12-letter words containing p, h, y, l, o
- 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.
- lahore party — a modern sect, divided into an older group (Qadianis) and a newer group (Lahore party)
- lamprophyres — Plural form of lamprophyre.
- lamprophyric — belonging or relating to a lamprophyre
- laryngophone — A type of contact microphone that absorbs vibrations directly from the wearer's throat.
- laryngophony — the sound of the voice as heard through a stethoscope placed on the throat directly over the larynx
- lexicography — the writing, editing, or compiling of dictionaries.
- lycanthropes — Plural form of lycanthrope.
- lycanthropic — a delusion in which one imagines oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.
- lymphadenoma — an enlarged lymph node.
- lymphangioma — a benign tumor composed of dilated and newly formed lymph vessels.
- lymphoblasts — Plural form of lymphoblast.
- lymphography — lymphangiography.
- lyophilizate — A lyophilizate is a freeze-dried product.
- lyophilizing — Present participle of lyophilize.
- macrocephaly — Cephalometry. being or having a head with a large cranial capacity.
- methyl group — the univalent group CH 3 −, derived from methane.
- microcephaly — having a head with a small braincase.
- monophyletic — Biology. consisting of organisms descended from a single taxon.
- monophyllous — consisting of one leaf, as a calyx.
- monotriglyph — (in the Doric order) any intercolumniation having one whole triglyph.
- morphonology — morphophonemics (def 1).
- 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
- nephelometry — Bacteriology. an apparatus containing a series of barium chloride standards used to determine the number of bacteria in a suspension.
- new plymouth — a seaport on W North Island, in New Zealand.
- nontyphoidal — of, relating to, or resembling typhoid.
- nympholeptic — an ecstasy supposed by the ancients to be inspired by nymphs.
- octyl phenol — a white to pink, water-insoluble, flaky substance having the formula C 1 4 H 2 2 O, used chiefly in the manufacture of commercial surface-active agents.
- omphalomancy — Divination by means of a child's navel, to learn how many children the mother may have.
- omphaloscopy — Introversion.
- ophthamology — Misspelling of ophthalmology.
- opthalmology — Misspelling of ophthalmology.
- ornithophily — pollination of flowers by birds
- palaeography — the study of the handwritings of the past, and often the manuscripts as well, so that they may be dated, read, etc, and may serve as historical and literary sources
- palatography — a technique for observing the position of the tongue in relation to the palate during articulation, especially by placing powder or dye on the palate and then noting the area from which it has been removed by the contact of the tongue with the palate during the production of a speech sound.
- pathobiology — pathology with emphasis on the biological aspects of disease
- pearl hominy — whole or ground hulled corn from which the bran and germ have been removed by bleaching the whole kernels in a lye bath (lye hominy) or by crushing and sifting (pearl hominy)
- penalty shot — a free shot at the goal defended only by the goalkeeper, awarded to an offensive player for certain defensive violations.
- petroglyphic — relating to or having the characteristics of a petroglyph or carving made in rock
- pharmacology — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
- pharyngology — the science of the pharynx and its diseases.
- phenomenally — highly extraordinary or prodigious; exceptional: phenomenal speed.
- phenotypical — the observable constitution of an organism.
- phenyl group — the univalent group C 6 H 5 –, derived from benzene.
- philanthropy — altruistic concern for human welfare and advancement, usually manifested by donations of money, property, or work to needy persons, by endowment of institutions of learning and hospitals, and by generosity to other socially useful purposes.
- phlebography — venography.
- phlox family — the plant family Polemoniaceae, characterized by herbaceous or sometimes shrubby plants having simple or compound leaves, flowers with a five-lobed corolla, and capsular fruit, and including gilia, Jacob's-ladder, moss pink, and phlox.
- phonemically — of or relating to phonemes: a phonemic system.
- phonetically — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.