12-letter words containing p, h, o, t, l
- phonetically — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
- phosphatidyl — an atom or group of atoms containing one or more unpaired electrons derived from a phosphatide
- photo layout — a picture spread. See under spread (def 33).
- photo relief — a method of showing the configuration of the relief of an area by photographing a model of it that is illuminated by a lamp in the northwest corner
- photoanalyst — a person who analyzes and interprets photographs, especially a military specialist in aerial or satellite photography.
- photobiology — the study of the effects of light on biological systems.
- photoelastic — displaying photoelasticity; of or relating to photoelasticity
- photogelatin — pertaining to any photographic process in which gelatin is used to receive or transfer a print.
- photogeology — the technique of interpreting geology from aerial photographs or compiling geologic maps therefrom.
- photoglyphic — of or relating to photoglyphy
- photolyzable — able to undergo photolysis
- photonuclear — of, relating to, or caused by the collision of high-energy photons with the nucleus of an atom.
- photophilous — of or relating to an organism, as a plant, that is receptive to, seeks, or thrives in light.
- photopolymer — a polymer or plastic that undergoes a change in physical or chemical properties when exposed to light.
- photorealism — a style of painting flourishing in the 1970s, especially in the U.S., England, and France, and depicting commonplace scenes or ordinary people, with a meticulously detailed realism, flat images, and barely discernible brushwork that suggests and often is based on or incorporates an actual photograph.
- photovoltaic — of or relating to the photovoltaic effect.
- phragmoplast — the cytoplasmic structure that forms at the equator of the spindle after the chromosomes have divided during the anaphase of plant mitosis, and that initiates cell division.
- phrenologist — a psychological theory or analytical method based on the belief that certain mental faculties and character traits are indicated by the configurations of the skull.
- phycologists — the branch of botany dealing with algae.
- phylogenetic — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
- physiologist — a specialist in physiology.
- phytobiology — the branch of biology dealing with plants.
- 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.
- pigtail hook — a screw hook having an eye in the form of a spiral for holding a loop, chain link, etc., at any angle.
- pillow fight — a mock fight in which participants thump each other with pillows
- plainclothes — Plainclothes police officers wear ordinary clothes instead of a police uniform.
- plasma torch — an electrical device for converting a gas into a plasma, used for melting metal
- play clothes — clothes that are suitable for playing in
- play through — to pass another foursome or group with their permission, while playing a round of golf
- plinth block — a plinth interrupting a door or window architrave at the floor or ground level.
- ploughwright — a person who makes ploughs
- plymouth bay — a small, well-protected bay on the coast of Massachusetts; the first permanent European settlement in New England; founded by the Pilgrim Fathers.
- poikilotherm — an organism with poikilothermic qualities
- polar lights — the aurora borealis in the Northern Hemisphere or the aurora australis in the Southern Hemisphere.
- polish wheat — a wheat, Triticum polonicum, grown chiefly in S Europe, N Africa, and Turkestan.
- poll watcher — a representative of a political party or of an organization running a candidate who is assigned to the polls on an election day to watch for violations of the laws that regulate voting, campaigning, etc.
- 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.
- polygraphist — an instrument for receiving and recording simultaneously tracings of variations in certain body activities.
- polyhistoric — relating to a polyhistor
- polyphyletic — developed from more than one ancestral type, as a group of animals.
- polyphyodont — having many successive sets of teeth, as fishes and other lower vertebrates
- polyrhythmic — the simultaneous occurrence of sharply contrasting rhythms within a composition.
- polystichous — arranged in rows or series.
- 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.
- polytriglyph — (in classical architecture) an intercolumniation of at least four triglyphs.
- 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.