12-letter words containing p, y, o, h, t
- prothonotary — a chief clerk or official in certain courts of law.
- protohistory — a branch of study concerned with the transition period between prehistory and the earliest recorded history.
- protosynthex — A query system for English text.
- psammophytic — relating to psammophytes
- psychoactive — of or relating to a substance having a profound or significant effect on mental processes: a psychoactive drug.
- psychologist — a specialist in psychology.
- psychometric — Psychology. psychometrics.
- psychopathic — of, relating to, or affected with psychopathy.
- psychoticism — the state of being psychotic
- psychotronic — of or relating to a genre of usually low-budget movies that includes horror, fantasy, science-fiction, and underground films.
- psychotropic — affecting mental activity, behavior, or perception, as a mood-altering drug.
- psychrometer — an instrument for determining atmospheric humidity by the reading of two thermometers, the bulb of one being kept moist and ventilated.
- psychrometry — the employment of the psychrometer.
- pteridophyte — any plant of the division Pteridophyta, characterized by vascular tissue and differentiation into root, stem, and leaves, comprising the ferns, horsetails, and club mosses.
- pyonephritis — suppurative inflammation of the kidney.
- pyophthalmia — suppurative inflammation of the eye.
- pyritohedral — of or relating to a pyritohedron
- pyritohedron — a crystal form of 12 pentagonal faces.
- pyrocatechol — catechol.
- pyromorphite — a mineral, lead chlorophosphate, Pb 5 P 3 O 1 2 Cl, occurring in crystalline and massive forms, and of a green, yellow, or brown color; green lead ore: a minor ore of lead.
- pyrophyllite — Mineralogy. a phyllosilicate, AlSi 2 O 5 (OH), usually having a white or greenish color, and occurring in either foliated or compact masses, the latter variety being used like soapstone.
- pyrosulphate — any salt of pyrosulphuric acid
- pyrotechnics — the art of making fireworks.
- pyrotechnist — a person skilled in pyrotechnics, especially in the manufacture or use of fireworks.
- pythonomorph — any of various large extinct marine reptiles of the former order Pythonomorpha
- radiotherapy — treatment of disease by means of x-rays or of radioactive substances.
- reupholstery — the materials used to cushion and cover furniture.
- rhythmopoeia — the art or process of composing, for example, music or poetry rhythmically
- saprophytism — living and feeding on dead organic matter
- schizophytic — of or relating to a schizophyte
- spatiography — the study of the characteristics of space beyond the atmosphere, including the mapping of the movements of celestial bodies and the recording of electrical, magnetic, and gravitational effects, especially those likely to affect missiles and spacecraft.
- spermophytic — able to produce seed
- sphygmometer — a device which measures the rate of the pulse
- stepmotherly — related to or having the characteristics of a stepmother
- stereography — the art of delineating the forms of solid bodies on a plane.
- stylographic — of or relating to a stylograph.
- sycophantish — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
- sycophantism — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
- sycophantize — to act the sycophant
- t lymphocyte — any of several closely related lymphocytes, developed in the thymus, that circulate in the blood and lymph and orchestrate the immune system's response to infected or malignant cells, either by lymphokine secretions or by direct contact: helper T cells recognize foreign antigen on the surfaces of other cells, then they stimulate B cells to produce antibody and signal killer T cells to destroy the antigen-displaying cells; subsequently suppressor T cells return the immune system to normal by inactivating the B cells and killer T cells.
- t-lymphocyte — T cell.
- technography — the description and study of the arts and sciences in their geographical and ethnic distribution and historical development.
- the olympics — the Olympic Games
- theophylline — a white, crystalline, poisonous alkaloid, C 7 H 8 N 4 O 2 , an isomer of theobromine, extracted from tea leaves or produced synthetically: used to relieve bronchial spasms, in the treatment of certain heart conditions, and as a diuretic.
- thermography — a technique for imitating an embossed appearance, as on business cards, stationery, or the like, by dusting printed areas with a powder that adheres only to the wet ink, and fusing the ink and powder to the paper by heat.
- thyrotrophic — capable of stimulating the thyroid gland.
- to play host — If a person or country plays host to an event or an important visitor, they host the event or the visit.
- touch-typing — the act of typing without having to look at the keys of the typewriter or computer keyboard
- tracheophyte — any plant of the former division Tracheophyta, comprising all the vascular plants.
- tracheoscopy — examination of the interior of the trachea, as with a laryngoscope.