12-letter words containing e, n, t, r, y
- overidentify — to identify with someone else to an excessive degree
- oyster plant — salsify.
- pantaloonery — foolery; humorous entertainment
- panty girdle — women's control pants
- part payment — partial payment; a payment that is not the full price
- 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.
- pedantocracy — rule by pedants; a system of government by pedants
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- pentyl group — any of the univalent, isomeric groups having the formula C 5 H 1 1 –.
- perenniality — lasting for an indefinitely long time; enduring: her perennial beauty.
- pericynthion — the point at which a spacecraft launched from earth into a lunar orbit is nearest the moon
- perinatology — a field of medicine focusing on problems emerging during the perinatal period.
- peritoneally — through the peritoneum
- persistently — persisting, especially in spite of opposition, obstacles, discouragement, etc.; persevering: a most annoyingly persistent young man.
- phanerophyte — a tree or shrub that bears its perennating buds more than 25 cm above the level of the soil
- phenocrystic — relating to a phenocryst
- phrontistery — a place or establishment for thinking, studying, or learning
- phytohormone — hormone (def 3).
- plain turkey — a bustard
- polycentrism — the doctrine that a plurality of independent centers of leadership, power, or ideology may exist within a single political system, especially Communism.
- polyneuritis — inflammation of several nerves at the same time; multiple neuritis.
- polyurethane — a thermoplastic polymer containing the group NHCOO: used for padding and insulation in furniture, clothing, and packaging, and in the manufacture of resins for adhesives, elastomers, and fillers.
- portentously — of the nature of a portent; momentous.
- poverty line — a minimum income level used as an official standard for determining the proportion of a population living in poverty.
- prayer plant — a plant, Maranta leuconeura, native to Brazil, that is widely cultivated for its variegated leaves that close up at night.
- precipitancy — the quality or state of being precipitant.
- preeminently — eminent above or before others; superior; surpassing: He is preeminent in his profession.
- presbyterian — pertaining to or based on the principle of ecclesiastical government by presbyters or presbyteries.
- presentially — in a presential way
- pretendingly — falsely
- preventively — Medicine/Medical. of or noting a drug, vaccine, etc., for preventing disease; prophylactic.
- proficiently — well-advanced or competent in any art, science, or subject; skilled: a proficient swimmer.
- property man — a member of the stage crew in charge of the stage properties
- protectingly — in a protective manner
- protensively — in the manner of duration
- proteoglycan — a macromolecule composed of a polysaccharide joined to a polypeptide and forming the ground substance of connective tissue.
- protosynthex — A query system for English text.
- protuberancy — protuberance.
- prudentially — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or resulting from prudence.
- put years on — to make (someone) feel or look much older
- pyonephritis — suppurative inflammation of the kidney.
- pyrithiamine — an antivitamin that causes thiamine deficiency
- pyritohedron — a crystal form of 12 pentagonal faces.
- pyrogenicity — the characteristic of causing fever
- pyromagnetic — (formerly) thermomagnetic (def 1).
- pyrotechnics — the art of making fireworks.
- pyrotechnist — a person skilled in pyrotechnics, especially in the manufacture or use of fireworks.