16-letter words containing y, o, g, h
- houphouet-boigny — Félix [French fey-leeks] /French feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1905–1993, Ivory Coast political leader: president 1960–93.
- hydrogen bromide — a colorless gas, HBr, having a pungent odor: the anhydride of hydrobromic acid.
- hydrogen cyanide — a colorless poisonous gas, HCN, having a bitter almondlike odor: in aqueous solution it forms hydrocyanic acid.
- hydrogen sulfide — a colorless, flammable, water-soluble, cumulatively poisonous gas, H 2 S, having the odor of rotten eggs: used chiefly in the manufacture of chemicals, in metallurgy, and as a reagent in laboratory analysis.
- hydrologic cycle — the natural sequence through which water passes into the atmosphere as water vapor, precipitates to earth in liquid or solid form, and ultimately returns to the atmosphere through evaporation.
- hydrometeorology — the study of atmospheric water, especially precipitation, as it affects agriculture, water supply, flood control, power generation, etc.
- hygrothermograph — an instrument for recording temperature and relative humidity.
- hyperandrogenism — (medicine) An abnormally high production of androgens.
- hyperconjugation — (organic chemistry) A weak form of conjugation in which single bonds interact with a conjugated system.
- hyperoxygenation — to treat, combine, or enrich with oxygen: to oxygenate the blood.
- hypnagogic image — an image experienced by a person just before falling asleep, which often resembles a hallucination
- hypnagogic state — the drowsy period between wakefulness and sleep, during which fantasies and hallucinations often occur.
- immunohematology — the study of blood and blood-forming tissue in relation to the immune response.
- johnny foreigner — a person from a country other than those which make up the United Kingdom
- junior flyweight — a boxer weighing up to 108 pounds (48.6 kg), between minimumweight and flyweight.
- lithographically — In the manner of lithography.
- lymphangiography — x-ray visualization of lymph vessels and nodes following injection of a contrast medium.
- macrophotography — Photography that is done up close; close-up photography.
- magnetochemistry — the study of magnetic and chemical phenomena in their relation to one another.
- mammographically — Using a mammograph, by means of mammograph.
- megaphanerophyte — any tree with a height over 30 metres
- methodologically — a set or system of methods, principles, and rules for regulating a given discipline, as in the arts or sciences.
- microgametophyte — (biology) Any gametophyte that develops from a microspore.
- microphotography — microfilm (def 1).
- mobility housing — houses designed or adapted for people who have difficulty in walking but are not necessarily chairbound
- morphophysiology — The (study of the) biological interrelationship between form and physiological function.
- mothering sunday — Laetare Sunday.
- natural theology — theology based on knowledge of the natural world and on human reason, apart from revelation.
- nonphysiological — of or relating to physiology.
- northanger abbey — a novel (1818) by Jane Austen.
- ornithologically — In terms of ornithology.
- orthographically — In an orthographical manner; using proper spelling, capitalization and grammar.
- osteoarchaeology — the branch of archaeology that deals with the study of bones found at archaeological sites
- oxycalcium light — calcium light.
- part way through — mid-way; before the end
- personal hygiene — bodily cleanliness
- phagocytic index — the average number of bacteria ingested per phagocyte in an incubated mixture of bacteria, phagocytes, and blood serum: used in determining the opsonic index.
- phosphoryl group — the trivalent group ≡P≡O.
- photolithography — the technique or art of making photolithographs.
- phototypesetting — Printing. photocomposition.
- photozincography — a type of photoengraving using a sensitized zinc plate.
- phylogenetically — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
- physiognomically — the face or countenance, especially when considered as an index to the character: a fierce physiognomy.
- polyhedral angle — a configuration consisting of the lateral faces of a polyhedron around one of its vertices. The portion of a pyramid including one of its points is such a configuration.
- poynting theorem — the theorem that the rate of flow of electromagnetic energy through unit area is equal to the Poynting vector, i.e. the cross product of the electric and magnetic field intensities
- pragmatic theory — the theory of truth that the truth of a statement consists in its practical consequences, especially in its agreement with subsequent experience.
- process theology — a form of theology that emphasizes the close relation of human beings, nature, and God.
- psychobiological — the use of biological methods to study normal and abnormal emotional and cognitive processes, as the anatomical basis of memory or neurochemical abnormalities in schizophrenia.
- psychogeriatrics — the psychology of old age.
- psychoimmunology — the branch of medicine studying the effects of psychological phenomena on the immune system; the intersection of psychology and immunology.