11-letter words containing s, p, r, y
- cytotropism — cytotropic tendency or behavior.
- dermoplasty — skin grafting.
- desparingly — In a despairing manner.
- desperately — reckless or dangerous because of despair, hopelessness, or urgency: a desperate killer.
- diisopropyl — Having two isopropyl groups.
- discography — a selective or complete list of phonograph recordings, typically of one composer, performer, or conductor.
- discrepancy — the state or quality of being discrepant or in disagreement, as by displaying an unexpected or unacceptable difference; inconsistency: The discrepancy between the evidence and his account of what happened led to his arrest.
- diskography — discography.
- disparately — distinct in kind; essentially different; dissimilar: disparate ideas.
- dispersedly — In a dispersed manner; in a scattered way, here and there.
- disproperty — to deprive of property
- dry compass — a compass having a compass card mounted on pivots.
- dry shampoo — a product in powder or spray form that you can use to clean hair without wetting it
- dyspareunia — painful coitus.
- dystrophies — Plural form of dystrophy.
- epoxy resin — any of various tough resistant thermosetting synthetic resins containing epoxy groups: used in surface coatings, laminates, and adhesives
- erysipeloid — an infective dermatitis mainly affecting the hands, characterized by inflammation and caused by the microorganism Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae on contaminated meat, poultry, or fish: most prevalent among fishermen and butchers
- erythropsia — a defect of vision in which objects appear red
- euryphagous — eating a wide variety of foods
- eurypterids — Plural form of eurypterid.
- expiscatory — acting to expiscate; tending to expiscate
- expressibly — In an expressible way.
- expressways — Plural form of expressway.
- fissiparity — (biology) The quality of being fissiparous.
- fluoroscopy — the use of or examination by means of a fluoroscope.
- gastropathy — (pathology) Any disease of the stomach.
- gastroscopy — the examination with a gastroscope to detect disease.
- gastrosophy — the science or art of good eating
- gomme syrup — simple syrup.
- greasy pole — a pole covered with grease to make it slippery and difficult to climb, often used as entertainment
- gymnosperms — Plural form of gymnosperm.
- gymnospermy — The property of being gymnospermous.
- gypsiferous — containing gypsum.
- gyrocompass — a navigational compass containing a gyroscope rotor, that, when adjusted for the latitude and speed of the vessel or aircraft, indicates the direction of true north along the surface of the earth or communicates this information to one or more gyro repeaters.
- handyperson — a person who is practiced at doing maintenance work.
- heterospory — the production of both microspores and megaspores.
- hieroglyphs — Plural form of hieroglyph.
- histography — a treatise on or description of organic tissues.
- histotrophy — A form of matrotrophy exhibited by some live-bearing sharks and rays, in which the developing embryo receives additional nutrition from its mother in the form of uterine secretions called histotroph.
- holy spirit — the spirit of God.
- horseplayer — a habitual bettor on horse races.
- house party — the guests at such an affair or party: The house party goes sailing today.
- hydrophones — Plural form of hydrophone.
- hydrophytes — Plural form of hydrophyte.
- hydroplanes — Plural form of hydroplane.
- hydroponics — the cultivation of plants by placing the roots in liquid nutrient solutions rather than in soil; soilless growth of plants. Compare aeroculture, geoponics (def 2).
- hydroscopes — Plural form of hydroscope.
- hydroscopic — an optical device for viewing objects below the surface of water.
- hydrosphere — the water on or surrounding the surface of the globe, including the water of the oceans and the water in the atmosphere.
- hygrographs — Plural form of hygrograph.