11-letter words containing p, h, o, n
- hypokinetic — abnormally diminished muscular function or mobility.
- hypolimnion — (in certain lakes) the layer of water below the thermocline.
- hyponitrite — a salt or ester of hyponitrous acid.
- hyponitrous — of or derived from hyponitrous acid.
- hyponychium — (anatomy) The thickened epithelium beneath a nail or claw.
- hypopharynx — Entomology. a tonguelike lobe on the floor of the mouth in many insects.
- hyposthenia — abnormal lack of strength; weakness.
- hypotension — decreased or lowered blood pressure.
- hypotensive — characterized by or causing low blood pressure, as shock.
- hypotenuses — Plural form of hypotenuse.
- hypothenuse — hypotenuse.
- hypoxanthin — (organic compound) A crystalline nitrogenous substance, closely related to xanthin and uric acid, found throughout the animal body but especially in muscle tissue.
- ichnography — the art of drawing a ground plan or layout of a building.
- iconography — symbolic representation, especially the conventional meanings attached to an image or images.
- 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 open — outdoors
- in the soup — a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
- infographic — Often, infographics. a visual presentation of information in the form of a chart, graph, or other image accompanied by minimal text, intended to give an easily understood overview, often of a complex subject: a mass-transit infographic that uses different colors to represent different modes of transportation.
- ionospheric — Of or pertaining to the ionosphere.
- janitorship — the office of janitor
- john paul i — (Albino Luciani) 1912–78, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1978.
- john scopes — John Thomas, 1901–70, U.S. high-school teacher whose teaching of the Darwinian theory of evolution became a cause célèbre (Scopes Trial or Monkey Trial) in 1925.
- josephinite — a mineral alloy of nickel and iron
- keogh plans — a pension plan for an unincorporated business entity or self-employed person.
- kinetograph — a camera for taking pictures for a kinetoscope.
- kohl pencil — a thin cylindrical cosmetic instrument used to darken the area around the eyes
- lamprophony — loudness and clarity of voice.
- levorphanol — a potent synthetic narcotic analgesic, C 21 H 29 NO 7 , as the tartrate, used in the treatment of moderate to severe pain.
- 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.
- lophobranch — belonging or pertaining to the Lophobranchii, the group of fishes comprising the pipefishes, sea horses, snipefishes, trumpetfishes, etc.
- luminophore — a molecule or group of molecules that emits light when illuminated.
- lycanthrope — a person affected with lycanthropy.
- lycanthropy — a delusion in which one imagines oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.
- lychnoscope — lowside window.
- lymph nodes — any of the glandlike masses of tissue in the lymphatic vessels containing cells that become lymphocytes.
- lymphokines — Plural form of lymphokine.
- lymphonodus — (anatomy) lymph node.
- 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.
- maniaphobia — Fear of being insane.
- maple honey — maple syrup.
- match point — (in tennis, squash, handball, etc.) the point that if won would enable the scorer or the scorer's side to win the match.
- megaphoning — Present participle of megaphone.
- megaphonist — Someone who uses a megaphone.
- melanophore — a pigmented connective-tissue cell containing melanin in its cytoplasm, responsible for color changes in many fishes and reptiles.
- mellophones — Plural form of mellophone.
- melpomenish — Tragic; relating to tragedy in a literary or theatrical work.
- menaphthone — Menadione.
- mephenytoin — A hydantoin used as an anticonvulsant.