13-letter words containing l, y, e, h
- neuroethology — the study of the role of the nervous system in animal behaviour
- neurosyphilis — Syphilis that involves the central nervous system.
- nonhaemolytic — relating to a transfusion reaction in which the red blood cells survive
- nonhysterical — not hysterical or funny
- norethynodrel — a progestin, C 2 0 H 2 6 O 2 , used in combination with an estrogen in some oral contraceptives.
- northeasterly — of or located in the northeast.
- northwesterly — Situated in, or pointing to, the northwest.
- oleyl alcohol — an unsaturated, fatty alcohol, derived from oleic acid, C 1 8 H 3 6 O, used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- openheartedly — Alt form open-heartedly.
- openmouthedly — in a manner filled with amazement and wonder
- oropharyngeal — the part of the pharynx between the soft palate and the upper edge of the epiglottis.
- orthoepically — In terms of correct pronunciation.
- oxyhemoglobin — the oxygen-carrying pigment of red blood cells that gives them their red color and serves to convey oxygen to the tissues: occurs in reduced form (deoxyhemoglobin) in venous blood and in combination with oxygen (oxyhemoglobin) in arterial blood. Symbol: Hb.
- paisley shawl — a shawl made from paisley fabric
- paleethnology — (formerly) the branch of ethnology concerned with the earliest or most primitive human societies.
- parry channel — a water channel in N Canada running between Baffin Bay on the E and the Arctic Ocean on the W: separates the Queen Elizabeth Islands (N) from the rest of the Arctic Archipelago.
- pearly whites — white and lustrous as a pearl.
- penny whistle — a type of flageolet with six finger holes, esp a cheap one made of metal
- perilymphatic — the fluid between the bony and membranous labyrinths of the ear.
- peripherality — the quality of being peripheral
- perishability — subject to decay, ruin, or destruction: perishable fruits and vegetables.
- perityphlitis — the inflammation of the tissue surrounding the caecum
- petrophysical — relating to the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks
- pharyngealize — to pronounce with pharyngeal coarticulation.
- phencyclidine — an anesthetic drug, C 1 7 H 2 5 N, used as an animal tranquilizer: also widely used in several forms as an illicit hallucinogen.
- phenomenality — highly extraordinary or prodigious; exceptional: phenomenal speed.
- phenomenology — the study of phenomena.
- phenylalanine — a crystalline, water-soluble, essential amino acid, C 6 H 5 CH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, necessary to the nutrition of humans and most animals, obtained chiefly from egg white or skim milk. Symbol: F. Abbreviation: Phe;
- phenylbenzene — biphenyl.
- phenylephrine — an alpha-adrenergic stimulant, C 1 9 H 1 3 NO 2 , used chiefly as a nasal decongestant.
- phenylic acid — phenol (def 1).
- phenylmethane — toluene.
- phony-baloney — nonsense; baloney.
- phosphorylase — any enzyme, occurring widely in animal and plant tissue, that in the presence of an inorganic phosphate catalyzes the conversion of glycogen into sugar phosphate.
- phosphorylate — to introduce the phosphoryl group into (an organic compound).
- photo gallery — display of collected photographs
- phyllogenetic — of or relating to the development of leaves.
- phylloquinone — vitamin K1.
- physical file — (file system) A low-level view of the physical characteristics of a file, such as its location on a disk or its physical structure, for example, whether indexed or sequential.
- physicalities — the physical attributes of a person, especially when overdeveloped or overemphasized.
- physics model — a variety of software illustrating the movement of objects in reality, used by designers of video games to improve verisimilitude
- phytochemical — Also called phytonutrient. any of various bioactive chemical compounds found in plants, as antioxidants, considered to be beneficial to human health.
- phytoplankter — a minute organism which constitutes part of phytoplankton
- plagiocephaly — a deformity of the skull in which one side is more developed in the front, and the other side is more developed in the rear.
- platycephalic — having a head whose cranial vault is broad or flat.
- platyhelminth — any worm of the phylum Platyhelminthes; a flatworm.
- play the fool — behave in a silly way
- play the game — an amusement or pastime: children's games.
- play-the-ball — a method for bringing the ball back into play after a tackle, in which the tackled player is allowed to stand up and kick or heel the ball behind him or her to a team-mate
- playback head — the part of a tape recorder that is used to pick up the magnetic pattern on tape in order to play back material previously recorded.