11-letter words containing a, s, h, p, y
- scenography — the art of representing objects in accordance with the rules of perspective.
- sceuophylax — a keeper of sacred vessels
- scyphistoma — a stage in the life cycle of a jellyfish or other scyphozoan when it is fixed in place and reproduces asexually to produce free-swimming medusas.
- serotherapy — therapy by means of injections of a serum obtained especially from an immune animal.
- sex therapy — treatment of sexual disorders that have psychological causes, employing psychiatric counseling, behavior modification, and education.
- shadow play — a show in which shadows of puppets, flat figures, or live actors are projected onto a lighted screen.
- sialography — radiography of salivary glands once they have been injected with a contrast medium
- siphonogamy — a mode of pollination in which pollen tubes develop to facilitate the passage of male cells to eggs
- snobography — an account or description of snobs
- sociography — the branch of sociology that uses statistical data to describe social phenomena.
- spanish fly — Also called cantharides. a preparation of powdered blister beetles, especially the Spanish fly, used medicinally as a counterirritant, diuretic, and aphrodisiac.
- spermaphyte — the placenta of a plant
- sphagnology — the study of sphagna
- sphygmogram — a tracing or diagram produced by a sphygmograph.
- spirography — the study of breathing using a spirograph
- staphylinid — rove beetle.
- staphylitis — inflammation of the soft palate or uvula
- stasimorphy — structural modification by arrested development
- stenography — the art of writing in shorthand.
- stylography — the art of writing, tracing, drawing, etc., with a style.
- sycophantic — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
- sympathetic — characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate: a sympathetic listener.
- sympathique — pleasing or congenial
- sympathizer — a person who sympathizes.
- symposiarch — the president, director, or master of a symposium.
- synthespian — a computer-generated image of a film actor, esp used in place of the real actor when shooting special effects or stunts
- tachyphasia — a communication disorder characterized by excessively rapid or voluble speech
- thesis play — a play that develops or defends a particular thesis.
- xylophagous — Feeding on wood. (of insects etc.).