13-letter words containing c, o, p, y, i
- physiographic — the science of physical geography.
- physiological — of or relating to physiology.
- physoclistous — having the air bladder closed off from the mouth.
- 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.
- phytotoxicity — the state of being phytotoxic
- plagiocephaly — a deformity of the skull in which one side is more developed in the front, and the other side is more developed in the rear.
- plastic money — credit cards, used instead of cash
- platinocyanic — of or derived from platinocyanic acid.
- platonic year — a period of about 26,000 years, equal to the time required for a complete revolution of the equinoxes.
- play politics — the science or art of political government.
- pneumatolytic — resulting from pneumatolysis
- policy-making — Policy-making is the making of policies.
- polyarticular — pertaining to or affecting many joints.
- polychromatic — having or exhibiting a variety of colors.
- polycistronic — of or relating to the transcription of two or more adjacent cistrons into a single messenger RNA molecule.
- polycythaemia — an abnormal condition of the blood characterized by an increase in the number of red blood cells. It can occur as a primary disease of unknown cause (polycythaemia vera or erythraemia) or in association with respiratory or circulatory diseases
- polysynthetic — (of a language) characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number of affixes to express syntactic relationships and meanings. Many American Indian languages are polysynthetic. Compare analytic (def 3), synthetic (def 3).
- polytechnical — relating to a technical school
- pontificality — a priestly role or office
- postcranially — affecting the postcranium
- postembryonic — occurring after the embryonic phase.
- precautionary — of, relating to, or characterized by precaution: precautionary measures.
- prickly poppy — any tropical American poppy of the genus Argemone, especially A. mexicana (Mexican poppy) having prickly pods and leaves and yellow or white, poppylike flowers.
- primary color — Art. a color, as red, yellow, or blue, that in mixture yields other colors. Compare complementary color (def 1), secondary color, tertiary color.
- principal boy — the leading male role in a pantomime, played by a woman
- priority case — a matter that takes precedence over others
- privy council — a board or select body of personal advisers, as of a sovereign.
- pro-celebrity — (of a golf tournament, snooker tournament, etc) involving both professional players and celebrities
- processionary — of, relating to, or moving in a procession
- producibility — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
- proleptically — anticipatorily
- promiscuously — characterized by or involving indiscriminate mingling or association, especially having sexual relations with a number of partners on a casual basis.
- prophetically — of or relating to a prophet: prophetic inspiration.
- prospectively — of or in the future: prospective earnings.
- provinciality — provincial character.
- provocatively — tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing.
- psychobiology — the use of biological methods to study normal and abnormal emotional and cognitive processes, as the anatomical basis of memory or neurochemical abnormalities in schizophrenia.
- psychodynamic — Psychology. any clinical approach to personality, as Freud's, that sees personality as the result of a dynamic interplay of conscious and unconscious factors.
- psychogenesis — genesis of the psyche.
- psychogenetic — genesis of the psyche.
- psychographic — Psychology. a graph indicating the relative strength of the personality traits of an individual.
- psychohistory — history or the writing of history employing the techniques of psychoanalysis to explore motivations, explain actions, etc.
- psychokinesis — the purported ability to move or deform inanimate objects, as metal spoons, through mental processes.
- psychological — of or relating to psychology.
- psychometrics — the measurement of mental traits, abilities, and processes.
- psychomimetic — psychotomimetic.
- psychophysics — the branch of psychology that deals with the relationships between physical stimuli and resulting sensations and mental states.
- psychosomatic — of or relating to a physical disorder that is caused by or notably influenced by emotional factors.
- psychotically — Psychiatry. characterized by or afflicted with psychosis. Synonyms: (in nontechnical usage) insane, psychopathic, lunatic, mentally ill; mad, disturbed, deranged, demented, non compos mentis. Antonyms: sane; compos mentis, clearheaded, lucid.