12-letter words containing c, h, r, y, s, e
- phylacteries — Judaism. either of two small, black, leather cubes containing a piece of parchment inscribed with verses 4–9 of Deut. 6, 13–21 of Deut. 11, and 1–16 of Ex. 13: one is attached with straps to the left arm and the other to the forehead during weekday morning prayers by Orthodox and Conservative Jewish men.
- prepsychotic — exhibiting behavior that indicates the approach of a psychotic reaction.
- psychometric — Psychology. psychometrics.
- psychrometer — an instrument for determining atmospheric humidity by the reading of two thermometers, the bulb of one being kept moist and ventilated.
- psychrometry — the employment of the psychrometer.
- pyrotechnics — the art of making fireworks.
- pyrotechnist — a person skilled in pyrotechnics, especially in the manufacture or use of fireworks.
- rhyme scheme — the pattern of rhymes used in a poem, usually marked by letters to symbolize correspondences, as rhyme royal, ababbcc.
- saccharinely — of the nature of or resembling that of sugar: a powdery substance with a saccharine taste.
- sclerenchyma — supporting or protective tissue composed of thickened, dry, and hardened cells.
- sclerophylly — the normal development of much sclerenchyma in the leaves of certain plants, as some desert plants, resulting in thickened, hardened foliage that resists loss of moisture.
- sea crayfish — spiny lobster.
- search party — a group of persons conducting an organized search for someone or something lost or hidden.
- seraphically — of, like, or befitting a seraph.
- spermaphytic — able to produce seeds
- spermophytic — able to produce seed
- sphericality — the state of being a sphere
- stereochromy — the stereochrome process.
- sweet cherry — a cherry tree, Prunus avium, characterized by reddish-brown bark and a pyramidal manner of growth.
- synchroneity — the state of being synchronous; synchronism.
- synchroscope — an instrument for determining the difference in phase between two related motions, as those of two aircraft engines or two electric generators.
- tracheoscopy — examination of the interior of the trachea, as with a laryngoscope.
- tracheostomy — the construction of an artificial opening through the neck into the trachea, usually for the relief of difficulty in breathing.
- trachypterus — a dealfish or ribbonfish
- unhysterical — not showing or suggesting any hysteria; controlled; sensible; calm;
- unsearchably — in an unsearchable manner
- urethroscopy — observation of the urethra by a urethroscope.
- very much so — The expression very much so is an emphatic way of answering 'yes' to something or saying that it is true or correct.
- y chromosome — a sex chromosome of humans and most mammals that is present only in males and is paired with an X chromosome.
- y-chromosome — a sex chromosome of humans and most mammals that is present only in males and is paired with an X chromosome.
- yachtsperson — A yachtsman or yachtswoman.
- zoochemistry — the branch of chemistry dealing with the constituents of the animal body; animal chemistry.