10-letter words containing r, h, e, y
- chokeberry — any of various North American rosaceous shrubs of the genus Aronia
- choreology — the method of writing down the signs and characters that indicate movements in dance
- chroma key — an electronic special-effects system for combining a desired background with live foreground action.
- chromatype — a procedure in photography that uses photographic paper that is made reactive to light by the use of a salt of chromium
- chrysocale — a copper alloy containing zinc and lead.
- chrysolite — a yellowish-green gem derived chiefly from varieties of olivine
- chrysotile — a green, grey, or white fibrous mineral, a variety of serpentine, that is an important source of commercial asbestos. Formula: Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
- church key — a device with a triangular point at one end for making holes in the tops of cans
- chyloderma — (medicine) swelling of the scrotum resulting from chronic lymphatic obstruction.
- coherently — logically connected; consistent: a coherent argument.
- copyholder — one who reads aloud from the copy as the proof corrector follows the reading in the proof
- cormophyte — any of the Cormophyta, a major division (now obsolete) of plants having a stem, root, and leaves: includes the mosses, ferns, and seed plants
- coryphaeus — (in ancient Greek drama) the leader of the chorus
- cryosphere — All those areas of the Earth where the surface is frozen.
- cycle hire — a business which rents out bikes to tourists, travellers, etc
- cypherpunk — A person who uses encryption when accessing a computer network in order to ensure privacy, especially from government authorities.
- cyphertext — (language) An interactive language for text formatting and typesetting.
- cytherea's — Aphrodite: so called because of her birth in the sea near Cythera.
- cytochrome — any of a group of naturally occurring compounds, consisting of iron, a protein, and a porphyrin, that are important in cell oxidation-reduction reactions
- dairy herd — a herd of cows producing milk
- dairyhouse — A farm building operating as a dairy.
- daughterly — of, like, or proper to a daughter
- debauchery — You use debauchery to refer to the drinking of alcohol or to sexual activity if you disapprove of it or regard it as excessive.
- dehydrated — (of organisms) deprived of vital water or moisture
- dehydrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehydrate.
- dehydrator — a person or thing that dehydrates.
- demography — Demography is the study of the changes in numbers of births, deaths, marriages, and cases of disease in a community over a period of time.
- derbyshire — a county of N central England: contains the Peak District and several resorts with mineral springs: the geographical and ceremonial county includes the city of Derby, which became an independent unitary authority in 1997. Administrative centre: Matlock. Pop (excluding Derby city): 743 000 (2003 est). Area (excluding Derby city): 2551 sq km (985 sq miles)
- dermopathy — Disease of the skin.
- destroyeth — Archaic third-person singular form of destroy.
- dihydrogen — (chemistry) The divalent radical formed from two separate hydrogen atoms or ions.
- dray horse — a draft horse used for pulling a dray.
- easy chair — an upholstered armchair for lounging.
- echography — a device that records oceanic depths by means of sonic waves.
- ectomorphy — having a thin body build, roughly characterized by the relative prominence of structures developed from the embryonic ectoderm (contrasted with endomorphic, mesomorphic).
- ectothermy — (biology) The condition of being ectothermic or warm-blooded; the ability to maintain the body's temperature.
- either way — whichever is true
- endothermy — (biology) A form of thermoregulation in which heat is generated by the organism's metabolism.
- enhydritic — pertaining to enhydrite
- entryphone — an intercom system at the entrance to a building through which visitors identify themselves so that someone inside can let them in by a device which unlocks the door remotely
- erymanthus — Mountmountain in the NW Peloponnesus, Greece: 7,297 ft (2,224 m): in Greek mythology, haunt of a savage boar captured by Hercules
- erythraric — Tartaric.
- erythritic — relating to erythrite
- erythritol — (organic compound) A tetrahydric sugar alcohol (2R,3S)-butane-1,2,3,4-tetraol that occurs in some fruit; it is used as a sugar substitute.
- erythrocin — (medicine) synonym of erythromycin.
- ethereally — In an ethereal manner.
- euphrosyne — one of the three Graces
- eurhythmic — Harmonious.
- eurybathic — (of an aquatic organism) able to live at different depths
- euryhaline — (of certain aquatic animals) able to tolerate a wide range of salinity