12-letter words containing a, c, h, y
- ichthyosaurs — Plural form of ichthyosaur.
- inchoatively — in an inchoative or rudimentary fashion; initially
- intrapsychic — Within the psyche or mind.
- john mauchly — (person) /jon W mok'*-lee/ (rhymes with "broccoli") Dr. John W. Mauchly, one of the developers of ENIAC.
- lachrymation — the secretion of tears, especially in abnormal abundance.
- lachrymatory — of, relating to, or causing the shedding of tears.
- lachrymiform — Shaped like a teardrop.
- lachrymosity — suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
- lady teacher — a teacher who is a woman
- lamp chimney — a glass tube that surrounds the wick in an oil lamp
- lamprophyric — belonging or relating to a lamprophyre
- larch sawfly — a red and black sawfly, Pristiphora erichsonii, the larvae of which infest and feed on the leaves of larch.
- latchkey kid — variant form of latchkey child
- launch party — a party that celebrates the launch of a new magazine, product, etc
- lay preacher — a preacher who is not a member of the clergy
- leachability — to dissolve out soluble constituents from (ashes, soil, etc.) by percolation.
- lexicography — the writing, editing, or compiling of dictionaries.
- lycanthropes — Plural form of lycanthrope.
- lycanthropic — a delusion in which one imagines oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.
- macrocephaly — Cephalometry. being or having a head with a large cranial capacity.
- macrophysics — the branch of physics that deals with physical objects large enough to be observed and treated directly.
- mechanically — having to do with machinery: a mechanical failure.
- metaphysical — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
- metapsychics — the study of psychic phenomena beyond the limits of ordinary or orthodox psychology
- methacrylate — an ester or salt derived from methacrylic acid.
- methodically — performed, disposed, or acting in a systematic way; systematic; orderly: a methodical person.
- microcephaly — having a head with a small braincase.
- moneychanger — a person whose business is the exchange of currency, usually of different countries, at a fixed or official rate.
- monochromacy — The quality of having only one independent channel for conveying color information in the eye, i.e. total color blindness.
- myrmecophage — (biology) Anteaters, and other animals chiefly feeding on ants.
- myrmecophagy — Ant-eating.
- myrtle beach — a town in E South Carolina.
- mythological — of or relating to mythology.
- narcotherapy — an infrequently used method of treating mental disorders by intravenous injection of barbiturates.
- noam chomsky — (Avram) Noam [nohm,, noh-uh m] /noʊm,, ˈnoʊ əm/ (Show IPA), born 1928, U.S. linguist, educator, and political activist.
- nonchalantly — coolly unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited; casual: His nonchalant manner infuriated me.
- nonphysician — a person who is not a physician
- nychthemeral — relating to a nychthemeron or to the changes or differences, specifically those relating to day and night, that occur within this span
- nymphomaniac — a woman who has abnormally excessive and uncontrollable sexual desire.
- oceanography — the branch of physical geography dealing with the ocean.
- octahedrally — in an octahedral manner
- omphalomancy — Divination by means of a child's navel, to learn how many children the mother may have.
- omphaloscopy — Introversion.
- onychophagia — the practice of biting one's nails, especially when done habitually and as a symptom of emotional disturbance.
- onychophoran — any small, predatory, caterpillarlike animal of the phylum Onychophora, common in tropical forests, having stubby legs ending in pincers.
- orchestrally — In an orchestral manner.
- ornithomancy — Divination by means of birds, their flight, etc.
- pachycarpous — having a thick pericarp
- pachydermous — any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
- parapsychism — the experience of mental phenomena that are beyond the scope of normal physical explanation