13-letter words containing e, y, h, o
- pyretotherapy — therapy by raising the body temperature, as by diathermy or by artificially inducing fever.
- pyrheliometer — an instrument for measuring the total intensity of the sun's energy radiation.
- pyrophosphate — a salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid.
- pyrotechnical — of or relating to pyrotechnics.
- q-methodology — a statistical methodology used by psychologists to identify alternative world-views, opinions, interpretations, etc, in terms of statistically independent patterns of response recognized by clustering together individuals whose orderings of items, typically attitude statements, are similar
- r-methodology — any statistical methodology in psychology that is contrasted with Q-methodology
- recovery ship — a naval vessel designed to participate in the retrieval of a satellite, instrument package, or spaceship after it has re-entered the atmosphere and landed in the ocean
- remythologize — to mythologize anew, to make a new mythological system out of (an existing one)
- reproachfully — full of or expressing reproach or censure: a reproachful look.
- resynchronize — to synchronize again
- rheologically — in a rheological manner
- rhesus monkey — animal: macaque
- rhythm method — a method of birth control in which the couple abstain from sexual intercourse during the period when ovulation is most likely to occur.
- right you are — If someone says 'right you are', they are agreeing to do something in a very willing and happy way.
- roller hockey — a game similar to ice hockey played on roller skates.
- rosehip syrup — a syrup made from rosehips, used as a cough remedy
- royal charter — authorization by the monarchy
- saccharometry — the process of determining the quantity of sugar in a solution
- saccharomyces — a fungus of the genus Saccharomyces, esp the yeast plant
- scaphocephaly — premature closure of the sagittal suture resulting in a deformed skull having an elongated, keellike shape.
- schizomycetes — any of numerous microorganisms of the subkingdom (or phylum) Schizophyta, kingdom Monera, comprising the bacteria.
- school system — state education
- sclerotherapy — Medicine/Medical. a treatment for varicose veins in which blood flow is diverted and the veins collapsed by injection of a hardening solution, also used cosmetically in spider veins to eliminate discoloration.
- sea hollyhock — a rose mallow, Hibiscus moscheutos.
- self-hypnosis — autohypnosis.
- shell company — A shell company is a company that another company takes over in order to use its name to gain an advantage.
- shetland pony — one of a breed of small but sturdy, rough-coated ponies, raised originally in the Shetland Islands.
- shirley poppy — a cultivated strain of the corn poppy, having variously colored single or double flowers.
- shock therapy — (not in technical use) any of various therapies, as insulin shock therapy or electroconvulsive therapy, that induce convulsions or unconsciousness, used for symptomatic relief in certain mental disorders.
- shockumentary — a television programme showing members of the public in shocking or violent situations
- shoeshine boy — a man or boy who cleans shoes
- shrove monday — the Monday before Ash Wednesday.
- shrove sunday — the Sunday before Ash Wednesday; Quinquagesima.
- silver-y moth — a brownish noctuid moth, Plusia gamma, having a light Y-shaped marking on each forewing; it migrates in large flocks
- south by east — a point on the compass 11°15′ east of south. Abbreviation: SbE.
- south by west — a point on the compass 11°15′ west of south. Abbreviation: SbW.
- southeasterly — coming from the south east
- southwesterly — coming from the south west
- spectrography — a spectroscope for photographing or producing a representation of a spectrum.
- speleotherapy — a form of treatment for asthma sufferers that takes place in clinics in disused mines, in which the air is free of pollen, dust mites, and the other irritants that provoke an allergic reaction; used to reduce the risk of heart disease
- spermatophyte — any of the Spermatophyta, a primary division or group of plants comprising those that bear seeds.
- spherocytosis — the condition of having spherocytes
- spheroidicity — a spheroidal state or form.
- sphingomyelin — any of the class of phospholipids occurring chiefly in the brain and spinal cord, composed of phosphoric acid, choline, sphingosine, and a fatty acid.
- spotted hyena — a long-legged carnivorous doglike mammal native to Africa and S Asia (Crocuta crocuta)
- steganography — the practice of concealing messages in such a way that only the sender and the recipient know that there is a message
- stenophyllous — having narrow leaves.
- stoichiometry — the calculation of the quantities of chemical elements or compounds involved in chemical reactions.
- stony-hearted — hardhearted.
- street hockey — road hockey.