12-letter words containing p, h, o, t, c
- heterophilic — Also, heterophilic. Immunology. (of an antibody) having an affinity for an antigen other than its specific antigen.
- heterophonic — the simultaneous performance of the same melodic line, with slight individual variations, by two or more performers.
- hierophantic — (in ancient Greece) an official expounder of rites of worship and sacrifice.
- high concept — a simple and often striking idea or premise, as of a story or film, that lends itself to easy promotion and marketing.
- hippocentaur — Centaur.
- hippopotamic — like, of, or relating to a hippopotamus
- histographic — a treatise on or description of organic tissues.
- holophrastic — using or consisting of a single word that functions as a phrase or sentence.
- holopneustic — having all the spiracles open, as the tracheal systems of most insects.
- holy picture — a picture of a person or thing that is of religious importance
- homoeopathic — Alternative spelling of homeopathic.
- hotchpotches — Plural form of hotchpotch.
- hydnocarpate — a salt or ester of hydnocarpic acid.
- hyperchaotic — Of or pertaining to hyperchaos.
- hypercoaster — Megacoaster.
- hypercorrect — overly correct; excessively fastidious; fussy: hypercorrect manners.
- hyperfiction — nonlinear fiction created in electronic hypertext form and containing multiple plot developments, endings, etc., that can be evoked interactively.
- hyperreactor — a person who behaves in a hyperreactive manner
- hypertrophic — abnormal enlargement of a part or organ; excessive growth.
- hypnotically — of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
- hypochlorite — a salt or ester of hypochlorous acid.
- 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.
- hypoeutectic — (of steel) having less carbon than the 0.8 percent of eutectoid steel.
- hypofunction — abnormally diminished function, especially of glands or other organs.
- hypothalamic — Of or pertaining to the hypothalamus.
- hypothecated — Simple past tense and past participle of hypothecate.
- hypothecator — to pledge to a creditor as security without delivering over; mortgage.
- 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
- hysteroscopy — (medicine) The examination of the uterus using a hysteroscope.
- ichthyophagy — the practice of eating or subsisting on fish.
- iconophilist — a person with a taste for pictures and symbols
- idiopathical — Alternative form of idiopathic.
- kitchen soap — heavy-duty soap intended for use in the kitchen
- leptocephali — Plural form of leptocephalus.
- 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.
- lycanthropes — Plural form of lycanthrope.
- lycanthropic — a delusion in which one imagines oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.
- machtpolitik — power politics
- 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).
- misanthropic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a misanthrope.
- monophyletic — Biology. consisting of organisms descended from a single taxon.
- monophysitic — Of or pertaining to monophysitism.
- monostrophic — consisting of stanzas or strophes all having the same metrical structure.
- morphotropic — of, pertaining to, or displaying morphotropy