10-letter words containing a, n, h, y
- parchingly — to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
- parenchyma — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
- paronychia — inflammation of the folds of skin bordering a nail of a finger or toe, usually characterized by infection and pus formation; felon.
- pathognomy — the study of the symptoms or characteristics of a disease; diagnosis.
- pentaptych — a work of art consisting of five panels or sections.
- phantastry — a display of flamboyance or extravagance
- pharyngeal — of, relating to, or situated near the pharynx.
- pheasantry — a place where pheasants are bred or are kept together
- phoney war — A phoney war is when two opposing groups are openly hostile towards each other, as if they were at war, but there is no real fighting.
- phonically — of or relating to speech sounds.
- photonasty — a nastic movement in response to a change in light intensity
- picayunish — of little value or account; small; trifling: a picayune amount.
- play-lunch — a schoolchild's mid-morning snack
- polyanthus — a hybrid primrose, Primula polyantha.
- polyhymnia — the Muse of sacred music and dance.
- prankishly — in a prankish manner, mischievously
- pyracantha — firethorn.
- qaraghandy — a city in central Kazakhstan.
- renography — x-ray examination of the kidney following injection of a radiopaque substance.
- rhinophyma — a red-coloured bump or bumps on the nose which form as a result of enlarged sebaceous glands and rosacea
- sand yacht — land yacht.
- sandy hook — a peninsula in E New Jersey, at the entrance to lower New York Bay. 6 miles (10 km) long.
- scyphozoan — any coelenterate of the class Scyphozoa, comprising the true marine jellyfishes.
- shaggymane — an edible and elongated fungus or mushroom, Coprinus comatus, with shaggy scales across the cap and black spores
- shakyamuni — Sakyamuni.
- shandrydan — an old-fashioned hooded chaise.
- shandygaff — a mixed drink of beer with ginger beer.
- shantytown — a section, as of a city or town, characterized by shanties and crudely built houses.
- shylockian — a relentless and revengeful moneylender in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.
- smashingly — impressive or wonderful: a smashing display.
- snappishly — in a sharp or irritable manner
- sneakishly — in a stealthy or underhanded manner
- sonography — the medical diagnostic imaging technique used to see internal organs, muscles, etc
- staphyline — having a form resembling a bunch of grapes
- sycophancy — self-seeking or servile flattery.
- synaloepha — the blending of two successive vowels into one, especially the coalescence of a vowel at the end of one word with a vowel at the beginning of the next.
- synanthous — relating to plants whose leaves and flowers expand simultaneously
- synchronal — synchronous.
- synthetase — ligase.
- tachypneic — excessively rapid respiration.
- tachypnoea — excessively rapid respiration.
- tautophony — the repetition of a sound
- thankfully — feeling or expressing gratitude; appreciative.
- the litany — a form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations, each followed by an unvarying response
- thiocyanic — of, from, or relating to a sulphacid (or liquid acid HSCN) having a strong odour but no colour
- thysanuran — Also, thysanurous. belonging or pertaining to the order Thysanura, comprising the bristletails.
- tony hoare — Anthony Hoare
- trenchancy — incisive or keen, as language or a person; caustic; cutting: trenchant wit.
- tryptophan — an essential amino acid, (C 8 H 6 N)CH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, colorless, crystalline, and aromatic, released from proteins by tryptic digestion and a precursor of serotonin. Symbol: W. Abbreviation: Trp;
- tyrrhenian — of or relating to an arm of the Mediterranean between Italy and the islands of Corsica, Sardinia, and Sicily