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13-letter words containing h, a, y, r

  • polyarthritis — arthritis occurring in more than one joint.
  • polychromatic — having or exhibiting a variety of colors.
  • primary cache — (hardware, architecture)   (L1 cache, level one cache) A small, fast cache memory inside or close to the CPU chip. For example, an Intel 80486 has an eight-kilobyte on-chip cache, and most Pentiums have a 16-KB on-chip level one cache that consists of an 8-KB instruction cache and an 8-KB data cache. The larger, slower secondary cache is normally connected to the CPU via its external bus.
  • primary tooth — one of the temporary teeth of a mammal that are replaced by the permanent teeth.
  • privy chamber — a private apartment in a royal residence.
  • prophetically — of or relating to a prophet: prophetic inspiration.
  • prosopography — a study of a collection of persons or characters, especially their appearances, careers, personalities, etc., within a historical, literary, or social context.
  • psychobabbler — a person who uses psychobabble
  • psychographer — a person who writes a psychograph; a psychological or psychographic biographer.
  • psychographic — Psychology. a graph indicating the relative strength of the personality traits of an individual.
  • psychotherapy — the treatment of psychological disorders or maladjustments by a professional technique, as psychoanalysis, group therapy, or behavioral therapy.
  • pterylography — the description of the feather arrangement on birds
  • pyretotherapy — therapy by raising the body temperature, as by diathermy or by artificially inducing fever.
  • pyrimethamine — a potent substance, C 1 2 H 1 3 ClN 4 , used against susceptible plasmodia in the prophylactic treatment of malaria and against Toxoplasma gondi in the treatment of toxoplasmosis.
  • pyrophosphate — a salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid.
  • pyrotechnical — of or relating to pyrotechnics.
  • rahimyar khan — a city in E Pakistan.
  • ratushinskaya — Irina (ɪˈriːnə). born 1954, Russian poet and writer: imprisoned (1983–86) in a Soviet labour camp on charges of subversion. Her publications include Poems (1984), Grey is the Colour of Hope (1988), and The Odessans (1992)
  • rayleigh disc — a small light disc suspended in the path of a sound wave, used to measure the intensity of the sound by analysing the resulting deflection of the disc
  • rayleigh disk — a small circular disk, usually of mica, that is suspended from a fiber and tends to be deflected at right angles to a stream of air, indicating by its deflection the intensity of a sound wave.
  • rayleigh wave — a wave along the surface of a solid, elastic body, especially along the surface of the earth.
  • reality check — a corrective confronting of reality, in order to counteract one's expectations, prejudices, or the like.
  • reproachfully — full of or expressing reproach or censure: a reproachful look.
  • rheologically — in a rheological manner
  • rhyming slang — a form of slang in which a rhyming word or phrase is substituted for the word intended, as Kate and Sidney for steak and kidney or khaki rocks for army socks.
  • rhyparography — the painting of still-life, esp of sordid or unpleasant subjects
  • rhythm guitar — a guitar used to provide rhythm, particularly during a musical ensemble
  • rhythmization — the act or process of rhythmizing something
  • richard petty — Richard, born 1937, U.S. racing-car driver.
  • right you are — If someone says 'right you are', they are agreeing to do something in a very willing and happy way.
  • roman holiday — a public spectacle or controversy marked by barbarism, vindictiveness, or scandal.
  • rotary harrow — a harrow with a number of turning wheels rimmed with spikes, used for various soil treatments.
  • rotary plough — an implement with a series of blades mounted on a power-driven shaft, used to break up soil or weeds
  • royal charter — authorization by the monarchy
  • run away with — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
  • saccharimetry — the process of measuring the amount of sugar in a sample, as with a saccharimeter or by polarimetry.
  • saccharolytic — of or causing the hydrolysis of sugars.
  • saccharometry — the process of determining the quantity of sugar in a solution
  • saccharomyces — a fungus of the genus Saccharomyces, esp the yeast plant
  • 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.
  • secretaryship — a person, usually an official, who is in charge of the records, correspondence, minutes of meetings, and related affairs of an organization, company, association, etc.: the secretary of the Linguistic Society of America.
  • 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
  • shrove monday — the Monday before Ash Wednesday.
  • shrove sunday — the Sunday before Ash Wednesday; Quinquagesima.
  • shunting yard — a place where railway coaches are manoeuvred
  • shy away from — If you shy away from doing something, you avoid doing it, often because you are afraid or not confident enough.
  • southeasterly — coming from the south east
  • 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
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