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11-letter words containing n, p, h, i, l

  • haptoglobin — A protein present in blood serum that binds to and removes free hemoglobin from the bloodstream.
  • heliotropin — piperonal.
  • holding-pen — a tank for the temporary storage of a substance.
  • hollowpoint — Alternative form of hollow point.
  • horripilant — causing horripilation, ie goose flesh, or the flesh to creep
  • hospitalman — an enlisted person working as a hospital assistant; corpsman.
  • hyperlinked — Simple past tense and past participle of hyperlink.
  • hyperlydian — relating to the highest scale or mode in ancient Greek music
  • hypermiling — to improve fuel mileage in a motor vehicle, as by adopting certain driving techniques or making design alterations to the vehicle.
  • hypersaline — Having an abnormally high salinity.
  • hypoaeolian — of a specific mode of church music
  • hypolimnion — (in certain lakes) the layer of water below the thermocline.
  • iconophiles — a connoisseur of icons or images.
  • in the loop — a portion of a cord, ribbon, etc., folded or doubled upon itself so as to leave an opening between the parts.
  • in the lump — in the mass or aggregate; all together
  • infraphylum — (taxonomy) A taxon below subphylum and above superclass.
  • isenthalpic — pertaining to or characterized by constant enthalpy.
  • john paul i — (Albino Luciani) 1912–78, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1978.
  • king philip — one of the 12 apostles. Mark 3:18; John 1:43–48; 6:5–7.
  • kohl pencil — a thin cylindrical cosmetic instrument used to darken the area around the eyes
  • lampshading — The practice of decorating lampshades.
  • lifemanship — the ability to conduct one's life, career, personal relationships, etc., in a successful manner.
  • lightplanes — Plural form of lightplane.
  • linguaphile — a language and word lover.
  • lithopedion — (medical) A calcium-encased foetus that occurs in ectopic abdominal pregnancies when the foetus dies and is not reabsorbed by the maternal body, whereby the maternal system encases the foreign body (foetus) in calcium to isolate it.
  • luminophore — a molecule or group of molecules that emits light when illuminated.
  • lumpishness — The property of being lumpish.
  • lymphangial — pertaining to the lymphatic vessels.
  • lymphokines — Plural form of lymphokine.
  • lymphopenia — a reduction in the number of lymphocytes in the blood.
  • lymphotoxin — a glycoprotein that is released by antigen-stimulated or mitogen-stimulated T cells and is toxic to various other cells.
  • manila hemp — a fibrous material made from the leafstalks of the abacá, Musa textilis, used for making ropes, fabrics, etc.
  • melpomenish — Tragic; relating to tragedy in a literary or theatrical work.
  • monodelphic — having a sole set of reproductive organs
  • mpeg-4 hiln — MPEG-4 Harmonics, individual lines and noise
  • multiphoton — involving several photons
  • nail polish — a polish of quick-drying lacquer, either clear or colored, used to paint the fingernails or toenails.
  • naphazoline — 2-(1-naphthylmethyl)-2-imidazoline hydrochloride, a sympathomimetic agent used as a vasoconstrictor.
  • naphthaline — Naphthalene.
  • naphthalize — to mix or saturate with naphtha.
  • necrophilia — an erotic attraction to corpses.
  • necrophilic — an erotic attraction to corpses.
  • nemophilist — (rare) One who is fond of forests or forest scenery; a haunter of the woods.
  • nephelinite — a fine-grained, dark rock of volcanic origin, essentially a basalt containing nepheline but no feldspar and little or no olivine.
  • nephritical — Alternative form of nephritic.
  • nephrolepis — any fern of the tropical genus Nephrolepis, some species of which are grown as ornamental greenhouse or house plants for their handsome deeply-cut drooping fronds: family Polypodiaceae
  • nephroliths — a renal calculus; kidney stone.
  • neutrophile — (biology) Any organism that thrives in a relatively neutral pH.
  • neutrophils — Plural form of neutrophil.
  • nitrophenol — any compound derived from phenol by the replacement of one or more of its ring hydrogen atoms by the nitro group.
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