13-letter words containing h, a, y, r
- balneotherapy — the treatment of disease by bathing, esp to improve limb mobility in arthritic and neuromuscular disorders
- barbary sheep — aoudad
- behaviourally — from a behavioural point of view
- bharat natyam — a form of Indian classical ballet
- bharata natya — a traditional south Indian dance style, formerly performed only by devadasis.
- bibliothecary — a librarian
- bibliotherapy — the use of reading as therapy
- big-heartedly — in a big-hearted manner
- binary search — (algorithm) A search algorithm which repeatedly divides an ordered search space in half according to how the required (key) value compares with the middle element. The following pseudo-C routine performs a binary search return the index of the element of vector "thing[first..last]" equal to "target": if (target < thing[first] || target > thing[last]) return NOT_FOUND; while (first < last) { mid = (first+last)/2; /* truncate to integer */ if (target == thing[mid]) return mid; if (target < thing[mid]) last = mid-1; else first = mid+1; } if (target == thing[last]) return last; return NOT_FOUND; (2003-01-14)
- bioautography — an analytical technique in which organic compounds are separated by chromatography and identified by studying their effects on microorganisms.
- birthday bash — a birthday party
- birthday cake — a special cake eaten at a birthday party
- birthday card — a greeting card sent on someone's birthday
- birthday girl — the girl or woman whose birthday is being celebrated
- birthday suit — If you are in your birthday suit, you are not wearing any clothes.
- black hickory — a species of smooth-barked hickory, Carya tomentosa, with fragrant foliage that turns bright yellow in autumn
- body snatcher — (formerly) a person who robbed graves and sold the corpses for dissection
- brachycranial — brachycephalic
- brachydactyly — abnormal shortness of the fingers and toes.
- brachypterous — having very short or incompletely developed wings
- brachytherapy — a form of radiotherapy in which sealed sources of radioactive material are inserted temporarily into body cavities or directly into tumours
- brahminy kite — a common kite, Haliastur indus, of southern Asia and the southwest Pacific islands, having reddish-brown plumage with a white head and breast.
- branch rickey — (Wesley) Branch, 1881–1965, U.S. baseball executive.
- breathability — fitness to be breathed
- brigham young — Andrew (Jackson, Jr.) born 1932, U.S. clergyman, civil-rights leader, politician, and diplomat: mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, 1981–89.
- bronchography — radiography of the bronchial tubes after the introduction of a radiopaque medium into the bronchi
- butyraldehyde — a colourless flammable pungent liquid used in the manufacture of resins. Formula: CH3(CH2)2CHO
- carbohydrates — foods which contain carbohydrate
- carboxymethyl — (organic chemistry) The univalent radical -CH2-COOH derived from acetic acid.
- carry the can — to take the responsibility for some misdemeanour, etc (on behalf of)
- carry the day — to win a contest or competition; succeed
- carry through — If you carry something through, you do it or complete it, often in spite of difficulties.
- caryophyllene — (organic compound) A sesquiterpene (containing a cyclobutane ring) found in the essential oils of several plants such as clove and pepper.
- cathartically — of or relating to catharsis.
- cathodography — the process or practice of taking photographs using cathode rays
- cervicography — a method of cervical screening in which the neck of the uterus is photographed to facilitate the early detection of cancer
- channel ferry — a ship that shuttles across the English Channel between the UK and the continent
- character key — key
- charcoal grey — a very dark grey colour
- chargeability — that may or should be charged: chargeable duty.
- charitability — Charitableness.
- charles lyell — Sir Charles, 1797–1875, English geologist.
- charley horse — People sometimes refer to a cramp in the muscles of their leg or arm as a charley horse.
- charter party — charter (def 5).
- cherry brandy — a red liqueur made of brandy flavoured with cherries
- cherry laurel — a Eurasian rosaceous evergreen shrub, Prunus laurocerasus, having glossy aromatic leaves, white flowers, and purplish-black fruits
- cherry tomato — a miniature tomato not much bigger than a cherry
- chimneybreast — the wall or walls that surround the base of a chimney or fireplace
- chlamydospore — a thick-walled asexual spore of many fungi: capable of surviving adverse conditions
- chlorargyrite — a mineral, the naturally occurring form of silver chloride, formed in the oxidation process of silver