12-letter words containing a, n, y
- palaeobotany — the study of fossil plants
- paleontology — the science of the forms of life existing in former geologic periods, as represented by their fossils.
- palynologist — the study of live and fossil spores, pollen grains, and similar plant structures.
- pama-nyungan — a family of Australian aboriginal languages, the most widespread within the Australian group of languages.
- pancytopenia — an abnormally low level of all blood cells
- panic buying — shopping to stockpile for emergency
- pansexuality — Psychiatry. pertaining to the theory that all human behavior is based on sexuality.
- pantaloonery — foolery; humorous entertainment
- pantisocracy — a community, social group, etc, in which all have rule and everyone is equal
- panty girdle — women's control pants
- para rhatany — See under rhatany (def 1).
- paracyanogen — a polymer of cyanogen
- parahydrogen — the form of molecular hydrogen in which the nuclei of the two hydrogen atoms contained in the molecule have spins in opposite directions.
- paralysingly — in a manner that paralyses
- paralyzation — to affect with paralysis.
- paranoically — in a paranoiac manner
- paranormally — in a paranormal manner; by paranormal means
- parasynapsis — the conjugation of chromosomes side by side; synapsis.
- parsley fern — a small bright green tufted European fern, Cryptogramma crispa, that grows on acid scree and rock in uplands
- part company — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- part payment — partial payment; a payment that is not the full price
- participancy — participation.
- party animal — person who frequents drinking parties
- passion play — a dramatic representation of the passion of Christ, as that given every ten years at the Bavarian village of Oberammergau.
- passionately — having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid: a passionate advocate of socialism.
- pay envelope — an envelope containing a paycheck or wages.
- pay increase — a rise in pay or salary
- paying guest — lodger
- payment bond — See under contract bond.
- payment card — A payment card is a plastic card which you use like a credit card, but which takes the money directly from your bank account.
- payment date — the date on which a payment (of a debt, bill, etc) is used to be paid
- peach brandy — brandy distilled from the fermented juice of peaches.
- pearl hominy — whole or ground hulled corn from which the bran and germ have been removed by bleaching the whole kernels in a lye bath (lye hominy) or by crushing and sifting (pearl hominy)
- pearly queen — the female London costermonger whose ceremonial clothes display the most lavish collection of pearl buttons
- pedantically — ostentatious in one's learning.
- pedantocracy — rule by pedants; a system of government by pedants
- penal colony — remote prison
- penalty area — the area, 44 yards (40 meters) wide and 18 yards (16 meters) deep, centered on the goal line and extending in front of the goal, where a foul by a defensive player results in a penalty kick for the offensive team.
- penalty goal — a goal scored as a result of a penalty
- penalty kick — a free kick awarded for an infraction committed by a defensive player in the penalty area and taken by the offensive player who has been fouled from a point 12 yards (11 meters) directly in front of the goal.
- penalty shot — a free shot at the goal defended only by the goalkeeper, awarded to an offensive player for certain defensive violations.
- penalty spot — a point within the penalty area and 12 yards (about 11 m) from the goal, from which a penalty kick may be taken
- penitentiary — a place for imprisonment, reformatory discipline, or punishment, especially a prison maintained in the U.S. by a state or the federal government for serious offenders.
- pennsylvania — a state in the E United States. 45,333 sq. mi. (117,410 sq. km). Capital: Harrisburg. Abbreviation: PA (for use with zip code), Pa., Penn., Penna.
- penny arcade — an amusement hall or area that contains coin-operated entertainment devices, originally operated for a penny a play.
- penny loafer — a loafer with a slot on the vamp that can hold a coin, usually a penny.
- penny shares — Penny shares are shares that are offered for sale at a low price.
- pentagonally — in a pentagonal manner; in the fashion of a pentagon
- pentahydrate — a hydrate that contains five molecules of water, as potassium molybdate, KMoO 4 ⋅5H 2 O.
- pentahydroxy — (of a molecule) containing five hydroxyl groups.