12-letter words containing c, y, t, o, h, r
- lycanthropic — a delusion in which one imagines oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.
- methoxychlor — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 1 6 H 1 5 Cl 3 O 2 , used as an insecticide.
- myrmecophyte — A plant that lives in association with a colony of ants. The degree of association varies and is assumed to be symbiotic in some cases.
- narcotherapy — an infrequently used method of treating mental disorders by intravenous injection of barbiturates.
- nychthemeron — a twenty-four hour span that includes a night and a day
- octahedrally — in an octahedral manner
- oophorectomy — the operation of removing one or both ovaries; ovariectomy.
- orchestrally — In an orchestral manner.
- orchidectomy — orchiectomy.
- ornithomancy — Divination by means of birds, their flight, etc.
- ornithoscopy — divination from the observation of birds
- pericynthion — the point at which a spacecraft launched from earth into a lunar orbit is nearest the moon
- petroglyphic — relating to or having the characteristics of a petroglyph or carving made in rock
- petrophysics — the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks
- phenocrystic — relating to a phenocryst
- physogastric — pertaining to the swollen, membranous abdomen of certain insects, especially termite and ant queens.
- polyhistoric — relating to a polyhistor
- polyrhythmic — the simultaneous occurrence of sharply contrasting rhythms within a composition.
- prepsychotic — exhibiting behavior that indicates the approach of a psychotic reaction.
- prophylactic — defending or protecting from disease or infection, as a drug.
- psychometric — Psychology. psychometrics.
- psychotronic — of or relating to a genre of usually low-budget movies that includes horror, fantasy, science-fiction, and underground films.
- psychotropic — affecting mental activity, behavior, or perception, as a mood-altering drug.
- 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.
- pyrocatechol — catechol.
- pyrotechnics — the art of making fireworks.
- pyrotechnist — a person skilled in pyrotechnics, especially in the manufacture or use of fireworks.
- rhetorically — used for, belonging to, or concerned with mere style or effect.
- rhytidectomy — face-lift.
- spermophytic — able to produce seed
- stereochromy — the stereochrome process.
- stylographic — of or relating to a stylograph.
- synchro unit — a type of alternating-current motor designed to maintain continuously, at some remote location, the same rotational angle that may be imposed by force upon the electrically connected rotating element of a similar motor.
- synchroneity — the state of being synchronous; synchronism.
- technography — the description and study of the arts and sciences in their geographical and ethnic distribution and historical development.
- tetrachotomy — the segmentation of something into four parts
- thoracectomy — excision of part or all of a rib.
- thoracically — by way of the thorax; in the thorax
- thoracostomy — the construction of an artificial opening through the chest wall, usually for the drainage of fluid or the release of an abnormal accumulation of air.
- thrombectomy — surgical removal of a blood clot from a blood vessel.
- thrombocytic — platelet.
- thrombolytic — the dissolving or breaking up of a thrombus.
- thyrotrophic — capable of stimulating the thyroid gland.
- tracheophyte — any plant of the former division Tracheophyta, comprising all the vascular plants.
- 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.
- trichinopoly — a city in central Tamil Nadu, in S India, on the Kaveri River.
- trichophyton — a parasitic fungus belonging to the genus Trichophyton that can infect human skin, hair, and nails
- trophy child — anything taken in war, hunting, competition, etc., especially when preserved as a memento; spoil, prize, or award.