11-letter words containing y, c, h, r
- mccarthyism — the practice of making accusations of disloyalty, especially of pro-Communist activity, in many instances unsupported by proof or based on slight, doubtful, or irrelevant evidence.
- memory chip — In a computer, the memory chip is the microchip in which information is stored.
- methacrylic — denoting a type of acid
- micrography — the description or delineation of microscopic objects.
- microphylls — Plural form of microphyll.
- microphytes — Plural form of microphyte.
- mithramycin — A particular antibiotic drug.
- mycorrhizae — Plural form of mycorrhiza.
- mycorrhizas — Plural form of mycorrhiza.
- mycotrophic — (of a plant) symbiotic with a fungus, esp a mycorrhizal fungus
- nephrectomy — excision of a kidney.
- nonrhythmic — Not having rhythm; irregular.
- nyckelharpa — an old-time Swedish stringed musical instrument, similar to the hurdy-gurdy but sounded with a bow instead of a wheel.
- octahydrate — (chemistry) A hydrate whose solid contains eight molecules of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell.
- old hickory — Jackson1
- orchidology — the branch of botany or horticulture dealing with orchids.
- orchidotomy — incision of a testis.
- orchiectomy — excision of one or both testes; castration.
- orthophyric — of or relating to a texture in which the groundmass is characterized by closely packed, short, quadrilateral crystals of feldspar larger than those in a trachytic groundmass.
- orthostichy — a vertical rank or row.
- oxychloride — a compound having oxygen and chlorine atoms bonded to another element, as bismuth oxychloride, BiOCl.
- oxyrhynchus — a fish found in the Nile, sometimes depicted on Egyptian sculptures and coins
- pachydermal — having the characteristics of a pachyderm
- pachydermia — an abnormal thickening of the skin
- pachydermic — any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
- pachysandra — any plant of the genus Pachysandra, as the Allegheny spurge or Japanese spurge, the leaves of which grow in a rounded clump, widely used as a ground cover in the U.S.
- parapsychic — of or relating to actions of the mind for which there are no scientific explanations
- parenchymal — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
- parochially — of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes: parochial churches in Great Britain.
- paronychial — of or relating to paronychia
- pastry chef — cook who specializes in patisserie
- pentahydric — (especially of alcohols and phenols) pentahydroxy.
- perichylous — (of a plant) having water-storing tissue outside the green tissue
- pharyngitic — relating to the medical condition of pharyngitis that is characterized by pain and swelling of the pharynx
- photochromy — a former technique of color photography.
- phylacteric — of or relating to phylacteries
- physiatrics — physical medicine.
- phytochrome — a plant pigment that is associated with the absorption of light in the photoperiodic response and that may regulate various types of growth and development.
- pictography — the use of pictographs; picture writing.
- polychroism — the ability of a crystal to absorb different wavelengths of light and thus to display multiple colours
- polychromic — having or exhibiting a variety of colors.
- polygraphic — an instrument for receiving and recording simultaneously tracings of variations in certain body activities.
- polymorphic — polymorphism
- polytrophic — (of certain bacteria) deriving nourishment from many organic substances.
- pondicherry — a union territory of India, on the Coromandel Coast: formerly the chief settlement of French India; territory includes Mahé (on the Malabar Coast), Karikal, and Yanaon. 181 sq. mi. (469 sq. km).
- porphyritic — of, pertaining to, containing, or resembling porphyry, its texture, or its structure.
- potty-chair — a small chair with an open seat over a removable pot, for use by a child during toilet training.
- preachingly — in a preaching manner, with preaching
- pretty much — mostly
- prickly ash — Also called Northern prickly ash, toothache tree. a citrus shrub or small tree, Zanthoxylum americanum, having aromatic leaves and usually prickly branches.