16-letter words containing t, h, y, o
- cystourethrocele — A urethrocele occurring with a cystocele.
- cytoarchitecture — (biology) The arrangement of cells in an organism or organ.
- cytotechnologist — a technician who specializes in identifying cells and cellular abnormalities.
- cytotrophoblasts — Plural form of cytotrophoblast.
- darwinian theory — Darwin's theory of evolution, which holds that all species of plants and animals developed from earlier forms by hereditary transmission of slight variations in successive generations, and that natural selection determines which forms will survive
- daylight robbery — If someone charges you a great deal of money for something and you think this is unfair or unreasonable, you can refer to this as daylight robbery.
- dehydroascorbate — (organic compound) Any salt or ester of dehydroascorbic acid.
- depth psychology — the study of unconscious motives and attitudes
- diacetylmorphine — heroin.
- diethyl carbinol — a colorless, liquid isomer of amyl alcohol, (CH3CH2)2CHOH, used in drugs and as a solvent
- diethyltoluamide — a liquid, C 12 H 17 NO, used as an insect repellent and resin solvent.
- dihydroxyacetone — (organic compound) The compound CO(CH2OH)2 that has a number of industrial uses.
- dimethoxymethane — methylal.
- dimethylcarbinol — isopropyl alcohol.
- dimethylglyoxime — (organic compound) The oxime 2,3-butanedione dioxime that is used as a reagent in the analysis of nickel and palladium.
- diphosphorylated — (biochemistry) phosphorylated with two units of phosphoric acid.
- discovery method — a largely unstructured, situational method or philosophy of teaching whereby students are permitted to find solutions to problems on their own or at their own pace, often jointly in group activities, either independent of or under the guidance of a teacher.
- do the necessary — to do something that is necessary in a particular situation
- dorothy canfield — Dorothy, Fisher, Dorothy Canfield.
- dyed-in-the-wool — through and through; complete: a dyed-in-the-wool reformer.
- easy on the eyes — good looking, physically attractive
- electrochemistry — The branch of chemistry that deals with the relations between electrical and chemical phenomena.
- electrohydraulic — Relating to electrohydraulics.
- electromyographs — Plural form of electromyograph.
- electromyography — The recording of the electrical activity of muscle tissue, or its representation as a visual display or audible signal, using electrodes attached to the skin or inserted into the muscle.
- electrophilicity — (chemistry, uncountable) the condition of being electrophilic.
- electrosynthesis — synthesis produced by means of an electric current
- erymanthian boar — a wild boar that ravaged the district around Mount Erymanthus: captured by Hercules as his fourth labour
- erythroblastosis — A medical condition in which erythroblasts are abnormally found in the blood.
- erythrocytometer — an instrument for counting the number or measuring the size of red blood cells in a sample of blood
- eschatologically — In an eschatological manner.
- ethinylestradiol — A derivative of 17\u03b2-estradiol, the major endogenous estrogen in humans, used in oral contraceptives.
- ethnocentrically — In an ethnocentric way.
- ethnographically — Regarding the ethnography (of a region).
- ethnomethodology — A method of sociological analysis that examines how individuals use everyday conversation and gestures to construct a common-sense view of the world.
- fashion industry — the industry that deals with the world of fashion
- flash photolysis — the study of photochemical reaction mechanisms in gases by analyzing spectroscopically the reaction products in a gas mixture irradiated with a powerful light flash.
- forefathers' day — the anniversary of the day (December 21, 1620, in Old Style December 11) on which the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth, Mass. Owing to an error in changing the date from the Old Style to the New, it is generally observed on December 22.
- formylmethionine — Alternative spelling of formyl methionine.
- fraternity house — a house occupied by a college or university fraternity.
- french community — a cultural and economic association of France, its overseas departments and territories, and former French territories that chose to maintain association after becoming independent republics: formed 1958.
- french directory — the body of five directors in power in France from 1795 until their overthrow by Napoleon in 1799
- glory-of-the-sun — a bulbous, Chilean plant, Leucocoryne ixioides, of the amaryllis family, having fragrant, white or blue flowers.
- glottochronology — the branch of lexicostatistics that studies the rate of replacement of vocabulary and attempts to determine what percentage of basic vocabulary two presently distinct but related languages share, using the information thus obtained to estimate how long ago they ceased being a single language.
- go to any length — the longest extent of anything as measured from end to end: the length of a river.
- grind your teeth — If you grind your teeth, you rub your upper and lower teeth together as though you are chewing something.
- gyratory crusher — A gyratory crusher is a crusher in which a cone-shaped rod rotates in a cone-shaped bowl.
- harvey firestone — Harvey Samuel, 1868–1938, U.S. industrialist and rubber manufacturer.
- hayes-compatible — (communications) A description of a modem which understands the same set of commands as one made by Hayes.
- health authority — a government agency that is responsible for NHS care in a particular area