12-letter words containing p, h, y, r
- chromography — (obsolete) chromolithography.
- chronography — an arrangement of past events
- chrysography — the art of writing in ink made of powdered gold suspended in a small amount of glair or gum.
- chrysophanol — (organic compound) A chemical compound found in rhubarb.
- chrysophytes — Plural form of chrysophyte.
- chymotrypsin — a powerful proteolytic enzyme secreted from the pancreas in the form of chymotrypsinogen, being converted to the active form by trypsin
- chymotryptic — relating to chymotrypsin
- colporrhaphy — (surgery) suturing of a defect in the wall of the vagina.
- cometography — the scientific description and recording of comets
- copyrighters — Plural form of copyrighter.
- copyrighting — Present participle of copyright.
- craniography — examination of the skull as depicted by craniographs, photographs, and charts.
- criptography — (spelling) It's spelled "cryptography".
- crymotherapy — cryotherapy.
- cryptography — the science or study of analysing and deciphering codes, ciphers, etc; cryptanalysis
- cryptorchids — Plural form of cryptorchid.
- cryptorchism — failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum.
- curietherapy — a form of radiation therapy using radium
- cyclographic — of or relating to a cyclograph
- deep therapy — radiotherapy with very penetrating short-wave radiation
- demonography — a treatise on demons.
- dermatophyte — any parasitic fungus that affects the skin
- deuteropathy — any abnormality that is secondary to another pathological condition.
- ditriglyphic — of or pertaining to ditriglyphs
- drapery shop — a shop selling fabrics and sewing materials
- dryopithecus — an extinct genus of generalized hominoids that lived in Europe and Africa during the Miocene Epoch and whose members are characterized by small molars and incisors.
- duple rhythm — a rhythmic pattern created by a succession of disyllabic feet.
- ectypography — a form of etching or engraving in which the design is produced in relief
- ephemerality — (uncountable) The state or condition of being ephemeral; transience.
- erythropenia — A decrease in the number of erythrocytes, associated with anemia.
- euphorically — In a euphoric manner.
- factory ship — a whaling ship equipped to process killed whales and to transport the oil and by-products.
- fairy shrimp — any member of the crustacean order Anostraca, characterized by an elongate trunk with more than 20 segments and the absence of a carapace, typically found swimming ventral side up in fresh water.
- fluorography — photofluorography.
- fractography — the study of fractures or cracks in a material, esp metal, in order to predict or identify the cause of a failure in a structure
- frank murphy — Frank, 1890–1949, U.S. statesman and jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1940–49.
- gene therapy — the application of genetic engineering to the transplantation of genes into human cells in order to cure a disease caused by a genetic defect, as a missing enzyme.
- glossography — a glossator.
- glyphography — a plate-making process in which an electrotype is made from an engraved copper plate
- glyptography — the description or study of engraved gems or other stones.
- gold therapy — administration of gold salts as a treatment for disease, especially rheumatoid arthritis.
- graph theory — the branch of mathematics dealing with linear graphs.
- gray panther — a member of an organized group of elderly people seeking to secure or protect their rights by collective action.
- grey panther — a member of the generation of affluent older consumers, who regard themselves as young, active, and sociable
- group theory — the branch of mathematics that deals with the structure of mathematical groups and mappings between them.
- handypersons — Plural form of handyperson.
- happy camper — Slang. a person who is cheerful and satisfied: There were no happy campers after the company was reorganized.
- heliotherapy — treatment of disease by means of sunlight.
- heptahydrate — a hydrate that contains seven molecules of water, as magnesium sulfate, MgSO 4 ⋅7H 2 O.
- hernioplasty — an operation for the repair of a hernia.