12-letter words containing y, c, h, r
- synchro unit — a type of alternating-current motor designed to maintain continuously, at some remote location, the same rotational angle that may be imposed by force upon the electrically connected rotating element of a similar motor.
- synchroflash — of or relating to photography employing a device that synchronizes the photoflash with the shutter.
- synchroneity — the state of being synchronous; synchronism.
- synchronical — happening at the same time
- synchroscope — an instrument for determining the difference in phase between two related motions, as those of two aircraft engines or two electric generators.
- tachyphrasia — a communication disorder involving rapid, unintelligible speech
- technography — the description and study of the arts and sciences in their geographical and ethnic distribution and historical development.
- tetrachotomy — the segmentation of something into four parts
- theatrically — of or relating to the theater or dramatic presentations: theatrical performances.
- thoracectomy — excision of part or all of a rib.
- 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.
- trachybasalt — a fine-grained volcanic rock containing sanidine and calcic plagioclase.
- trachypterus — a dealfish or ribbonfish
- 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.
- uncharitably — in an unkind or ungenerous manner
- uncheerfully — without cheerfulness; in an uncheerful manner
- unheroically — in an unheroic manner
- unhysterical — not showing or suggesting any hysteria; controlled; sensible; calm;
- unsearchably — in an unsearchable 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.