12-letter words containing e, m, p, t, y, i
- permittivity — Electricity. the ratio of the flux density produced by an electric field in a given dielectric to the flux density produced by that field in a vacuum.
- phytoclimate — the climate of a small area, as of confined spaces such as caves or houses (cryptoclimate) of plant communities, wooded areas, etc. (phytoclimate) or of urban communities, which may be different from that in the general region.
- piet-my-vrou — a cuckoo, Notococcyx solitarius, having a red breast
- pinealectomy — a surgical operation to remove the pineal gland
- pneumaticity — the condition of being pneumatic
- pneumocystis — any protozoan of the genus Pneumocystis, esp P. carinii, which is a cause of pneumonia in people whose immune defences have been lowered by drugs or a disease
- point system — Printing. a system for grading the sizes of type bodies, leads, etc., that employs the point as a unit of measurement. Compare point (def 48a).
- polycentrism — the doctrine that a plurality of independent centers of leadership, power, or ideology may exist within a single political system, especially Communism.
- polycythemia — an abnormal increase in the number and concentration of circulating red blood corpuscles
- polycythemic — relating to polycythemia
- preeminently — eminent above or before others; superior; surpassing: He is preeminent in his profession.
- preemptively — of or relating to preemption.
- premaritally — in a premarital manner
- primary type — a specimen used in the original description or illustration of a species.
- pseudonymity — pseudonymous character.
- psychometric — Psychology. psychometrics.
- pyrithiamine — an antivitamin that causes thiamine deficiency
- pyromagnetic — (formerly) thermomagnetic (def 1).
- pyromorphite — a mineral, lead chlorophosphate, Pb 5 P 3 O 1 2 Cl, occurring in crystalline and massive forms, and of a green, yellow, or brown color; green lead ore: a minor ore of lead.
- redemptively — serving to redeem.
- respirometry — the branch of medical science dealing with the measurement and analysis of respiration.
- rhythmopoeia — the art or process of composing, for example, music or poetry rhythmically
- spermaphytic — able to produce seeds
- spermophytic — able to produce seed
- spray millet — the seeds of millet left on the spike and sold in pet shops for cage birds.
- streptomycin — an antibiotic, C 2 1 H 3 9 N 7 O 1 2 , produced by a soil actinomycete, Streptomyces griseus, and used in medicine in the form of its white, water-soluble sulfate salt, chiefly in the treatment of tuberculosis.
- symptomatize — symptomize.
- temptability — the state of being liable to temptation
- the olympics — the Olympic Games
- triple 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.
- tryparsamide — a white, crystalline powder, C 8 H 10 O 4 N 2 AsNa·½H 2 , used chiefly in treating African sleeping sickness.