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12-letter words containing l, y, o, p, h, i

  • hypodiploidy — a deficiency of chromosomes less than the diploid number
  • hypoglycemia — an abnormally low level of glucose in the blood.
  • hypoglycemic — an abnormally low level of glucose in the blood.
  • hypokalaemia — Alternative form of hypokalemia.
  • hypomotility — abnormally slow motility, as of the stomach or intestine (opposed to hypermotility).
  • hyposulphite — Also called hydrosulfite. a salt of hyposulfurous acid.
  • hypothalamic — Of or pertaining to the hypothalamus.
  • hypothetical — assumed by hypothesis; supposed: a hypothetical case.
  • hypovolaemia — Alternative form of hypovolemia.
  • inhospitably — not inclined to, or characterized by, hospitality, as persons or actions; unfriendly.
  • ip telephony — (communications)   (IPT, Internet Telephony) Use of IP data connections to exchange voice and fax data that have traditionally been carried over the public switched telephone network. During the late 1990s, an increasing number of telephone calls have been routed over the Internet. Calls made in this way avoid PSTN charges. Unlike traditional telephony, IP telephony is relatively unregulated. Companies providing these services are known as Internet Telephony Service Providers (ITSPs). They include telephone companies, cable TV companies and Internet Service Providers (ISPs). There are still many problems with voice quality, latency, compression algorithms, and quality of service. See also Computer Telephone Integration.
  • lamprophyric — belonging or relating to a lamprophyre
  • lexicography — the writing, editing, or compiling of dictionaries.
  • lycanthropic — a delusion in which one imagines oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.
  • lymphangioma — a benign tumor composed of dilated and newly formed lymph vessels.
  • lyophilizate — A lyophilizate is a freeze-dried product.
  • lyophilizing — Present participle of lyophilize.
  • microcephaly — having a head with a small braincase.
  • monophyletic — Biology. consisting of organisms descended from a single taxon.
  • monotriglyph — (in the Doric order) any intercolumniation having one whole triglyph.
  • myrmecophile — An invertebrate or plant that has a symbiotic relationship with ants, such as being tended and protected by ants or living inside an ants' nest.
  • myrmecophily — symbiosis with ants
  • nontyphoidal — of, relating to, or resembling typhoid.
  • nympholeptic — an ecstasy supposed by the ancients to be inspired by nymphs.
  • ornithophily — pollination of flowers by birds
  • pathobiology — pathology with emphasis on the biological aspects of disease
  • 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)
  • petroglyphic — relating to or having the characteristics of a petroglyph or carving made in rock
  • phenotypical — the observable constitution of an organism.
  • philanthropy — altruistic concern for human welfare and advancement, usually manifested by donations of money, property, or work to needy persons, by endowment of institutions of learning and hospitals, and by generosity to other socially useful purposes.
  • 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.
  • phonetically — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
  • phosphatidyl — an atom or group of atoms containing one or more unpaired electrons derived from a phosphatide
  • photobiology — the study of the effects of light on biological systems.
  • photoglyphic — of or relating to photoglyphy
  • phycologists — the branch of botany dealing with algae.
  • phylogenesis — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
  • phylogenetic — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
  • physiologies — the branch of biology dealing with the functions and activities of living organisms and their parts, including all physical and chemical processes.
  • physiologist — a specialist in physiology.
  • phytobiology — the branch of biology dealing with plants.
  • 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.
  • policyholder — the individual or firm in whose name an insurance policy is written; an insured.
  • pollyannaish — an excessively or blindly optimistic person.
  • polyarchical — a form of government in which power is vested in three or more persons.
  • polycythemia — an abnormal increase in the number and concentration of circulating red blood corpuscles
  • polycythemic — relating to polycythemia
  • polygraphist — an instrument for receiving and recording simultaneously tracings of variations in certain body activities.
  • polyhedrosis — an often fatal disease of certain insect larvae or decapod crustaceans, caused by viruses containing DNA.
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