12-letter words containing y, c, h, r, o
- thoracically — by way of the thorax; in the thorax
- thoracostomy — the construction of an artificial opening through the chest wall, usually for the drainage of fluid or the release of an abnormal accumulation of air.
- thrombectomy — surgical removal of a blood clot from a blood vessel.
- thrombocytic — platelet.
- thrombolytic — the dissolving or breaking up of a thrombus.
- thyrotrophic — capable of stimulating the thyroid gland.
- tracheophyte — any plant of the former division Tracheophyta, comprising all the vascular plants.
- tracheoscopy — examination of the interior of the trachea, as with a laryngoscope.
- tracheostomy — the construction of an artificial opening through the neck into the trachea, usually for the relief of difficulty in breathing.
- trichinopoly — a city in central Tamil Nadu, in S India, on the Kaveri River.
- trichophyton — a parasitic fungus belonging to the genus Trichophyton that can infect human skin, hair, and nails
- trophy child — anything taken in war, hunting, competition, etc., especially when preserved as a memento; spoil, prize, or award.
- unheroically — in an unheroic manner
- urethrectomy — excision or removal of part or all of the urethra.
- urethroscopy — observation of the urethra by a urethroscope.
- very much so — The expression very much so is an emphatic way of answering 'yes' to something or saying that it is true or correct.
- victory ship — a fast, turbine-powered cargo ship of World War II, having a capacity of about 11,000 dead-weight tons.
- y chromosome — a sex chromosome of humans and most mammals that is present only in males and is paired with an X chromosome.
- y-chromosome — a sex chromosome of humans and most mammals that is present only in males and is paired with an X chromosome.
- yachtsperson — A yachtsman or yachtswoman.
- yellow birch — a North American birch, Betula alleghaniensis (or B. lutea), having yellowish or silvery gray bark.
- yellow ocher — a paint pigment, a variety of limonite, consisting of iron oxide and clay
- yellow ochre — an earth pigment which is yellowish orange
- yellow perch — See under perch2 (def 1).
- zephyr cloth — a lightweight worsted cloth.
- zoochemistry — the branch of chemistry dealing with the constituents of the animal body; animal chemistry.