12-letter words containing p, h, i, c, o
- hypersomniac — a tendency to sleep excessively.
- hypertrophic — abnormal enlargement of a part or organ; excessive growth.
- hypnotically — of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
- hypoallergic — Hypoallergenic.
- hypocalcemia — an abnormally small amount of calcium in the blood.
- hypocalcemic — Relating to, or exhibiting, hypocalcemia.
- hypochloride — Misspelling of hypochlorite.
- hypochlorite — a salt or ester of hypochlorous acid.
- hypochondria — Also, hypochondriasis [hahy-poh-kuh n-drahy-uh-sis] /ˌhaɪ poʊ kənˈdraɪ ə sɪs/ (Show IPA). Psychiatry. an excessive preoccupation with one's health, usually focusing on some particular symptom, as cardiac or gastric problems.
- hypocoristic — endearing, as a pet name, diminutive, or euphemism.
- hypocritical — of the nature of hypocrisy, or pretense of having virtues, beliefs, principles, etc., that one does not actually possess: The parent who has a “do what I say and not what I do” attitude can appear hypocritical to a child.
- hypocycloids — Plural form of hypocycloid.
- hypoeutectic — (of steel) having less carbon than the 0.8 percent of eutectoid steel.
- hypofunction — abnormally diminished function, especially of glands or other organs.
- hypoglycemia — an abnormally low level of glucose in the blood.
- hypoglycemic — an abnormally low level of glucose in the blood.
- hypothalamic — Of or pertaining to the hypothalamus.
- hypothetical — assumed by hypothesis; supposed: a hypothetical case.
- hypotonicity — Physiology. (of tissue) having less than the normal tone.
- hypotrochoid — a geometric curve or pattern formed by following a fixed point on the radial line of a small circle moving around the circumference of a larger circle
- hypsochromic — (physics) Of a change in the position of a spectral band, to a higher frequency.
- hypsographic — a branch of geography that deals with the measurement and mapping of the topography of the earth above sea level.
- ichnospecies — (paleontology) Any species known only from trace fossils, such as footprints, coprolites or nests.
- ichthyophagy — the practice of eating or subsisting on fish.
- iconographic — of or relating to iconography.
- iconophilism — a taste for pictures and symbols
- iconophilist — a person with a taste for pictures and symbols
- idiopathical — Alternative form of idiopathic.
- infographics — Plural form of infographic.
- kitchen soap — heavy-duty soap intended for use in the kitchen
- lamprophyric — belonging or relating to a lamprophyre
- leptocephali — Plural form of leptocephalus.
- lexicography — the writing, editing, or compiling of dictionaries.
- lithographic — Of, relating to, or produced by lithography.
- lithospheric — Of or pertaining to the lithosphere.
- lithotriptic — causing the destruction of bladder stones
- luteotrophic — affecting the corpus luteum.
- lycanthropic — a delusion in which one imagines oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.
- machine shop — a workshop in which metal and other substances are cut, shaped, etc., by machine tools.
- machtpolitik — power politics
- macrophysics — the branch of physics that deals with physical objects large enough to be observed and treated directly.
- mammographic — Of, or pertaining to, mammography.
- marconigraph — (dated) wireless telegraph.
- mesocephalic — having a head with a cephalic index between that of dolichocephaly and brachycephaly.
- metaphorical — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- microcephaly — having a head with a small braincase.
- microchipped — Simple past tense and past participle of microchip.
- micrographia — minute handwriting.
- micrographic — Pertaining to micrographics.
- microphagous — (of an animal) feeding on small particles of food