12-letter words containing d, r, y, h, o
- hydrosulfite — hyposulfite (def 1).
- hydrotherapy — the branch of therapeutics that deals with the curative use of water.
- hydrothermal — noting or pertaining to the action of hot, aqueous solutions or gases within or on the surface of the earth.
- hydrotropism — oriented growth in response to water.
- hydroxy acid — an organic acid containing both a carboxyl and a hydroxyl group.
- hydroxyl ion — hydroxide ion
- hydroxylated — Simple past tense and past participle of hydroxylate.
- hydrozincite — a hydrous zinc carbonate, Zn 5 (CO 3) 2 (OH) 6 , an important ore of zinc in some localities.
- hyperbolised — to use hyperbole; exaggerate.
- hyperbolized — Simple past tense and past participle of hyperbolize.
- hyperboloids — Plural form of hyperboloid.
- hyperidrosis — excessive or abnormal sweating
- hyperthyroid — of, relating to, or having hyperthyroidism.
- hypochloride — Misspelling of hypochlorite.
- hypochondria — Also, hypochondriasis [hahy-poh-kuh n-drahy-uh-sis] /ˌhaɪ poʊ kənˈdraɪ ə sɪs/ (Show IPA). Psychiatry. an excessive preoccupation with one's health, usually focusing on some particular symptom, as cardiac or gastric problems.
- hypohidrosis — abnormally diminished sweating.
- hypotrochoid — a geometric curve or pattern formed by following a fixed point on the radial line of a small circle moving around the circumference of a larger circle
- idiorhythmic — (of an institution) allowing each member to regulate his or her own life
- little rhody — Rhode Island (used as a nickname).
- model theory — the branch of logic that deals with the properties of models; the semantic study of formal systems
- monohydrates — Plural form of monohydrate.
- monohydrogen — relating to a molecule in which there is a single hydrogen ion for each combining ion
- mother's day — a day, usually the second Sunday in May, set aside in honor of mothers.
- naughty word — a word that is considered to be rude
- neoorthodoxy — a movement in Protestant theology, beginning after World War I, stressing the absolute sovereignty of God and chiefly characterized by a reaction against liberal theology and a reaffirmation of certain doctrines of the Reformation.
- non-hydrated — chemically combined with water in its molecular form.
- octahedrally — in an octahedral manner
- odontography — a treatise regarding the teeth
- orchidectomy — orchiectomy.
- otherworldly — of, relating to, or devoted to another world, as the world of imagination or the world to come.
- pachydermous — any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
- parahydrogen — the form of molecular hydrogen in which the nuclei of the two hydrogen atoms contained in the molecule have spins in opposite directions.
- pentahydroxy — (of a molecule) containing five hydroxyl groups.
- policyholder — the individual or firm in whose name an insurance policy is written; an insured.
- polyhedrosis — an often fatal disease of certain insect larvae or decapod crustaceans, caused by viruses containing DNA.
- pseudography — writing that does not follow conventional spelling or usage
- pteridophyte — any plant of the division Pteridophyta, characterized by vascular tissue and differentiation into root, stem, and leaves, comprising the ferns, horsetails, and club mosses.
- pyritohedral — of or relating to a pyritohedron
- pyritohedron — a crystal form of 12 pentagonal faces.
- radiotherapy — treatment of disease by means of x-rays or of radioactive substances.
- rhytidectomy — face-lift.
- ride a hobby — to be excessively devoted to one's favorite pastime or subject
- say the word — If someone says the word, they give their approval as a sign that something should start to happen.
- shadowgraphy — the production of a shadowgraph
- shepherd boy — male child who herds sheep
- shovel-ready — of or relating to a construction project that is ready to start immediately
- siderography — the art or technique of engraving on steel.
- stonyhearted — unfeeling; pitiless; cruel
- synarthrodia — synarthrosis.
- tetrahydroxy — (of a molecule) containing four hydroxyl groups.