless manner.
- flash memory — Computers. a type of reprogrammable memory that retains information even with the power turned off.
- fluorography — photofluorography.
- forehandedly — Prudently, with thrift and foresight.
- formaldehyde — a colorless, toxic, potentially carcinogenic, water-soluble gas, CH 2 O, having a suffocating odor, usually derived from methyl alcohol by oxidation: used chiefly in aqueous solution, as a disinfectant and preservative, and in the manufacture of various resins and plastics.
- galanty show — pantomime shadow play
- gamophyllous — having leaves united by their edges.
- geothermally — By geothermal means, especially by means of geothermal energy.
- glossography — a glossator.
- glyphography — a plate-making process in which an electrotype is made from an engraved copper plate
- glyptography — the description or study of engraved gems or other stones.
- gold therapy — administration of gold salts as a treatment for disease, especially rheumatoid arthritis.
- haematolyses — Plural form of haematolysis.
- haematolysis — Haemolysis.
- haematoxylin — Alternative spelling of hematoxylin.
- haematoxylon — any thorny leguminous tree of the genus Haematoxylon, esp the logwood, of tropical America and SW Africa. The heartwood yields the dye haematoxylin
- halcyon days — period regarded with nostalgia
- half holiday — a holiday limited to half a working day or half an academic day.
- half-holiday — a holiday limited to half a working day or half an academic day.
- half-monthly — pertaining to a month, or to each month.
- halls of ivy — an institution of higher learning; university or college; the academic world.
- hamartiology — the doctrine of sin in Christian theology
- hansa yellow — a pigment derived from coal tar, characterized chiefly by its brilliant yellow color.
- happy couple — two people in a happy romantic relationship, especially two people who have just married
- harmonically — pertaining to harmony, as distinguished from melody and rhythm.
- harmoniously — marked by agreement in feeling, attitude, or action: a harmonious group.
- headstrongly — In a headstrong manner.
- hebdomadally — taking place, coming together, or published once every seven days; weekly: hebdomadal meetings; hebdomadal groups; hebdomadal journals.
- heliotherapy — treatment of disease by means of sunlight.
- hellaciously — In a hellacious manner.
- hells canyon — a canyon on the Snake River in S Idaho and along the Oregon border: 125 miles (210 km) long with a maximum depth of about 7900 feet (2408 meters).
- hemimetaboly — Hemimetabolism.
- hemodialyses — Plural form of hemodialysis.
- hemodialysis — dialysis of the blood, especially with an artificial kidney, for the removal of waste products.
- hemodialyzer — artificial kidney.
- hepaticology — the scientific study of bryophyte plants known as hepatics or liverworts
- hepatomegaly — an abnormal enlargement of the liver, usually associated with liver disease or heart failure.
- hernioplasty — an operation for the repair of a hernia.
- heteroblasty — the morphological changes that occur in plants between juvenility and adulthood
- heterodactyl — having the first and fourth toes directed backward, and the second and third forward, as in trogons.
- heteroplasty — the repair of lesions with tissue from another individual or species.
- heterothally — the condition of being heterothallic
- hexacarbonyl — (inorganic chemistry) Any compound having six carbonyl groups.