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12-letter words containing s, c, y, p, h

  • metapsychics — the study of psychic phenomena beyond the limits of ordinary or orthodox psychology
  • microphysics — the branch of physics dealing with physical objects that are not large enough to be observed and treated directly, as elementary particles, atoms, and molecules.
  • monophysitic — Of or pertaining to monophysitism.
  • nonphysician — a person who is not a physician
  • 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.
  • omphaloscopy — Introversion.
  • ornithoscopy — divination from the observation of birds
  • pachycarpous — having a thick pericarp
  • pachydermous — any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
  • parapsychism — the experience of mental phenomena that are beyond the scope of normal physical explanation
  • 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.
  • phenocrystic — relating to a phenocryst
  • phycologists — the branch of botany dealing with algae.
  • phylacteries — Judaism. either of two small, black, leather cubes containing a piece of parchment inscribed with verses 4–9 of Deut. 6, 13–21 of Deut. 11, and 1–16 of Ex. 13: one is attached with straps to the left arm and the other to the forehead during weekday morning prayers by Orthodox and Conservative Jewish men.
  • physicalness — of or relating to the body: physical exercise.
  • physiognomic — the face or countenance, especially when considered as an index to the character: a fierce physiognomy.
  • physogastric — pertaining to the swollen, membranous abdomen of certain insects, especially termite and ant queens.
  • play clothes — clothes that are suitable for playing in
  • polychaetous — of or relating to the genus Polychaeta
  • polyhistoric — relating to a polyhistor
  • 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.
  • posthypnotic — of or relating to the period after hypnosis.
  • postsphygmic — of or relating to the pulse.
  • prepsychotic — exhibiting behavior that indicates the approach of a psychotic reaction.
  • psammophytic — relating to psammophytes
  • psychiatrist — a physician who practices psychiatry.
  • psychoactive — of or relating to a substance having a profound or significant effect on mental processes: a psychoactive drug.
  • psychobabble — writing or talk using jargon from psychiatry or psychotherapy without particular accuracy or relevance.
  • psychognosis — the use of hypnosis to study mental phenomena
  • psychography — the supposed writing of a spirit or medium
  • psychologism — emphasis upon psychological factors in the development of a theory, as in history or philosophy.
  • psychologist — a specialist in psychology.
  • psychologize — to make psychological investigations or speculations, especially those that are naive or uninformed.
  • psychomachia — conflict of the soul
  • psychometric — Psychology. psychometrics.
  • psychonomics — the study of the individual mind in relation to its environment
  • psychopathic — of, relating to, or affected with psychopathy.
  • psychosexual — of or relating to the relationship of psychological and sexual phenomena.
  • psychosocial — of or relating to the interaction between social and psychological factors.
  • 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.
  • pyrotechnics — the art of making fireworks.
  • pyrotechnist — a person skilled in pyrotechnics, especially in the manufacture or use of fireworks.
  • schizophytic — of or relating to a schizophyte
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