12-letter words containing h, e, l, r, y
- kosher-style — (of a cuisine, restaurant, etc.) featuring traditional Jewish dishes, but not adhering to the dietary laws: kosher-style cooking.
- labyrinthine — of, relating to, or resembling a labyrinth.
- lady teacher — a teacher who is a woman
- lahore party — a modern sect, divided into an older group (Qadianis) and a newer group (Lahore party)
- lamprophyres — Plural form of lamprophyre.
- laryngophone — A type of contact microphone that absorbs vibrations directly from the wearer's throat.
- lauraldehyde — lauric aldehyde.
- lay preacher — a preacher who is not a member of the clergy
- lay sth bare — If you lay bare something or someone, you reveal or expose them.
- lexicography — the writing, editing, or compiling of dictionaries.
- liberty hall — a place or condition of complete liberty
- liberty ship — a slow cargo ship built in large numbers for the U.S. merchant marine during World War II and having a capacity of about 11,000 deadweight tons.
- life history — the series of living phenomena exhibited by an organism in the course of its development from inception to death.
- linked rhyme — a rhyme in which the end of one line together with the first sound of the next line forms a rhyme with the end of another line.
- liothyronine — A form of thyroid hormone used to treat hypothyroidism and myxedema coma.
- little rhody — Rhode Island (used as a nickname).
- live yoghurt — yoghurt that contains live bacteria
- lycanthropes — Plural form of lycanthrope.
- macrocephaly — Cephalometry. being or having a head with a large cranial capacity.
- mercy flight — an aircraft flight to bring a seriously ill or injured person to hospital from an isolated community
- methacrylate — an ester or salt derived from methacrylic acid.
- methoxychlor — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 1 6 H 1 5 Cl 3 O 2 , used as an insecticide.
- methyl group — the univalent group CH 3 −, derived from methane.
- microcephaly — having a head with a small braincase.
- model theory — the branch of logic that deals with the properties of models; the semantic study of formal systems
- myrmecophile — An invertebrate or plant that has a symbiotic relationship with ants, such as being tended and protected by ants or living inside an ants' nest.
- myrmecophily — symbiosis with ants
- myrtle beach — a town in E South Carolina.
- mythologizer — One who, or that which, mythologizes.
- nephelometry — Bacteriology. an apparatus containing a series of barium chloride standards used to determine the number of bacteria in a suspension.
- noteworthily — worthy of notice or attention; notable; remarkable: a noteworthy addition to our collection of rare books.
- nychthemeral — relating to a nychthemeron or to the changes or differences, specifically those relating to day and night, that occur within this span
- octahedrally — in an octahedral manner
- orchestrally — In an orchestral manner.
- ortho-xylene — Chemistry. a clear, colorless, poisonous, flammable liquid, C 8 H 10 , the ortho isomer of xylene: used chiefly in the synthesis of phthalic anhydride.
- otherworldly — of, relating to, or devoted to another world, as the world of imagination or the world to come.
- oyster shell — oyster's hard outer covering
- palaeography — the study of the handwritings of the past, and often the manuscripts as well, so that they may be dated, read, etc, and may serve as historical and literary sources
- pearl hominy — whole or ground hulled corn from which the bran and germ have been removed by bleaching the whole kernels in a lye bath (lye hominy) or by crushing and sifting (pearl hominy)
- pearly white — white and lustrous as a pearl.
- peripherally — pertaining to, situated in, or constituting the periphery: peripheral resistance on the outskirts of the battle area.
- petroglyphic — relating to or having the characteristics of a petroglyph or carving made in rock
- phenyl group — the univalent group C 6 H 5 –, derived from benzene.
- phlebography — venography.
- photopolymer — a polymer or plastic that undergoes a change in physical or chemical properties when exposed to light.
- phylacteries — Judaism. either of two small, black, leather cubes containing a piece of parchment inscribed with verses 4–9 of Deut. 6, 13–21 of Deut. 11, and 1–16 of Ex. 13: one is attached with straps to the left arm and the other to the forehead during weekday morning prayers by Orthodox and Conservative Jewish men.
- 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.
- policyholder — the individual or firm in whose name an insurance policy is written; an insured.
- polyhedrosis — an often fatal disease of certain insect larvae or decapod crustaceans, caused by viruses containing DNA.
- 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.