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13-letter words containing n, o, p, h, y, s

  • photosynthate — a compound formed by photosynthesis.
  • physharmonica — a keyboard musical instrument fitted with free reeds, and which is an early form of harmonium
  • physiognomies — the face or countenance, especially when considered as an index to the character: a fierce physiognomy.
  • physostigmine — an alkaloid, C 1 5 H 2 1 N 3 O 2 , used in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease to raise the level of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine and also as a miotic in glaucoma.
  • phytocoenosis — the plants of a given area considered as a whole.
  • phytoestrogen — an estrogen-like compound occurring naturally in plants of the legume family and in grains, vegetables, and fruits.
  • phytosanitary — of or relating to the health of plants
  • polysynthetic — (of a language) characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number of affixes to express syntactic relationships and meanings. Many American Indian languages are polysynthetic. Compare analytic (def 3), synthetic (def 3).
  • psychoanalyse — to investigate or treat by psychoanalysis.
  • psychoanalyst — a person trained to practice psychoanalysis.
  • psychoanalyze — to investigate or treat by psychoanalysis.
  • psychodynamic — Psychology. any clinical approach to personality, as Freud's, that sees personality as the result of a dynamic interplay of conscious and unconscious factors.
  • psychogenesis — genesis of the psyche.
  • psychogenetic — genesis of the psyche.
  • psychokinesis — the purported ability to move or deform inanimate objects, as metal spoons, through mental processes.
  • psychosurgeon — a surgeon who specializes in psychosurgery
  • psychotogenic — a substance that causes a psychotic reaction.
  • self-hypnosis — autohypnosis.
  • shanks's pony — one's own legs as a means of transportation
  • shell company — A shell company is a company that another company takes over in order to use its name to gain an advantage.
  • shetland pony — one of a breed of small but sturdy, rough-coated ponies, raised originally in the Shetland Islands.
  • sphingomyelin — any of the class of phospholipids occurring chiefly in the brain and spinal cord, composed of phosphoric acid, choline, sphingosine, and a fatty acid.
  • spiny dogfish — any of several dogfish sharks of the genus Squalus, having a spine in front of each of the two dorsal fins, especially S. acanthias, inhabiting Atlantic coastal waters.
  • splanchnology — the visceral system
  • spotted hyena — a long-legged carnivorous doglike mammal native to Africa and S Asia (Crocuta crocuta)
  • steganography — the practice of concealing messages in such a way that only the sender and the recipient know that there is a message
  • stenophyllous — having narrow leaves.
  • sulphonylurea — an antidiabetic drug used in treating type II diabetes, which acts by stimulating the production of insulin in the pancreas
  • synecphonesis — the fusion of two syllables into one
  • synophthalmia — cyclopia.
  • syphilization — the act of syphilizing
  • thysanopteran — Also, thysanopterous. belonging or pertaining to the insect order Thysanoptera, comprising the thrips.
  • thysanopteron — thysanopteran.
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