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12-letter words containing l, a, h, o, g

  • melliphagous — (of an animal) feeding on honey
  • metallograph — a microscope for observing the microstructure of metals.
  • michelangelo — (Michelangelo Buonarroti) 1475–1564, Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet.
  • mythological — of or relating to mythology.
  • oligarchical — of, relating to, or having the form of an oligarchy.
  • oligochaetes — Plural form of oligochaete.
  • oligophagous — (especially of insects) eating only a few types of food.
  • oligophrenia — less than normal mental development.
  • ophthamology — Misspelling of ophthalmology.
  • opthalmology — Misspelling of ophthalmology.
  • ornithogalum — any plant of the genus Ornithogalum
  • orographical — relating to the study of mountains
  • orthogonally — Mathematics. Also, orthographic. pertaining to or involving right angles or perpendiculars: an orthogonal projection. (of a system of real functions) defined so that the integral of the product of any two different functions is zero. (of a system of complex functions) defined so that the integral of the product of a function times the complex conjugate of any other function equals zero. (of two vectors) having an inner product equal to zero. (of a linear transformation) defined so that the length of a vector under the transformation equals the length of the original vector. (of a square matrix) defined so that its product with its transpose results in the identity matrix.
  • oscillograph — a device for recording the wave-forms of changing currents, voltages, or any other quantity that can be translated into electric energy, as sound waves.
  • palaeography — the study of the handwritings of the past, and often the manuscripts as well, so that they may be dated, read, etc, and may serve as historical and literary sources
  • 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.
  • paleographer — sb who studies ancient scripts
  • pathobiology — pathology with emphasis on the biological aspects of disease
  • pathological — of or relating to pathology.
  • pharmacology — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
  • pharyngology — the science of the pharynx and its diseases.
  • phlebography — venography.
  • phlegmagogic — a medication that is intended to dislodge and evacuate mucus from the respiratory system
  • phonological — relating to study of speech sounds
  • photogelatin — pertaining to any photographic process in which gelatin is used to receive or transfer a print.
  • phragmoplast — the cytoplasmic structure that forms at the equator of the spindle after the chromosomes have divided during the anaphase of plant mitosis, and that initiates cell division.
  • pigtail hook — a screw hook having an eye in the form of a spiral for holding a loop, chain link, etc., at any angle.
  • plagiohedral — (of a crystal) having faces arranged obliquely in a helix.
  • planographic — the art or technique of printing from a flat surface directly or by offset.
  • play through — to pass another foursome or group with their permission, while playing a round of golf
  • polar lights — the aurora borealis in the Northern Hemisphere or the aurora australis in the Southern Hemisphere.
  • polarography — Chemistry. the use of a Polarograph to perform qualitative or quantitative analyses.
  • polygraphist — an instrument for receiving and recording simultaneously tracings of variations in certain body activities.
  • rheumatology — the study and treatment of rheumatic diseases.
  • road haulage — transport of goods by road
  • sail through — If someone or something sails through a difficult situation or experience, they deal with it easily and successfully.
  • scalding hot — that scalds; burning; too hot
  • selenography — the branch of astronomy that deals with the charting of the moon's surface.
  • shared logic — the sharing of a central processing unit and associated software among several terminals
  • shareholding — a holder or owner of shares, especially in a company or corporation.
  • shawl tongue — kiltie (def 3).
  • shot on goal — a shot that enters the goal or would have entered the goal if it had not been blocked by the goalkeeper or another defensive player.
  • shoulder bag — a handbag with shoulder strap attached.
  • shoulder-bag — A shoulder-bag is a bag that has a long strap so that it can be carried on a person's shoulder.
  • slaughterous — murderous; destructive.
  • smallholding — a piece of land rented or sold to a farmer by county authorities for purposes of cultivation.
  • snaggletooth — a tooth growing out beyond or apart from others.
  • stabilograph — an instrument for measuring body sway.
  • stranglehold — Wrestling. an illegal hold by which an opponent's breath is choked off.
  • stylographic — of or relating to a stylograph.
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