12-letter words containing l, y, a, m, h
- microcephaly — having a head with a small braincase.
- murphy's law — the facetious proposition that if something can go wrong, it will.
- myrtle beach — a town in E South Carolina.
- mythological — of or relating to mythology.
- nychthemeral — relating to a nychthemeron or to the changes or differences, specifically those relating to day and night, that occur within this span
- 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.
- rhythmically — periodic, as motion, or a drumbeat.
- sclerenchyma — supporting or protective tissue composed of thickened, dry, and hardened cells.
- shamefacedly — modest or bashful.
- stately home — a country mansion, usually of architectural interest and often open to the public.
- tammany hall — a Democratic political organization in New York City, founded in 1789 as a fraternal benevolent society (Tammany Society) and associated especially in the late 1800s and early 1900s with corruption and abuse of power.
- thaumatology — the study or description of miracles.
- the almighty — God
- the military — the armed services (esp the army)
- thematically — of or relating to a theme.
- thomas talys — Thomas, Tallis, Thomas.
- thymus gland — a ductless, butterfly-shaped gland lying at the base of the neck, formed mostly of lymphatic tissue and aiding in the production of T cells of the immune system: after puberty, the lymphatic tissue gradually degenerates.
- triumphantly — having achieved victory or success; victorious; successful.
- unhandsomely — unattractively
- unmethylated — Also called methoxide. any derivative of methyl alcohol, as sodium methylate, CH 3 ONa.
- whimsicality — Also, whimsicalness. whimsical quality or character.
- yellowhammer — a common European bunting, Emberiza citrinella, the male of which is marked with bright yellow.