13-letter words containing hy
- physostigmine — an alkaloid, C 1 5 H 2 1 N 3 O 2 , used in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease to raise the level of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine and also as a miotic in glaucoma.
- phytochemical — Also called phytonutrient. any of various bioactive chemical compounds found in plants, as antioxidants, considered to be beneficial to human health.
- phytocoenosis — the plants of a given area considered as a whole.
- phytoestrogen — an estrogen-like compound occurring naturally in plants of the legume family and in grains, vegetables, and fruits.
- phytonutrient — phytochemical.
- phytopathogen — an organism that causes disease in plants
- phytoplankter — a minute organism which constitutes part of phytoplankton
- phytoplankton — the aggregate of plants and plantlike organisms in plankton.
- phytosanitary — of or relating to the health of plants
- phytotoxicity — the state of being phytotoxic
- plethysmogram — the recording of a plethysmograph.
- prosopography — a study of a collection of persons or characters, especially their appearances, careers, personalities, etc., within a historical, literary, or social context.
- psychophysics — the branch of psychology that deals with the relationships between physical stimuli and resulting sensations and mental states.
- pterylography — the description of the feather arrangement on birds
- rhyming slang — a form of slang in which a rhyming word or phrase is substituted for the word intended, as Kate and Sidney for steak and kidney or khaki rocks for army socks.
- rhyparography — the painting of still-life, esp of sordid or unpleasant subjects
- rhythm guitar — a guitar used to provide rhythm, particularly during a musical ensemble
- rhythm method — a method of birth control in which the couple abstain from sexual intercourse during the period when ovulation is most likely to occur.
- rhythmization — the act or process of rhythmizing something
- rising rhythm — a rhythmic pattern created by a succession of metrical feet each of which is composed of one accented syllable preceded by one or more unaccented ones.
- self-hypnosis — autohypnosis.
- shy away from — If you shy away from doing something, you avoid doing it, often because you are afraid or not confident enough.
- sleep hygiene — the habits conducive to getting the right amount and quality of sleep
- spathiphyllum — any of various tropical plants of the genus Spathiphyllum, having a white or green spathe and a spike of fragrant flowers and often cultivated as an ornamental.
- spectrography — a spectroscope for photographing or producing a representation of a spectrum.
- spermatophyte — any of the Spermatophyta, a primary division or group of plants comprising those that bear seeds.
- spotted hyena — a long-legged carnivorous doglike mammal native to Africa and S Asia (Crocuta crocuta)
- sprung rhythm — a poetic rhythm characterized by the use of strongly accented syllables, often in juxtaposition, accompanied by an indefinite number of unaccented syllables in each foot, of which the accented syllable is the essential component.
- steganography — the practice of concealing messages in such a way that only the sender and the recipient know that there is a message
- stenophyllous — having narrow leaves.
- striped hyena — a hyena, Hyaena hyaena, of northern Africa, Arabia, and India, having a grayish coat with distinct blackish stripes.
- super-wealthy — having great wealth; rich; affluent: a wealthy person; a wealthy nation.
- superphysical — above or beyond what is physical; hyperphysical.
- symbolography — the writing of symbolic characters or tracing of symbolic figures
- symphysiotomy — a surgical procedure to facilitate labour
- tachyphylaxis — Medicine/Medical. immediate, temporary immunization against the effects of injection of a toxic extract owing to previous small injections of the same extract.
- thanatography — an account or story of a person's death experience
- the heptarchy — the supposed confederacy of seven Anglo-Saxon kingdoms
- the hyperreal — that which constitutes hyperreality
- thyroglobulin — a protein which is found in the thyroid gland and which contains iodine
- thyroid gland — a two-lobed endocrine gland, located at the base of the neck that secretes two hormones that regulate the rates of metabolism, growth, and development.
- thyroidectomy — excision of all or a part of the thyroid gland.
- thyrotoxicity — of or relating to a condition caused by excessive thyroid hormone in the system, usually resulting from overactivity of the thyroid gland.
- thysanopteran — Also, thysanopterous. belonging or pertaining to the insect order Thysanoptera, comprising the thrips.
- thysanopteron — thysanopteran.
- timothy grass — a coarse grass, Phleum pratense, having cylindrical spikes, used as fodder.
- tracheophytes — any plant of the former division Tracheophyta, comprising all the vascular plants.
- trachycarpous — having rough-skinned fruit.
- triethylamine — a colorless, flammable liquid, C 6 H 15 N, used chiefly as a solvent in chemical synthesis.
- triple rhythm — a rhythmic pattern created by a succession of trisyllabic feet.