12-letter words containing s, h, y
- hypophyllous — growing on the undersurface of leaves, as a fungus.
- hypoplastron — the third lateral plate in the plastron of turtles
- hypostasised — to assume the reality of (an idea, proposition, etc.); hypostatize.
- hypostatised — to treat or regard (a concept, idea, etc.) as a distinct substance or reality.
- hypostatized — Simple past tense and past participle of hypostatize.
- hyposulphate — a salt derived from hyposulphuric acid
- hyposulphite — Also called hydrosulfite. a salt of hyposulfurous acid.
- hypothalamus — a region of the brain, between the thalamus and the midbrain, that functions as the main control center for the autonomic nervous system by regulating sleep cycles, body temperature, appetite, etc., and that acts as an endocrine gland by producing hormones, including the releasing factors that control the hormonal secretions of the pituitary gland.
- hypothesis's — a proposition, or set of propositions, set forth as an explanation for the occurrence of some specified group of phenomena, either asserted merely as a provisional conjecture to guide investigation (working hypothesis) or accepted as highly probable in the light of established facts.
- hypothesised — to form a hypothesis.
- hypothesises — to form a hypothesis.
- hypothesized — Simple past tense and past participle of hypothesize.
- hypothesizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hypothesize.
- hypsochromic — (physics) Of a change in the position of a spectral band, to a higher frequency.
- hypsographic — a branch of geography that deals with the measurement and mapping of the topography of the earth above sea level.
- hysterectomy — excision of the uterus.
- hysterically — of, relating to, or characterized by hysteria.
- hysterogenic — inducing hysteria.
- hysteromania — unusually increased sexual desire in a woman
- hysteroscopy — (medicine) The examination of the uterus using a hysteroscope.
- ichthyosaurs — Plural form of ichthyosaur.
- imperishably — In an imperishable manner.
- inhospitably — not inclined to, or characterized by, hospitality, as persons or actions; unfriendly.
- insightfully — characterized by or displaying insight; perceptive.
- interpsychic — of or relating to the human soul or mind; mental (opposed to physical).
- intrapsychic — Within the psyche or mind.
- ishikari bay — a bay of the Sea of Japan, on the W coast of Hokkaido, Japan.
- isothermally — occurring at constant temperature.
- johnny house — Johnny (def 3).
- johnson city — a city in NE Tennessee.
- kosher-style — (of a cuisine, restaurant, etc.) featuring traditional Jewish dishes, but not adhering to the dietary laws: kosher-style cooking.
- lachrymosity — suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
- lady's-thumb — a smartweed, Polygonum persicaria, of the buckwheat family, having pink or purplish flowers and lance-shaped leaves with a spot resembling a thumbprint.
- lamprophyres — Plural form of lamprophyre.
- larch sawfly — a red and black sawfly, Pristiphora erichsonii, the larvae of which infest and feed on the leaves of larch.
- lay hands on — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- lay sth bare — If you lay bare something or someone, you reveal or expose them.
- liberty ship — a slow cargo ship built in large numbers for the U.S. merchant marine during World War II and having a capacity of about 11,000 deadweight tons.
- life history — the series of living phenomena exhibited by an organism in the course of its development from inception to death.
- lycanthropes — Plural form of lycanthrope.
- lymph system — Anatomy, Zoology. the system by which lymph is returned from the cells to the blood and by which white blood cells are produced in response to inflammation or presence of antigens; in mammals, the system includes the lymph glands, vessels and sinuses through which lymph is carried, and lymphoid tissues, as bone marrow and the thymus.
- lymphangitis — inflammation of the lymphatic vessels.
- lymphoblasts — Plural form of lymphoblast.
- lysolecithin — any compound of lecithin produced by the removal of one of the fatty acid groups by hydrolysis
- macrophysics — the branch of physics that deals with physical objects large enough to be observed and treated directly.
- make history — do sth of great significance
- malt whiskey — Malt whiskey or malt is whiskey that is made from malt.
- marshmallowy — Similar to a marshmallow.
- mashrebeeyah — meshrebeeyeh.
- mashrebeeyeh — (in Islamic countries) an oriel screened by latticework.