11-letter words containing p, h, a, r, y
- logotherapy — (psychotherapy) A therapy that involves finding the meaning of one's life.
- lycanthrope — a person affected with lycanthropy.
- lycanthropy — a delusion in which one imagines oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.
- macrography — examination or study of an object with the naked eye (opposed to micrography).
- macrophylum — a group of languages that are of a higher order than a phylum
- macrophytes — Plural form of macrophyte.
- macrophytic — Relating to macrophytes.
- mammography — x-ray photography of a breast, especially for detection of tumors.
- mesotherapy — a cosmetic procedure in which minute doses of medication, vitamins, etc, are injected repeatedly into the mesodermal tissue under the skin to promote fat loss
- micrography — the description or delineation of microscopic objects.
- misanthropy — hatred, dislike, or distrust of humankind.
- monotherapy — (medicine) A therapy which is administered by itself.
- murphy game — a confidence game in which the victim pays the swindler (Murphy Man) for something, as the services of a prostitute, which the swindler promises but the victim never receives
- museography — The systematic description of objects in museums.
- myelography — the production of myelograms.
- myographist — a person who has expert knowledge of muscles
- mythography — a written collection of myths.
- nasopharynx — the part of the pharynx behind and above the soft palate, directly continuous with the nasal passages. Compare oropharynx (def 2).
- naturopathy — a system or method of treating disease that employs no surgery or synthetic drugs but uses special diets, herbs, vitamins, massage, etc., to assist the natural healing processes.
- nephropathy — any disease of the kidney.
- nyckelharpa — an old-time Swedish stringed musical instrument, similar to the hurdy-gurdy but sounded with a bow instead of a wheel.
- orthography — the art of writing words with the proper letters, according to accepted usage; correct spelling.
- osteography — The scientific description of bones; osteology.
- ostreophagy — the consumption of oysters
- pachydermal — having the characteristics of a pachyderm
- pachydermia — an abnormal thickening of the skin
- pachydermic — any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
- pachysandra — any plant of the genus Pachysandra, as the Allegheny spurge or Japanese spurge, the leaves of which grow in a rounded clump, widely used as a ground cover in the U.S.
- paedotrophy — the art of raising children
- paleography — ancient forms of writing, as in documents and inscriptions.
- paraldehyde — a colorless, liquid, cyclic compound, C 6 H 1 2 O 3 , having a disagreeable taste but an agreeable odor, produced by the polymerization of acetaldehyde with sulfuric acid: used chiefly in the manufacture of organic chemicals and in medicine as a sedative and hypnotic.
- parapsychic — of or relating to actions of the mind for which there are no scientific explanations
- parathyroid — situated near the thyroid gland.
- paratyphoid — Also called paratyphoid fever. an infectious disease, similar in some of its symptoms to typhoid fever but usually milder, caused by any of several bacilli of the genus Salmonella other than S. typhi.
- parenchymal — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
- parochially — of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes: parochial churches in Great Britain.
- paronychial — of or relating to paronychia
- pastry chef — cook who specializes in patisserie
- pathography — a biography that focuses on the negative elements of its subject.
- pelotherapy — the application of mud to the body for therapeutic purposes
- pentahydric — (especially of alcohols and phenols) pentahydroxy.
- perth amboy — a seaport in E New Jersey.
- petrography — the branch of petrology dealing with the description and classification of rocks, especially by microscopic examination.
- phalanstery — the buildings occupied by a phalanx. the community itself.
- pharyngitic — relating to the medical condition of pharyngitis that is characterized by pain and swelling of the pharynx
- pharyngitis — inflammation of the mucous membrane of the pharynx; sore throat.
- philography — the collecting of autographs, especially those of famous persons.
- phonography — phonetic spelling, writing, or shorthand.
- photography — the process or art of producing images of objects on sensitized surfaces by the chemical action of light or of other forms of radiant energy, as x-rays, gamma rays, or cosmic rays.
- phraseology — manner or style of verbal expression; characteristic language: legal phraseology.