12-letter words containing p, y, t, h, o
- lycanthropic — a delusion in which one imagines oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.
- lymphoblasts — Plural form of lymphoblast.
- lyophilizate — A lyophilizate is a freeze-dried product.
- magnotherapy — Any of several alternative medicine therapies using magnetism.
- massotherapy — treatment by massage.
- methyl group — the univalent group CH 3 −, derived from methane.
- monophyletic — Biology. consisting of organisms descended from a single taxon.
- monophyodont — an animal that has only one set of teeth
- monophysites — Plural form of monophysite.
- monophysitic — Of or pertaining to monophysitism.
- monotriglyph — (in the Doric order) any intercolumniation having one whole triglyph.
- morphosyntax — the study of the morphological and syntactic properties of linguistic or grammatical units.
- myrmecophyte — A plant that lives in association with a colony of ants. The degree of association varies and is assumed to be symbiotic in some cases.
- mythographer — a person who collects or records myths in writing.
- mythopoetize — to produce myths or mythological poetry.
- mythopoiesis — (mythology) the creation of myth.
- narcotherapy — an infrequently used method of treating mental disorders by intravenous injection of barbiturates.
- nephelometry — Bacteriology. an apparatus containing a series of barium chloride standards used to determine the number of bacteria in a suspension.
- neuronopathy — A form of polyneuropathy caused by destruction of neurons.
- new plymouth — a seaport on W North Island, in New Zealand.
- nonpsychotic — Psychiatry. characterized by or afflicted with psychosis. Synonyms: (in nontechnical usage) insane, psychopathic, lunatic, mentally ill; mad, disturbed, deranged, demented, non compos mentis. Antonyms: sane; compos mentis, clearheaded, lucid.
- nontyphoidal — of, relating to, or resembling typhoid.
- northern spy — an American variety of red-striped apple that ripens in autumn or early winter.
- 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.
- odontography — a treatise regarding the teeth
- oophorectomy — the operation of removing one or both ovaries; ovariectomy.
- ophthamology — Misspelling of ophthalmology.
- opthalmology — Misspelling of ophthalmology.
- ornithophily — pollination of flowers by birds
- ornithoscopy — divination from the observation of birds
- 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
- penalty shot — a free shot at the goal defended only by the goalkeeper, awarded to an offensive player for certain defensive violations.
- pentahydroxy — (of a molecule) containing five hydroxyl groups.
- pericynthion — the point at which a spacecraft launched from earth into a lunar orbit is nearest the moon
- petroglyphic — relating to or having the characteristics of a petroglyph or carving made in rock
- petrophysics — the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks
- phagocytoses — phagocytize.
- phagocytosis — Physiology. the ingestion of a smaller cell or cell fragment, a microorganism, or foreign particles by means of the local infolding of a cell's membrane and the protrusion of its cytoplasm around the fold until the material has been surrounded and engulfed by closure of the membrane and formation of a vacuole: characteristic of amebas and some types of white blood cells.
- phagocytotic — relating to phagocytosis
- phanerophyte — a tree or shrub that bears its perennating buds more than 25 cm above the level of the soil
- pharyngotomy — surgical incision into the pharynx
- phenocrystic — relating to a phenocryst
- phenotypical — the observable constitution of an organism.
- 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.
- 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).
- photoanalyst — a person who analyzes and interprets photographs, especially a military specialist in aerial or satellite photography.