15-letter words containing p, h, y, s
- hyperanakinesia — abnormally active mechanical movement, especially of the stomach or intestine.
- hyperbolic sine — one of a group of functions of an angle expressed as a relationship between the distances of a point on a hyperbola to the origin and to the coordinate axes; sinh
- hypercatabolism — an abnormally high metabolic breakdown of a substance or tissue which leads to weight loss and physical deterioration
- hyperextensible — Capable of being stretched and extended.
- hyperfastidious — extremely or excessively fastidious
- hypergalactosis — an abnormally large secretion of milk.
- hyperinsulinism — excessive insulin in the blood, resulting in hypoglycemia.
- hypermetabolism — Biology, Physiology. the sum of the physical and chemical processes in an organism by which its material substance is produced, maintained, and destroyed, and by which energy is made available. Compare anabolism, catabolism.
- hyperovarianism — precocious sexuality in girls due to abnormally heavy ovarian secretion.
- hyperparasitism — an organism that is parasitic on or in another parasite.
- hyperpotassemia — hyperkalemia.
- hyperresponsive — responding especially readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.: a responsive government.
- hypersalivation — the act or process of salivating.
- hypersensitized — Simple past tense and past participle of hypersensitize.
- hypersexualised — Simple past tense and past participle of hypersexualise.
- hypersexualized — Simple past tense and past participle of hypersexualize.
- hypersomnolence — sleepy; drowsy.
- hyperthyroidism — overactivity of the thyroid gland.
- hypnotisability — Alternative spelling of hypnotizability.
- hypochondriases — Plural form of hypochondriasis.
- hypochondriasis — Also, hypochondriasis [hahy-poh-kuh n-drahy-uh-sis] /ˌhaɪ poʊ kənˈdraɪ ə sɪs/ (Show IPA). Psychiatry. an excessive preoccupation with one's health, usually focusing on some particular symptom, as cardiac or gastric problems.
- hypocortisolism — (medicine) A cortisol deficiency.
- hypocrystalline — (of igneous rocks) having both glass and crystalline components
- hypoinsulinemia — (medicine) An abnormally low level of insulin in the blood.
- hypoinsulinemic — Having hypoinsulinemia.
- hypomagnesaemia — the condition of having too little magnesium in the blood, particularly in cattle, in which it is also known as lactation tetany
- hypophosphorous — of or derived from hypophosphorous acid.
- hypopituitarism — abnormally diminished activity of the pituitary gland, especially of the anterior lobe.
- hyposensitivity — low or diminished sensitivity to stimulation.
- hypostatization — to treat or regard (a concept, idea, etc.) as a distinct substance or reality.
- hypovitaminosis — Insufficiency of one or more essential vitamins in the body.
- hysteresis loop — a closed curve showing the variation of the magnetic flux density of a ferromagnetic material with the external magnetic field producing it, when this field is changed through a complete cycle
- hystricomorphic — relating to a suborder of rodents
- imperishability — not subject to decay; indestructible; enduring.
- in short supply — If something is in short supply, there is very little of it available and it is difficult to find or obtain.
- ionospherically — by the ionosphere
- irreprehensibly — in an irreprehensible manner
- isle of sheppey — an island in SE England, off the N coast of Kent in the Thames estuary: separated from the mainland by The Swale, a narrow channel. Chief towns: Sheerness, Minster. Pop: 37 852 (2001 est). Area: 80 sq km (30 sq miles)
- isopropyl ether — a colorless, volatile, flammable, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 14 O, used chiefly as a solvent for waxes, fats, and resins.
- leukodystrophic — Of or pertaining to leukodystrophy.
- lymphoid tissue — of, relating to, or resembling lymph.
- mass psychology — the study of the behavior of large groups of people.
- microphysically — in a microphysical manner
- microsporophyll — a leaflike organ bearing microsporangia.
- more's the pity — If you add more's the pity to a comment, you are expressing your disappointment or regret about something.
- morphosyntactic — involving both morphology and syntax.
- mystery shopper — a person who is employed, often by the owners, to visit shops, hotels, etc, incognito, and assess the quality of the service offered
- nasopharyngitis — (medicine) An inflammation of the nasal passages, and of the upper pharynx.
- nearly-new shop — a shop that sells secondhand clothes and other objects
- neurohypophyses — Plural form of neurohypophysis.