12-letter words containing h, a, r, y
- physogastric — pertaining to the swollen, membranous abdomen of certain insects, especially termite and ant queens.
- phytographer — a botanist involved with plant description
- phytophthora — any of a group of fungi of the genus Phytophthora, which cause a serious plant disease, especially affecting apple and pear trees and potatoes.
- phytotherapy — the use of plants and plant products for medicinal purposes
- play therapy — a form of psychotherapy used chiefly with children, in which patients act out situations in play that are expressive of their emotional problems, conflicts, etc.
- play through — to pass another foursome or group with their permission, while playing a round of golf
- pneumography — the process of recording the movements of the thorax in respiration.
- polarography — Chemistry. the use of a Polarograph to perform qualitative or quantitative analyses.
- polyarchical — a form of government in which power is vested in three or more persons.
- polygraphist — an instrument for receiving and recording simultaneously tracings of variations in certain body activities.
- polypharmacy — the use of two or more drugs together, usually to treat a single condition or disease.
- polyurethane — a thermoplastic polymer containing the group NHCOO: used for padding and insulation in furniture, clothing, and packaging, and in the manufacture of resins for adhesives, elastomers, and fillers.
- praiseworthy — deserving of praise; laudable: a praiseworthy motive.
- prayer shawl — a tallith.
- prayer wheel — a wheel or cylinder inscribed with or containing prayers, used chiefly by Buddhists of Tibet.
- prickly heat — a cutaneous eruption accompanied by a prickling and itching sensation, due to an inflammation of the sweat glands.
- pro-monarchy — a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch. Compare absolute monarchy, limited monarchy.
- prophylactic — defending or protecting from disease or infection, as a drug.
- prothonotary — a chief clerk or official in certain courts of law.
- pseudography — writing that does not follow conventional spelling or usage
- psychiatrist — a physician who practices psychiatry.
- psychography — the supposed writing of a spirit or medium
- pyrithiamine — an antivitamin that causes thiamine deficiency
- pyritohedral — of or relating to a pyritohedron
- pyrocatechol — catechol.
- pyrochemical — pertaining to or producing chemical change at high temperatures.
- pyrosulphate — any salt of pyrosulphuric acid
- racing yacht — a yacht used in sailing races
- radiotherapy — treatment of disease by means of x-rays or of radioactive substances.
- rammohun roy — Rammohun [rah-moh-hon] /rɑˈmoʊ hɒn/ (Show IPA), 1774–1833, Indian religious leader: founder of Brahmo Samaj.
- reachability — to get to or get as far as in moving, going, traveling, etc.: The boat reached the shore.
- reality show — A reality show is a type of television program that aims to show how ordinary people behave in everyday life, or in situations, often created by the program makers, which are intended to represent everyday life.
- rehydratable — capable of being rehydrated
- rhadamanthys — Classical Mythology. a son of Zeus and Europa, rewarded for the justice he exemplified on earth by being made, after his death, a judge in the Underworld, where he served with his brothers Minos and Aeacus.
- rhetorically — used for, belonging to, or concerned with mere style or effect.
- rheumatology — the study and treatment of rheumatic diseases.
- rhyming game — a game played using rhyme
- rhyncophoran — any of various beetles, including the weevils, having the head extended to form a snout
- rhythmically — periodic, as motion, or a drumbeat.
- rhythmopoeia — the art or process of composing, for example, music or poetry rhythmically
- ride a hobby — to be excessively devoted to one's favorite pastime or subject
- right of way — a common law or statutory right granted to a vehicle, as an airplane or boat, to proceed ahead of another.
- romney marsh — one of an English breed of hardy sheep, having coarse, long wool.
- saccharinely — of the nature of or resembling that of sugar: a powdery substance with a saccharine taste.
- saccharinity — of the nature of or resembling that of sugar: a powdery substance with a saccharine taste.
- saprophytism — living and feeding on dead organic matter
- say the word — If someone says the word, they give their approval as a sign that something should start to happen.
- scintigraphy — the process of producing a scintigram.
- sclerenchyma — supporting or protective tissue composed of thickened, dry, and hardened cells.
- scratchingly — in a scratching manner, with a scratching action