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16-letter words containing c, h, r, y, s

  • hyperinsulinemic — Suffering from or characterized by hyperinsulinemia, an excessively high level of insulin in the blood.
  • hypermasculinity — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
  • hypersusceptible — hypersensitive (def 2).
  • hypervascularity — pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap.
  • hypocoristically — In a hypocoristic manner.
  • hyponitrous acid — an unstable, crystalline acid, H 2 N 2 O 2 .
  • ichthyophthirius — ich.
  • incomprehensibly — impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible.
  • jerusalem cherry — an Old World plant, Solanum pseudocapsicum, of the nightshade family, having white flowers and bearing cherrylike scarlet or yellow fruits, cultivated as an ornamental.
  • lachryma christi — a table wine produced from grapes grown near Vesuvius, in Italy.
  • least flycatcher — a small flycatcher, Empidonax minimus, of eastern North America.
  • magnetochemistry — the study of magnetic and chemical phenomena in their relation to one another.
  • malchus-porphyry — (Malchus) a.d. c233–c304, Greek philosopher.
  • mechanochemistry — the field of chemistry that deals with the direct conversion of chemical into mechanical energy.
  • microsporophylls — Plural form of microsporophyll.
  • misanthropically — In a misanthropic manner.
  • monohybrid cross — the offspring of individuals that differ with respect to a particular gene pair.
  • neo-christianity — any interpretation of Christianity based on the prevalent philosophy of a given period.
  • neurasthenically — In a neurasthenic way.
  • neuropsychiatric — Of or pertaining to neuropsychiatry; simultaneously neurological and psychiatric.
  • new smyrna beach — a town in NE Florida.
  • orthosympathetic — Of or pertaining to the sympathetic component of the autonomic nervous system.
  • osteoarchaeology — the branch of archaeology that deals with the study of bones found at archaeological sites
  • particle physics — the branch of physics that deals with the properties and behavior of elementary particles.
  • pharmacodynamics — the branch of pharmacology dealing with the course of action, effect, and breakdown of drugs within the body.
  • physical address — (memory management)   The address presented to a computer's main memory in a virtual memory system, in contrast to the virtual address which is the address generated by the CPU. A memory management unit translates virtual addresses into physical addresses.
  • physical therapy — the treatment or management of physical disability, malfunction, or pain by exercise, massage, hydrotherapy, etc., without the use of medicines, surgery, or radiation.
  • phytosuccivorous — feeding on sap, as certain sucking insects.
  • polyphonic prose — prose characterized by the use of poetic devices, as alliteration, assonance, rhyme, etc., and especially by an emphasis on rhythm not strictly metered.
  • prison psychosis — a state of mental confusion, transitory or permanent, brought on by incarceration or by the anticipation of imprisonment.
  • process theology — a form of theology that emphasizes the close relation of human beings, nature, and God.
  • pseudoparenchyma — (in certain fungi and red algae) a compact mass of tissue, made up of interwoven hyphae or filaments, that superficially resembles plant tissue.
  • psychogeriatrics — the psychology of old age.
  • recursion theory — (theory)   The study of problems that, in principle, cannot be solved by either computers or humans.
  • recycling scheme — a scheme enabling the public to recycle waste
  • research library — a general or specialized library that collects materials for use in intensive research projects.
  • rhabdomyosarcoma — a malignant tumor made up of striated muscle tissue.
  • scarborough lily — a plant, Vallota speciosa, of the amaryllis family, native to southern Africa, having clusters of funnel-shaped, scarlet flowers.
  • schneider trophy — a trophy for air racing between seaplanes of any nation, first presented by Jacques Schneider (1879–1928) in 1913; won outright by Britain in 1931
  • sclerenchymatous — supporting or protective tissue composed of thickened, dry, and hardened cells.
  • secondary growth — an increase in the thickness of the shoots and roots of a vascular plant as a result of the formation of new cells in the cambium.
  • secondary phloem — phloem derived from the cambium during secondary growth.
  • secondary school — a high school or a school of corresponding grade, ranking between a primary school and a college or university.
  • showy crab apple — a large Japanese bush or tree, Malus floribunda, of the rose family, having red fruit and rose-colored flowers that fade to white.
  • silky flycatcher — any of several passerine birds of the family Ptilogonatidae, of the southwestern U.S. to Panama, related to the waxwings.
  • simonyi, charles — Charles Simonyi
  • spectrochemistry — the branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical analysis of substances by means of the spectra of light they absorb or emit.
  • spraying machine — a device for spraying large volumes of liquid, such as insecticide onto crops
  • st. lucie cherry — mahaleb.
  • statutory change — a change in the law
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