15-letter words containing c, o, y, p
- nucleophilicity — (uncountable) The condition of being nucleophilic.
- onychocryptosis — a form of nail disease in which nails are ingrown
- operating cycle — the period of time between starting a business and making a profit
- orthopaedically — in an orthopaedic manner
- orthopsychiatry — an approach to psychiatry concerned with the study and treatment of behavioral disorders, especially of young people.
- over-complexity — the state or quality of being complex; intricacy: the complexity of urban life.
- package holiday — a holiday arranged by a travel company in which your travel and accommodation are booked for you
- paleogeophysics — (used with a plural verb) inferred geophysical conditions or processes of designated periods of the geologic past.
- palindromically — a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop.
- palynologically — from a palynological point of view
- pamprodactylous — having all four toes directed forward, as in swifts and colies.
- party political — Party political matters relate to political parties.
- periodic system — a system of classification of the elements based on the periodic law.
- perissosyllabic — (of a line of verse) containing more syllables than expected for the metre being used
- peroxysulphuric — as in peroxysulphuric acid
- pharmacotherapy — the treatment of disease through the administration of drugs.
- phenylketonuric — an inherited disease due to faulty metabolism of phenylalanine, characterized by phenylketones in the urine and usually first noted by signs of mental retardation in infancy.
- philosophically — of or relating to philosophy: philosophical studies.
- phonogramically — in a phonogramic manner
- photoelasticity — the phenomenon of double refraction of polarized light by a transparent substance under elastic stress, used to measure strain in elastic, transparent materials.
- phototactically — in a phototactic manner
- phototropically — in a phototropic manner
- phrenologically — in a manner relating to phrenology
- physical memory — (memory management) The memory hardware (normally RAM) installed in a computer. The term is only used in contrast to virtual memory.
- physical optics — the branch of optics concerned with the wave properties of light, the superposition of waves, the deviation of light from its rectilinear propagation in a manner other than that considered by geometrical optics, the interaction of light with matter, and the quantum, corpuscular aspects of light.
- physicalization — to express in physical terms; give form or shape to: The dancers physicalized the mood of the music.
- physicochemical — physical and chemical: the physicochemical properties of an isomer.
- physiologically — of or relating to physiology.
- phytochemically — in a phytochemical manner
- phytopathogenic — of, possessing the properties of, or relating to a phytopathogen
- pinocytotically — by the process of pinocytosis or in a pinocytotic manner
- planned economy — an economic system in which the government controls and regulates production, distribution, prices, etc.
- play havoc with — bring chaos to
- plunket society — the Royal New Zealand Society for the Health of Women and Children
- plymouth colony — the colony established in SE Massachusetts by the Pilgrims in 1620.
- policy issuance — Policy issuance is the process of creating an insurance policy and providing it to the policyholder.
- policy priority — the most important idea or plan that are used by an organization or government as a basis for making decisions
- political party — an organization of people who share the same views about the way power should be used in a country or society (through government, policy-making, etc)
- polycarboxylate — a salt or ester of a polycarboxylic acid. Polycarboxylate esters are used in certain detergents
- polychlorinated — having multiple chlorine atoms
- polychloroprene — a chloroprene polymer
- polycrystalline — (of a rock or metal) composed of aggregates of individual crystals.
- polyelectrolyte — an electrolyte of high molecular weight, usually polymeric, either natural or synthetic.
- polymorphically — in a polymorphic manner
- polysyllabicism — a polysyllabic style
- popeye catalufa — See under catalufa.
- postapocalyptic — of or like an apocalypse; affording a revelation or prophecy.
- postsynchronize — to add sound, such as dubbing, to a film or video after shooting is completed
- primary contact — a communication or relationship between people that is characterized by intimacy and personal familiarity.
- primary process — the generally unorganized mental activity characteristic of the unconscious and occurring in dreams, fantasies, and related processes.