12-letter words containing l, y, a, m, h, o
- john mauchly — (person) /jon W mok'*-lee/ (rhymes with "broccoli") Dr. John W. Mauchly, one of the developers of ENIAC.
- lachrymation — the secretion of tears, especially in abnormal abundance.
- lachrymatory — of, relating to, or causing the shedding of tears.
- lachrymiform — Shaped like a teardrop.
- lachrymosity — suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
- lamprophyres — Plural form of lamprophyre.
- lamprophyric — belonging or relating to a lamprophyre
- lymphadenoma — an enlarged lymph node.
- lymphangioma — a benign tumor composed of dilated and newly formed lymph vessels.
- lymphoblasts — Plural form of lymphoblast.
- lymphography — lymphangiography.
- macrocephaly — Cephalometry. being or having a head with a large cranial capacity.
- marshmallowy — Similar to a marshmallow.
- methodically — performed, disposed, or acting in a systematic way; systematic; orderly: a methodical person.
- microcephaly — having a head with a small braincase.
- mythological — of or relating to mythology.
- omphalomancy — Divination by means of a child's navel, to learn how many children the mother may have.
- omphaloscopy — Introversion.
- ophthamology — Misspelling of ophthalmology.
- opthalmology — Misspelling of ophthalmology.
- pearl hominy — whole or ground hulled corn from which the bran and germ have been removed by bleaching the whole kernels in a lye bath (lye hominy) or by crushing and sifting (pearl hominy)
- pharmacology — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
- phenomenally — highly extraordinary or prodigious; exceptional: phenomenal speed.
- phlox family — the plant family Polemoniaceae, characterized by herbaceous or sometimes shrubby plants having simple or compound leaves, flowers with a five-lobed corolla, and capsular fruit, and including gilia, Jacob's-ladder, moss pink, and phlox.
- phonemically — of or relating to phonemes: a phonemic system.
- phytoclimate — the climate of a small area, as of confined spaces such as caves or houses (cryptoclimate) of plant communities, wooded areas, etc. (phytoclimate) or of urban communities, which may be different from that in the general region.
- plymouth bay — a small, well-protected bay on the coast of Massachusetts; the first permanent European settlement in New England; founded by the Pilgrim Fathers.
- polycythemia — an abnormal increase in the number and concentration of circulating red blood corpuscles
- polypharmacy — the use of two or more drugs together, usually to treat a single condition or disease.
- pyophthalmia — suppurative inflammation of the eye.
- pyrochemical — pertaining to or producing chemical change at high temperatures.
- rheumatology — the study and treatment of rheumatic diseases.
- stately home — a country mansion, usually of architectural interest and often open to the public.
- thaumatology — the study or description of miracles.
- thomas talys — Thomas, Tallis, Thomas.
- unhandsomely — unattractively
- yellowhammer — a common European bunting, Emberiza citrinella, the male of which is marked with bright yellow.