11-letter words containing a, c, h, r, y
- mithramycin — A particular antibiotic drug.
- mycorrhizae — Plural form of mycorrhiza.
- mycorrhizas — Plural form of mycorrhiza.
- nyckelharpa — an old-time Swedish stringed musical instrument, similar to the hurdy-gurdy but sounded with a bow instead of a wheel.
- octahydrate — (chemistry) A hydrate whose solid contains eight molecules of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell.
- pachydermal — having the characteristics of a pachyderm
- pachydermia — an abnormal thickening of the skin
- pachydermic — any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
- pachysandra — any plant of the genus Pachysandra, as the Allegheny spurge or Japanese spurge, the leaves of which grow in a rounded clump, widely used as a ground cover in the U.S.
- parapsychic — of or relating to actions of the mind for which there are no scientific explanations
- parenchymal — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
- parochially — of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes: parochial churches in Great Britain.
- paronychial — of or relating to paronychia
- pastry chef — cook who specializes in patisserie
- pentahydric — (especially of alcohols and phenols) pentahydroxy.
- pharyngitic — relating to the medical condition of pharyngitis that is characterized by pain and swelling of the pharynx
- phylacteric — of or relating to phylacteries
- physiatrics — physical medicine.
- pictography — the use of pictographs; picture writing.
- polygraphic — an instrument for receiving and recording simultaneously tracings of variations in certain body activities.
- potty-chair — a small chair with an open seat over a removable pot, for use by a child during toilet training.
- preachingly — in a preaching manner, with preaching
- prickly ash — Also called Northern prickly ash, toothache tree. a citrus shrub or small tree, Zanthoxylum americanum, having aromatic leaves and usually prickly branches.
- prosenchyma — the tissue characteristic of the woody and bast portions of plants, consisting typically of long, narrow cells with pointed ends.
- psychiatric — the practice or science of diagnosing and treating mental disorders.
- psychodrama — a method of group psychotherapy in which participants take roles in improvisational dramatizations of emotionally charged situations.
- psychograph — Psychology. a graph indicating the relative strength of the personality traits of an individual.
- ptochocracy — government by the poor
- rhabdomancy — divination by means of a rod or wand, especially in discovering ores, springs of water, etc.
- rheumaticky — affected with rheumatism
- road hockey — an imitation of the game of ice hockey played typically by children without ice skates on a public road.
- saprophytic — any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria.
- sarcenchyme — the connective tissue of some sponges
- scenography — the art of representing objects in accordance with the rules of perspective.
- school year — the months of the year during which school is open and attendance at school is required.
- searchingly — examining carefully or thoroughly: a searching inspection.
- shcharansky — (Natan) Anatoly [nah-tahn an-uh-toh-lee;; Russian uh-nuh-taw-lyee] /nɑˈtɑn ˌæn əˈtoʊ li;; Russian ʌ nʌˈtɔ lyi/ (Show IPA), born 1948, Soviet mathematician and human-rights activist, in Israel since 1986.
- sociography — the branch of sociology that uses statistical data to describe social phenomena.
- sothic year — the fixed year of the ancient Egyptians, determined by the heliacal rising of Sirius, and equivalent to 365 days.
- squirearchy — the collective body of squires or landed gentry of a country.
- strathclyde — a region in SW Scotland. 5300 sq. mi. (13,727 sq. km).
- switch yard — a railroad yard in which rolling stock is distributed or made up into trains.
- symposiarch — the president, director, or master of a symposium.
- tacheometry — the measurement of distance, etc, using a tacheometer
- tachycardia — excessively rapid heartbeat.
- tachygraphy — shorthand, especially the ancient Greek and Roman handwriting used for rapid stenography and writing.
- tachysterol — an isomer of ergosterol, C28H44O, formed during the production of calciferol by the irradiation of ergosterol
- technocracy — a theory and movement, prominent about 1932, advocating control of industrial resources, reform of financial institutions, and reorganization of the social system, based on the findings of technologists and engineers.
- tephromancy — the seeking of the future using ashes
- tetrahydric — (especially of alcohols and phenols) tetrahydroxy.