12-letter words containing hy
- chlorophytes — Plural form of chlorophyte.
- chlorophytum — any plant of the genus Chlorophytum, esp C. elatum variegatum, grown as a pot plant for its long narrow leaves with a light central stripe, and characterized by the production of offsets at the end of long scapes: family Liliaceae
- choreography — Choreography is the inventing of steps and movements for ballets and other dances.
- chrestomathy — a collection of literary passages, used in the study of language
- chromography — (obsolete) chromolithography.
- chronography — an arrangement of past events
- chrysography — the art of writing in ink made of powdered gold suspended in a small amount of glair or gum.
- chrysophytes — Plural form of chrysophyte.
- chylocaulous — having fleshy stems.
- chylomicrons — Plural form of chylomicron.
- chymotrypsin — a powerful proteolytic enzyme secreted from the pancreas in the form of chymotrypsinogen, being converted to the active form by trypsin
- chymotryptic — relating to chymotrypsin
- colporrhaphy — (surgery) suturing of a defect in the wall of the vagina.
- cometography — the scientific description and recording of comets
- craniography — examination of the skull as depicted by craniographs, photographs, and charts.
- creditworthy — A creditworthy person or organization is one who can safely be lent money or allowed to have goods on credit, for example because in the past they have always paid back what they owe.
- cringeworthy — Causing feelings of embarrassment or awkwardness.
- criptography — (spelling) It's spelled "cryptography".
- cryptography — the science or study of analysing and deciphering codes, ciphers, etc; cryptanalysis
- cyanohydrins — Plural form of cyanohydrin.
- dasyphyllous — (of leaves) hairy or woolly
- decahydrates — Plural form of decahydrate.
- dehypnotized — Simple past tense and past participle of dehypnotize.
- delta rhythm — the normal electrical activity of the cerebral cortex during deep sleep, occurring at a frequency of 1 to 4 hertz and detectable with an electroencephalograph
- demonography — a treatise on demons.
- dermatophyte — any parasitic fungus that affects the skin
- deuteropathy — any abnormality that is secondary to another pathological condition.
- diethylamide — (organic compound) The derivative of a compound formed by adding an amide group with two ethyl substituents, N(C2H5)2.
- diethylamine — (organic compound) The secondary amine (CH3CH2)2NH.
- dithyrambist — a writer or performer of dithyrambs
- double rhyme — a rhyme either of two syllables of which the second is unstressed (double rhyme) as in motion, notion, or of three syllables of which the second and third are unstressed (triple rhyme) as in fortunate, importunate.
- duncan phyfe — of, relating to, or resembling the furniture made by Duncan Phyfe, especially the earlier pieces in the Sheraton and Directoire styles.
- duple rhythm — a rhythmic pattern created by a succession of disyllabic feet.
- dysrhythmias — Plural form of dysrhythmia.
- ectypography — a form of etching or engraving in which the design is produced in relief
- enantiopathy — the treatment of disease by opposites; allopathy
- endophyllous — enclosed in a leaf or sheath
- enhypostasia — personalities existing in union (Jesus Christ and God the Son)
- enhypostatic — relating to enhypostasia
- enthesopathy — (pathology) A disorder of entheses (bone attachments).
- epiphytology — the study of epiphytes
- ethylacetate — Alternative spelling of ethyl acetate.
- ethylbenzene — A colorless, flammable liquid hydrocarbon, used in the manufacture of styrene.
- ethylmercury — (chemistry) The organometallic cation CH3CH2Hg+; it is a toxicant that does not seem to accumulate in the environment.
- ex hypothesi — in accordance with or following from the hypothesis stated
- female rhyme — feminine rhyme.
- fight shy of — bashful; retiring.
- filthy lucre — money: to lose one's health for the sake of filthy lucre.
- fire hydrant — a hydrant for use in extinguishing fires.
- flightworthy — being in proper physical or mechanical condition for safe flight; airworthy: a flightworthy spacecraft.