11-letter words containing s, h, y, l, o
- nympholepts — Plural form of nympholept.
- onycholysis — (medicine) The loosening or separation of a fingernail or toenail from its bed.
- overhastily — in such a way as to be excessively hasty or done without enough consideration
- oxysulphide — a compound containing an element combined with oxygen and sulphur
- perichylous — (of a plant) having water-storing tissue outside the green tissue
- phraseology — manner or style of verbal expression; characteristic language: legal phraseology.
- phycologist — the branch of botany dealing with algae.
- phyllotaxis — phyllotaxy.
- physiolater — somebody who worships nature
- physiolatry — the worship of nature
- physiologic — of or relating to physiology.
- physiologus — an ancient Greek book containing stories and tales with moral content about real and mythical animals
- phytosterol — Biochemistry. any of various sterols obtained from plants.
- polychasium — a form of cymose inflorescence in which each axis produces more than two lateral axes.
- polychroism — the ability of a crystal to absorb different wavelengths of light and thus to display multiple colours
- polyhistory — the quality of a polyhistor
- polylithism — (programming) A property of a data-object that can exist in many shapes and sizes, but not simultaneously; which distinguishes it from a union. It is often implemented as a set of classes (or structs) derived from a common base class (or with a common header, as in the case of structs), typically without any methods. It has been loosely described as polymorphic data.
- polyphagous — Pathology. excessive desire to eat.
- polyphonist — a musical composer of or theorist in polyphony
- polyphonous — Music. polyphonic composition; counterpoint.
- postholiday — occurring after a holiday
- prophylaxis — Medicine/Medical. the preventing of disease. the prevention of a specific disease, as by studying the biological behavior, transmission, etc., of its causative agent and applying a series of measures against it.
- psilophytic — (of a plant) that grows well in the dry savannah
- psychoanal. — psychoanalysis
- psychobilly — loud frantic rockabilly music
- psychodelia — the production of, or the culture associated with, psychedelic experiences
- psychologic — of or relating to psychology.
- psychophily — the pollination of flowers by butterflies
- rhinoplasty — plastic surgery of the nose.
- righteously — characterized by uprightness or morality: a righteous observance of the law.
- royal flush — the five highest cards of a suit.
- sceuophylax — a keeper of sacred vessels
- school year — the months of the year during which school is open and attendance at school is required.
- sclerophyll — Also, sclerophyllous [skleer-uh-fil-uh s] /ˌsklɪər əˈfɪl əs/ (Show IPA). of, relating to, or exhibiting sclerophylly.
- scorchingly — in a scorching manner
- scripophily — the collecting by hobbyists of old stock certificates and bonds that have no intrinsic value other than their aesthetic appeal or relative rarity.
- semimonthly — made, occurring, done, or published twice a month.
- seychellois — a native or inhabitant of Seychelles.
- shadow play — a show in which shadows of puppets, flat figures, or live actors are projected onto a lighted screen.
- shoofly pie — an open pie filled with a sweet crumb and molasses mixture and baked.
- sialography — radiography of salivary glands once they have been injected with a contrast medium
- solenoglyph — any poisonous snake of the viper family with hollow, paired, erectile fangs
- soothfastly — in a soothfast manner
- south tyrol — a former part of the Austrian state of Tyrol: ceded to Italy in 1919, becoming the Bolzano and Trento provinces of the Trentino-Alto Adige Autonomous Region. Area: 14 037 sq km (5420 sq miles)
- southwardly — toward the south
- sphagnology — the study of sphagna
- sphygmology — the study and examination of the pulse
- stylography — the art of writing, tracing, drawing, etc., with a style.
- syphilology — the branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of syphilis
- szombathely — a city in W Hungary: founded a.d. 48.