11-letter words containing e, y, i
- phycophaein — a brownish pigment which is found in seaweed
- phylacteric — of or relating to phylacteries
- physicalise — to express in physical terms; give form or shape to: The dancers physicalized the mood of the music.
- physicalize — to express in physical terms; give form or shape to: The dancers physicalized the mood of the music.
- physiolater — somebody who worships nature
- physiometry — measurement of the physiological functions of the body.
- physitheism — the attribution of physical form to gods and religious beings
- phytoalexin — any of a class of plant compounds that accumulate at the site of invading microorganisms and confer resistance to disease.
- picket duty — the activity of standing outside an establishment to make a protest, to dissuade or prevent employees or clients from entering, etc
- pilferingly — in the manner of a pilferer
- pine family — the plant family Pinaceae, characterized by mostly evergreen, resinous trees having narrow, often needlelike leaves, male flowers in catkinlike clusters, and scaly female flowers that develop into fruit in the form of a woody cone, and including cedar (genus Cedrus), fir, hemlock, larch, pine, and spruce.
- pineal body — (formerly) the pineal gland.
- pinocytoses — (of a cell) to take within by means of pinocytosis.
- pioneer day — a legal holiday in Utah on July 24 to commemorate Brigham Young's founding of Salt Lake City in 1847.
- pirate copy — an illicitly reproduced copy of a DVD, video, book, game, etc
- platinotype — a process of printing positives in which a platinum salt is used, rather than the usual silver salts, in order to make a more permanent print.
- platycnemia — (in the shinbone) the state of being laterally flattened.
- platyrrhine — Anthropology. having a broad, flat-bridged nose.
- plentifully — existing in great plenty: Coal was plentiful, and therefore cheap, in that region.
- pleurodynia — pain in the chest or side.
- plisetskaya — Maya (Mikhailovna) [mah-yuh myi-khahy-luh v-nuh] /ˈmɑ yə myɪˈxaɪ ləv nə/ (Show IPA), 1925–2015, Soviet ballet dancer.
- plyometrics — a system of exercise in which the muscles are repeatedly stretched and suddenly contracted
- poikilocyte — an abnormally shaped red blood cell
- pointy-head — stupid; idiotic.
- policy term — The policy term is the lifetime of an insurance policy.
- policymaker — a person responsible for making policy, especially in government.
- policyowner — policyholder.
- polycentric — having many centers, especially of power or importance: the polycentric world of banking.
- polygenesis — origin from more than one ancestral species or line.
- polygenetic — Biology. relating to or exhibiting polygenesis.
- polymerizes — to subject to polymerization.
- polypeptide — a chain of amino acids linked together by peptide bonds and having a molecular weight of up to about 10,000.
- polyspermia — the secretion of an excessive amount of semen.
- polysulfide — a sulfide whose molecules contain two or more atoms of sulfur.
- polytechnic — of, relating to, or offering instruction in a variety of industrial arts, applied sciences, or technical subjects: a polytechnic institute.
- polyvoltine — multivoltine.
- ponderingly — in a pondering manner
- ponderosity — of great weight; heavy; massive.
- pondicherry — a union territory of India, on the Coromandel Coast: formerly the chief settlement of French India; territory includes Mahé (on the Malabar Coast), Karikal, and Yanaon. 181 sq. mi. (469 sq. km).
- posteriorly — situated behind or at the rear of; hinder (opposed to anterior).
- potentially — possibly but not yet actually: potentially useful information.
- potteringly — in a pottering fashion, slowly
- pre-holiday — a day fixed by law or custom on which ordinary business is suspended in commemoration of some event or in honor of some person.
- preachingly — in a preaching manner, with preaching
- predelivery — the act of delivering in advance of need, use or expectation of the thing delivered
- predicatory — of or relating to preaching.
- predictably — able to be foretold or declared in advance: New technology allows predictable weather forecasting.
- predynastic — of, relating to, or belonging to a time or period before the first dynasty of a nation, especially the period in Egypt before c3200 b.c.
- preliminary — preceding and leading up to the main part, matter, or business; introductory; preparatory: preliminary examinations.
- preliterary — occurring before the existence of literature