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11-letter words containing h, a, y

  • crashworthy — (of a vehicle) Capable of withstanding a crash.
  • crazy horse — Native American name Ta-Sunko-Witko. ?1849–77, Sioux chief, remembered for his attempts to resist White settlement in Sioux territory
  • crazy house — an asylum for people with psychiatric disorders
  • crithomancy — a form of divination in which grain or meal used in a sacrifice is analysed
  • cryohydrate — a crystalline substance containing water and a salt in definite proportions at low temperatures: a eutectic crystallizing below the freezing point of water
  • 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
  • cyanohydrin — any of a class of organic compounds containing a cyanide group and a hydroxyl group bound to the same carbon atom
  • cyberphobia — an irrational fear of computers
  • cycadophyte — any plant belonging to the phylum Cycadophyta
  • cyclohexane — a colourless insoluble flammable liquid cycloalkane with a pungent odour, made by hydrogenation of benzene and used as a paint remover and solvent. Formula: C6H12
  • cyclothymia — a condition characterized by periodical swings of mood between excitement and depression, activity and inactivity
  • 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.
  • dacryorrhea — excessive flow of tears.
  • daisy chain — A daisy chain is a string of daisies that have been joined together by their stems to make a necklace.
  • daisy wheel — a component of a computer printer in the shape of a wheel with many spokes that prints characters using a disk with characters around the circumference as the print element
  • dandy brush — a brush with stiff, short bristles that is used for grooming animals, especially horses.
  • dandy-brush — a stiff brush used for grooming a horse
  • deathlessly — In a deathless manner.
  • debauchedly — In a debauched manner.
  • decahydrate — a hydrate that contains ten molecules of water, as washing soda, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
  • dehortatory — intended to dissuade from a course of action
  • dehydrating — Present participle of dehydrate.
  • dehydration — the act or process of dehydrating.
  • dehydrators — Plural form of dehydrator.
  • 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.
  • dishonorary — tending to dishonour or disgrace
  • diskography — discography.
  • dithyrambic — of, relating to, or of the nature of a dithyramb, or an impassioned oration.
  • 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
  • dusky shark — a blue-gray shark, Carcharinus obscurus, of warm Atlantic and eastern Pacific seas, reaching a length of 12 feet (3.7 meters).
  • dynamograph — a device for registering the quantity of force applied
  • dysesthesia — (medicine) A condition caused by lesions of the nervous system that causes abnormal sensations such as burning, wetness, or itching.
  • dysharmonic — relating to abnormal bone development
  • dyspathetic — characterized by dyspathy
  • dysrhythmia — a disturbance of rhythm, as of speech or of brain waves recorded by an electroencephalograph.
  • dysthanasia — (medicine, rare) The undue prolongation of life by artificial means in a person who cannot otherwise survive.
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