12-letter words containing e, y, p, i
- 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).
- policyholder — the individual or firm in whose name an insurance policy is written; an insured.
- policymakers — a person responsible for making policy, especially in government.
- 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
- polydisperse — of or noting a sol that contains particles of different sizes.
- polyhedrosis — an often fatal disease of certain insect larvae or decapod crustaceans, caused by viruses containing DNA.
- polyisoprene — a thermoplastic polymer, (C 5 H 8) n , the major constituent of natural rubber and also obtained synthetically.
- polyneuritis — inflammation of several nerves at the same time; multiple neuritis.
- polypeptidic — relating to a polypeptide
- polyphenolic — relating to a polyphenol
- polyphyletic — developed from more than one ancestral type, as a group of animals.
- polyribosome — polysome.
- polysiloxane — a polymer composed of silicon and oxygen atoms
- polysulphide — any sulphide of a metal containing divalent anions in which there are chains of sulphur atoms, as in the polysulphides of sodium, Na2S2, Na2S3, Na2S4, etc
- polytheistic — pertaining to, characterized by, or adhering to polytheism, the doctrine that there is more than one god or many gods: Science thrived in the polytheistic culture of ancient Greece.
- polythiazide — a substance, C 1 1 H 1 3 ClF 3 N 3 O 4 S 3 , used as a diuretic in the management of edema and hypertension.
- possessively — jealously opposed to the personal independence of, or to any influence other than one's own upon, a child, spouse, etc.
- postdelivery — of, relating to, or occurring after a delivery
- posteriority — the state or quality of being posterior.
- potentiality — the state or quality of being potential.
- pouilly-fume — a dry, white wine from the Loire Valley of France.
- poverty line — a minimum income level used as an official standard for determining the proportion of a population living in poverty.
- prairie lily — sand lily.
- praiseworthy — deserving of praise; laudable: a praiseworthy motive.
- praseodymium — a rare-earth, metallic, trivalent element, named from its green salts. Symbol: Pr; atomic weight: 140.91; atomic number: 59; specific gravity: 6.77 at 20°C.
- pre-delivery — the carrying and turning over of letters, goods, etc., to a designated recipient or recipients.
- precariously — dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.
- precipitancy — the quality or state of being precipitant.
- precociously — unusually advanced or mature in development, especially mental development: a precocious child.
- predictively — of or relating to prediction: losing one's predictive power.
- prediscovery — a previous discovery
- preeminently — eminent above or before others; superior; surpassing: He is preeminent in his profession.
- preemptively — of or relating to preemption.
- prelatically — in the manner of a prelate
- prelingually — in a prelingual manner
- premaritally — in a premarital manner
- premaxillary — one of a pair of bones of the upper jaw of vertebrates, situated in front of and between the maxillary bones.
- prenominally — before a noun
- prepsychotic — exhibiting behavior that indicates the approach of a psychotic reaction.
- presbyacusis — an age-related, progressive loss of hearing in both ears
- presbyterial — of or relating to a presbytery.
- 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.
- previsionary — having foresight