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

  • hydrostatic head — The hydrostatic head is the vertical height of a column of fluid.
  • hydroxylammonium — (inorganic compound) The univalent NH3OH+ cation, derived from hydroxylamine.
  • hygrothermograph — an instrument for recording temperature and relative humidity.
  • hyper-patriotism — devoted love, support, and defense of one's country; national loyalty.
  • hyperaccumulator — a plant that absorbs toxins, such as heavy metals, to a greater concentration than that in the soil in which it is growing
  • hyperandrogenism — (medicine) An abnormally high production of androgens.
  • hyperchlorhydria — excessive secretion of hydrochloric acid in the stomach.
  • hyperconjugation — (organic chemistry) A weak form of conjugation in which single bonds interact with a conjugated system.
  • hyperinnervation — the act of innervating; state of being innervated.
  • hyperinsulinemia — (medicine) The condition of having an excessively high level of insulin in the blood, usually due to excess production.
  • hyperlipoidaemia — Alt form hyperlipoidemia.
  • hypermasculinity — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
  • hyperoxygenation — to treat, combine, or enrich with oxygen: to oxygenate the blood.
  • hyperperistalsis — the progressive wave of contraction and relaxation of a tubular muscular system, especially the alimentary canal, by which the contents are forced through the system.
  • hyperpituitarism — overactivity of the pituitary gland.
  • hyperreal number — any of the set of numbers formed by the addition of infinite numbers and infinitesimal numbers to the set of real numbers
  • hypersexualizing — Present participle of hypersexualize.
  • hyperstimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
  • hypervariability — apt or liable to vary or change; changeable: variable weather; variable moods.
  • hypervascularity — pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap.
  • hyperventilating — Present participle of hyperventilate.
  • hyperventilation — excessively rapid and deep breathing.
  • hypervitaminosis — an abnormal condition caused by an excessive intake of vitamins.
  • hypocoristically — In a hypocoristic manner.
  • hyponitrous acid — an unstable, crystalline acid, H 2 N 2 O 2 .
  • in the worst way — bad or ill in the highest, greatest, or most extreme degree: the worst person.
  • indecency charge — an accusation of committing indecency
  • jabir ibn hayyan — (Jabir ibn Hayyan) 8th-century a.d, Arab alchemist.
  • jailhouse lawyer — a prisoner who has taught himself or herself law while serving time, is knowledgeable about technical legal matters, and gives legal advice, especially to fellow prisoners.
  • jerusalem cherry — an Old World plant, Solanum pseudocapsicum, of the nightshade family, having white flowers and bearing cherrylike scarlet or yellow fruits, cultivated as an ornamental.
  • kingfisher daisy — a bushy southern African plant, Felicia bergerana, having grasslike leaves and solitary, bright-blue flowers.
  • l-glyceraldehyde — the levorotatory optical isomer of glyceraldehyde.
  • lachryma christi — a table wine produced from grapes grown near Vesuvius, in Italy.
  • laurel and hardy — a team of US film comedians, Stan Laurel, 1890–1965, born in Britain, the thin one, and his partner, Oliver Hardy, 1892–1957, the fat one
  • least flycatcher — a small flycatcher, Empidonax minimus, of eastern North America.
  • limited monarchy — a monarchy that is limited by laws and a constitution.
  • limited-monarchy — a limited train, bus, etc.
  • lithographically — In the manner of lithography.
  • lonely hearts ad — an advertisement placed by someone who is trying to find a lover or a friend
  • lymphangiography — x-ray visualization of lymph vessels and nodes following injection of a contrast medium.
  • macrophotography — Photography that is done up close; close-up photography.
  • magnetochemistry — the study of magnetic and chemical phenomena in their relation to one another.
  • make the fur fly — the fine, soft, thick, hairy coat of the skin of a mammal.
  • malchus-porphyry — (Malchus) a.d. c233–c304, Greek philosopher.
  • maleic anhydride — a colorless crystalline, unsaturated compound, C 4 H 2 O 3 , that is soluble in acetone and hydrolyzes in water: used in the production of polyester resins, pesticides, and fumaric and tartaric acids.
  • maleic hydrazide — a crystalline compound, C 4 N 2 H 4 O 2 , used as a plant growth inhibitor and weed-killer.
  • malpighian layer — the deep, germinative layer of the epidermis.
  • mammographically — Using a mammograph, by means of mammograph.
  • marshalling yard — a place or depot where railway wagons are shunted and made up into trains and where engines, carriages, etc, are kept when not in use
  • mechanochemistry — the field of chemistry that deals with the direct conversion of chemical into mechanical energy.
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