11-letter words containing h, a, p, y
- biophysical — the branch of biology that applies the methods of physics to the study of biological structures and processes.
- brachyprism — the four faces parallel to the brachyaxis in a crystal
- caecotrophy — (biology) In certain mammals, especially rabbits and other lagomorphs, the consumption of food pellets which are naturally produced by means of digestion, retention in the caecum, and expulsion through the anus.
- calligraphy — Calligraphy is the art of producing beautiful handwriting using a brush or a special pen.
- cardiopathy — a heart disease or disorder
- cartography — Cartography is the art or activity of drawing maps and geographical charts.
- catastrophy — Alternative form of catastrophe.
- cebocephaly — A developmental anomaly of the head, characterized by a monkey-like head with a defective small, flattened nose with a single nostril or absent nose and closely set eyes.
- cephalotomy — the dissection of the head
- chamaephyte — a plant whose buds are close to the ground
- chao phraya — a river in N Thailand, rising in the N highlands and flowing south to the Gulf of Thailand. Length: (including the headstreams Nan and Ping) 1200 km (750 miles)
- cheap money — money lent at a low rate of interest
- chemigraphy — any technique for making engravings or etchings using chemicals and without the aid of photography.
- chessplayer — a player of chess
- chiasmatypy — the process of chiasma formation, which is the basis for crossing over.
- chiloplasty — cheiloplasty.
- chimney cap — a raised cover for the top of a chimney, usually in the form of a slab or cornice.
- chirography — handwriting; penmanship
- chorography — the technique of mapping regions
- chou pastry — cream puff paste.
- chrysograph — a manuscript, especially of the Middle Ages, written in gold or gold and silver ink.
- chrysoprase — an apple-green variety of chalcedony: a gemstone
- chymopapain — papain, esp. when injected into a slipped disk to dissolve pain-causing soft cartilage
- cladophylls — Plural form of cladophyll.
- coach party — a group of people who travel together on a coach trip
- collagraphy — A printmaking process in which materials are applied to a rigid substrate (such as cardboard or wood).
- cosmography — a representation of the world or the universe
- cryotherapy — medical treatment in which all or part of the body is subjected to cold temperatures, as by means of ice packs
- cryptarithm — a type of mathematical puzzle in which the digits of an equation have been substituted by letters
- cryptograph — something written in code or cipher
- cyberphobia — an irrational fear of computers
- cycadophyte — any plant belonging to the phylum Cycadophyta
- cymophanous — lustrous; brilliant
- cystography — radiography of the urinary bladder using a contrast medium
- cytophagous — the ingestion of cells by other cells.
- cytopharynx — the gullet of a protozoan.
- delphically — in an ambiguous manner; obscurely
- demob-happy — feeling elated in anticipation of demobilization from the armed forces
- deputy head — a vice-principal
- dermography — a type of marking on the skin, whether in the form of writing or pictures, supposedly of psychic origin, similar to stigmata except for being more short-lived
- diaphaneity — the quality of being diaphanous; transparency.
- diapophyses — Plural form of diapophysis.
- diapophysis — the upper or articular surface of a transverse vertebral process
- diphycercal — having a tail or caudal fin with the spinal column extending horizontally to the end of the tail, characteristic of lungfish, several other primitive fishes, and the juvenile stage of modern bony fishes.
- discography — a selective or complete list of phonograph recordings, typically of one composer, performer, or conductor.
- diskography — discography.
- dittography — reduplication of letters or syllables in writing, printing, etc., usually through error.
- dry shampoo — a product in powder or spray form that you can use to clean hair without wetting it
- dynamograph — a device for registering the quantity of force applied
- dyspathetic — characterized by dyspathy