12-letter words containing p, h, i, l, o, e
- 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.
- 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.
- hyposulphite — Also called hydrosulfite. a salt of hyposulfurous acid.
- hypothetical — assumed by hypothesis; supposed: a hypothetical case.
- hypovolaemia — Alternative form of hypovolemia.
- inhospitable — 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.
- kaleidophone — an instrument, invented by Professor Charles Wheatstone (1802-1875), consisting of a light on a vibrating rod with a reflecting knob for exhibiting the effect of sound waves
- leptocephali — Plural form of leptocephalus.
- lexicography — the writing, editing, or compiling of dictionaries.
- lithographed — Simple past tense and past participle of lithograph.
- lithographer — a person who works at lithography.
- lithopedions — Plural form of lithopedion.
- lithospermum — any annual or perennial herbs and small shrubs of the genus lithospermum, of the borage family, native to Europe, N America, and northern Asia, and having white, blue, or yellow flowers
- lithospheric — Of or pertaining to the lithosphere.
- lithotripter — a device used for fragmenting kidney stones with ultrasound waves.
- live in hope — If you live in hope that something will happen, you continue to hope that it will happen, although it seems unlikely, and you realize that you are being foolish.
- luteotrophic — affecting the corpus luteum.
- lyophilizate — A lyophilizate is a freeze-dried product.
- melliphagous — (of an animal) feeding on honey
- mesocephalic — having a head with a cephalic index between that of dolichocephaly and brachycephaly.
- metal polish — cleaning fluid designed to clean, polish or add shine to metal
- 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.
- mobile phone — any wireless telephone that operates over a relatively large area, as a cell phone or PCS phone.
- monocephalic — bearing one flower head, as the dandelion.
- monodelphian — any placental mammal that is a member of the group Monodelphia
- monophyletic — Biology. consisting of organisms descended from a single taxon.
- morphologies — Plural form of morphology.
- 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
- necrophiliac — an erotic attraction to corpses.
- necrophilism — necrophilia.
- necrophilous — displaying a preference for dead tissue, esp of certain bacteria and insects
- nephrologist — A physician whose speciality is nephrology.
- neutrophiles — (of a cell or cell part) having an affinity for neutral dyes.
- neutrophilic — (of a cell or its contents) readily stained only by neutral dyes.
- night people — a person who prefers to stay up late or who functions best during the nighttime hours.
- nonspherical — not spherical
- nucleophiles — Plural form of nucleophile.
- nucleophilic — of or relating to electron contribution in covalent bonding (opposed to electrophilic).
- nympholeptic — an ecstasy supposed by the ancients to be inspired by nymphs.
- oligophrenia — less than normal mental development.
- oligophrenic — less than normal mental development.