12-letter words containing o, p, h, y, t, e
- monophysites — Plural form of monophysite.
- myrmecophyte — A plant that lives in association with a colony of ants. The degree of association varies and is assumed to be symbiotic in some cases.
- mythographer — a person who collects or records myths in writing.
- mythopoetize — to produce myths or mythological poetry.
- mythopoiesis — (mythology) the creation of myth.
- narcotherapy — an infrequently used method of treating mental disorders by intravenous injection of barbiturates.
- nephelometry — Bacteriology. an apparatus containing a series of barium chloride standards used to determine the number of bacteria in a suspension.
- neuronopathy — A form of polyneuropathy caused by destruction of neurons.
- new plymouth — a seaport on W North Island, in New Zealand.
- northern spy — an American variety of red-striped apple that ripens in autumn or early winter.
- nympholeptic — an ecstasy supposed by the ancients to be inspired by nymphs.
- octyl phenol — a white to pink, water-insoluble, flaky substance having the formula C 1 4 H 2 2 O, used chiefly in the manufacture of commercial surface-active agents.
- oophorectomy — the operation of removing one or both ovaries; ovariectomy.
- penalty shot — a free shot at the goal defended only by the goalkeeper, awarded to an offensive player for certain defensive violations.
- pentahydroxy — (of a molecule) containing five hydroxyl groups.
- pericynthion — the point at which a spacecraft launched from earth into a lunar orbit is nearest the moon
- petroglyphic — relating to or having the characteristics of a petroglyph or carving made in rock
- petrophysics — the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks
- phagocytoses — phagocytize.
- phanerophyte — a tree or shrub that bears its perennating buds more than 25 cm above the level of the soil
- phenocrystic — relating to a phenocryst
- phenotypical — the observable constitution of an organism.
- phonetically — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
- photogeology — the technique of interpreting geology from aerial photographs or compiling geologic maps therefrom.
- photolyzable — able to undergo photolysis
- photopolymer — a polymer or plastic that undergoes a change in physical or chemical properties when exposed to light.
- phototherapy — treatment of disease, especially of the skin, by means of light rays.
- phototypeset — to set (type matter) by phototypesetting
- phreatophyte — a long-rooted plant that absorbs its water from the water table or the soil above it.
- phrontistery — a place or establishment for thinking, studying, or learning
- phylogenetic — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
- phytobenthos — microscopic plants that live in the bottom of the ocean
- 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.
- phytogenesis — the origin and development of plants.
- phytographer — a botanist involved with plant description
- phytohormone — hormone (def 3).
- phytonadione — vitamin K1.
- phytotherapy — the use of plants and plant products for medicinal purposes
- play clothes — clothes that are suitable for playing in
- polychaetous — of or relating to the genus Polychaeta
- polycythemia — an abnormal increase in the number and concentration of circulating red blood corpuscles
- polycythemic — relating to polycythemia
- polyethylene — a plastic polymer of ethylene used chiefly for containers, electrical insulation, and packaging.
- polyphyletic — developed from more than one ancestral type, as a group of animals.
- polytheistic — pertaining to, characterized by, or adhering to polytheism, the doctrine that there is more than one god or many gods: Science thrived in the polytheistic culture of ancient Greece.
- polythiazide — a substance, C 1 1 H 1 3 ClF 3 N 3 O 4 S 3 , used as a diuretic in the management of edema and hypertension.
- polyurethane — a thermoplastic polymer containing the group NHCOO: used for padding and insulation in furniture, clothing, and packaging, and in the manufacture of resins for adhesives, elastomers, and fillers.
- praiseworthy — deserving of praise; laudable: a praiseworthy motive.
- prepsychotic — exhibiting behavior that indicates the approach of a psychotic reaction.
- proof theory — (logic) The branch of logic describing procedures for combining logical statements to show, by a series of truth-preserving transformations, that one statement is a consequence of some other statement or group of statements.