11-letter words containing a, p, s, y, r
- euryphagous — eating a wide variety of foods
- expiscatory — acting to expiscate; tending to expiscate
- expressways — Plural form of expressway.
- fissiparity — (biology) The quality of being fissiparous.
- gastropathy — (pathology) Any disease of the stomach.
- gastroscopy — the examination with a gastroscope to detect disease.
- gastrosophy — the science or art of good eating
- greasy pole — a pole covered with grease to make it slippery and difficult to climb, often used as entertainment
- gyrocompass — a navigational compass containing a gyroscope rotor, that, when adjusted for the latitude and speed of the vessel or aircraft, indicates the direction of true north along the surface of the earth or communicates this information to one or more gyro repeaters.
- handyperson — a person who is practiced at doing maintenance work.
- histography — a treatise on or description of organic tissues.
- horseplayer — a habitual bettor on horse races.
- house party — the guests at such an affair or party: The house party goes sailing today.
- hydroplanes — Plural form of hydroplane.
- hygrographs — Plural form of hygrograph.
- hyoplastral — of or relating to hyoplastra
- hyperacusis — (medicine) A heightened sensitivity to some sounds.
- hypercasual — Extremely casual.
- hypergelast — Someone who laughs excessively.
- hypermnesia — the condition of having an unusually vivid or precise memory.
- hyperplanes — Plural form of hyperplane.
- hyperplasia — abnormal multiplication of cells.
- hyperplasic — Relating to hyperplasia.
- hypersaline — Having an abnormally high salinity.
- hypersexual — unusually or excessively active in or concerned with sexual matters.
- hypersomnia — a tendency to sleep excessively.
- hyperstatic — redundant (def 5b).
- hypogastric — of, relating to, or situated in the hypogastrium.
- hypsography — a branch of geography that deals with the measurement and mapping of the topography of the earth above sea level.
- inseparably — In an inseparable manner.
- inspiratory — of or relating to inspiration or inhalation.
- insuperably — In an insuperable manner.
- keratoscopy — an instrument, as Placido's disk, for determining the symmetry of the curvature of the cornea.
- khyber pass — the chief mountain pass between Pakistan and Afghanistan, W of Peshawar. 33 miles (53 km) long; 6825 feet (2080 meters) high.
- laparoscopy — examination of the abdominal cavity or performance of minor abdominal surgery using a laparoscope.
- macrophytes — Plural form of macrophyte.
- maple syrup — a syrup produced by partially boiling down the sap of the sugar maple or of any of several other maple trees.
- master copy — an original copy, stencil, tape, etc, from which duplicates are made
- memory span — the capacity of short-term memory, usually between 5 and 10 items
- mesotherapy — a cosmetic procedure in which minute doses of medication, vitamins, etc, are injected repeatedly into the mesodermal tissue under the skin to promote fat loss
- misanthropy — hatred, dislike, or distrust of humankind.
- museography — The systematic description of objects in museums.
- myographist — a person who has expert knowledge of muscles
- nasal spray — a liquid medication that can be atomized and inhaled into or through the nose.
- nasopharynx — the part of the pharynx behind and above the soft palate, directly continuous with the nasal passages. Compare oropharynx (def 2).
- neuroplasty — Any surgery to repair nerve tissue.
- nosy parker — a prying person
- osteography — The scientific description of bones; osteology.
- ostreophagy — the consumption of oysters
- 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.