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13-letter words containing r, h, e, y

  • r-methodology — any statistical methodology in psychology that is contrasted with Q-methodology
  • rayleigh disc — a small light disc suspended in the path of a sound wave, used to measure the intensity of the sound by analysing the resulting deflection of the disc
  • rayleigh disk — a small circular disk, usually of mica, that is suspended from a fiber and tends to be deflected at right angles to a stream of air, indicating by its deflection the intensity of a sound wave.
  • rayleigh wave — a wave along the surface of a solid, elastic body, especially along the surface of the earth.
  • reality check — a corrective confronting of reality, in order to counteract one's expectations, prejudices, or the like.
  • recovery ship — a naval vessel designed to participate in the retrieval of a satellite, instrument package, or spaceship after it has re-entered the atmosphere and landed in the ocean
  • remythologize — to mythologize anew, to make a new mythological system out of (an existing one)
  • reproachfully — full of or expressing reproach or censure: a reproachful look.
  • resynchronize — to synchronize again
  • rheologically — in a rheological manner
  • rhesus monkey — animal: macaque
  • rhythm method — a method of birth control in which the couple abstain from sexual intercourse during the period when ovulation is most likely to occur.
  • richard petty — Richard, born 1937, U.S. racing-car driver.
  • right you are — If someone says 'right you are', they are agreeing to do something in a very willing and happy way.
  • roller hockey — a game similar to ice hockey played on roller skates.
  • rosehip syrup — a syrup made from rosehips, used as a cough remedy
  • royal charter — authorization by the monarchy
  • saccharimetry — the process of measuring the amount of sugar in a sample, as with a saccharimeter or by polarimetry.
  • saccharometry — the process of determining the quantity of sugar in a solution
  • saccharomyces — a fungus of the genus Saccharomyces, esp the yeast plant
  • schuylerville — a village in E New York, on the Hudson: scene of Burgoyne's defeat and surrender in the Battle of Saratoga 1777.
  • sclerotherapy — Medicine/Medical. a treatment for varicose veins in which blood flow is diverted and the veins collapsed by injection of a hardening solution, also used cosmetically in spider veins to eliminate discoloration.
  • secretaryship — a person, usually an official, who is in charge of the records, correspondence, minutes of meetings, and related affairs of an organization, company, association, etc.: the secretary of the Linguistic Society of America.
  • seventy-third — next after the seventy-second; being the ordinal number for 73.
  • seventy-three — a cardinal number, 70 plus 3.
  • shirley poppy — a cultivated strain of the corn poppy, having variously colored single or double flowers.
  • shock therapy — (not in technical use) any of various therapies, as insulin shock therapy or electroconvulsive therapy, that induce convulsions or unconsciousness, used for symptomatic relief in certain mental disorders.
  • shockumentary — a television programme showing members of the public in shocking or violent situations
  • shrove monday — the Monday before Ash Wednesday.
  • shrove sunday — the Sunday before Ash Wednesday; Quinquagesima.
  • silver-y moth — a brownish noctuid moth, Plusia gamma, having a light Y-shaped marking on each forewing; it migrates in large flocks
  • southeasterly — coming from the south east
  • southwesterly — coming from the south west
  • spectrography — a spectroscope for photographing or producing a representation of a spectrum.
  • speleotherapy — a form of treatment for asthma sufferers that takes place in clinics in disused mines, in which the air is free of pollen, dust mites, and the other irritants that provoke an allergic reaction; used to reduce the risk of heart disease
  • spermatophyte — any of the Spermatophyta, a primary division or group of plants comprising those that bear seeds.
  • spherocytosis — the condition of having spherocytes
  • spheroidicity — a spheroidal state or form.
  • spying charge — an accusation of having taken part in espionage
  • squash player — a person who plays squash
  • steganography — the practice of concealing messages in such a way that only the sender and the recipient know that there is a message
  • stoichiometry — the calculation of the quantities of chemical elements or compounds involved in chemical reactions.
  • stony-hearted — hardhearted.
  • street hockey — road hockey.
  • string theory — a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
  • striped hyena — a hyena, Hyaena hyaena, of northern Africa, Arabia, and India, having a grayish coat with distinct blackish stripes.
  • sulphonylurea — an antidiabetic drug used in treating type II diabetes, which acts by stimulating the production of insulin in the pancreas
  • super-wealthy — having great wealth; rich; affluent: a wealthy person; a wealthy nation.
  • superhelicity — a coil formed by intertwined helical DNA or by protein chains.
  • superphysical — above or beyond what is physical; hyperphysical.
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