11-letter words containing s, y, p, h, i
- psychiatric — the practice or science of diagnosing and treating mental disorders.
- psychic bid — a bid designed to mislead one's opponents that is not based on the strength of one's hand or of the suit named but rather on one's feeling that not bidding would be more costly.
- psychically — of or relating to the human soul or mind; mental (opposed to physical).
- psychobilly — loud frantic rockabilly music
- psychodelia — the production of, or the culture associated with, psychedelic experiences
- psychogenic — having origin in the mind or in a mental condition or process: a psychogenic disorder.
- psychologic — of or relating to psychology.
- psychonomic — of or relating to psychonomics
- psychophily — the pollination of flowers by butterflies
- psychotoxic — toxic or harmful to the mind or personality.
- quasi-happy — delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person.
- rhinoplasty — plastic surgery of the nose.
- saprophytic — any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria.
- schizophyte — any of the Schizophyta, a group of organisms comprising the schizomycetes and the schizophyceous algae, characterized by a simple structure and reproduction by simple fission or spores.
- scripophily — the collecting by hobbyists of old stock certificates and bonds that have no intrinsic value other than their aesthetic appeal or relative rarity.
- scyphistoma — a stage in the life cycle of a jellyfish or other scyphozoan when it is fixed in place and reproduces asexually to produce free-swimming medusas.
- shoofly pie — an open pie filled with a sweet crumb and molasses mixture and baked.
- sialography — radiography of salivary glands once they have been injected with a contrast medium
- siphonogamy — a mode of pollination in which pollen tubes develop to facilitate the passage of male cells to eggs
- sociography — the branch of sociology that uses statistical data to describe social phenomena.
- spanish fly — Also called cantharides. a preparation of powdered blister beetles, especially the Spanish fly, used medicinally as a counterirritant, diuretic, and aphrodisiac.
- spirography — the study of breathing using a spirograph
- spy-hopping — a vertical half-rise out of the water performed by a whale in order to view the surroundings. a springing bounce in tall grasses performed by certain land mammals, as foxes and wolves, to view the surroundings.
- staphylinid — rove beetle.
- staphylitis — inflammation of the soft palate or uvula
- stasimorphy — structural modification by arrested development
- supply ship — vessel carrying supplies
- survey ship — a vessel designed to carry out research and surveying
- sycophantic — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
- sympathetic — characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate: a sympathetic listener.
- sympathique — pleasing or congenial
- sympathizer — a person who sympathizes.
- symphonious — harmonious; in harmonious agreement or accord.
- symposiarch — the president, director, or master of a symposium.
- synthespian — a computer-generated image of a film actor, esp used in place of the real actor when shooting special effects or stunts
- syphilology — the branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of syphilis
- syrphid fly — any of numerous beelike or wasplike flies of the family Syrphidae that feed on the nectar and pollen of flowers and have larvae that feed on decaying vegetation or prey on aphids.
- tachyphasia — a communication disorder characterized by excessively rapid or voluble speech
- thesis play — a play that develops or defends a particular thesis.
- triphyllous — having three leaves.
- xerophytism — (botany) The adaptation of plants to habitats where water is scarce.
- xylophilous — Living on or in wood, as some fungi and beetles do.
- xylophonist — A person who plays or performs with the xylophone.