12-letter words containing i, l, t, e, y, o
- peptidolytic — causing the hydrolysis of peptides.
- peremptorily — leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal; imperative: a peremptory command.
- perinatology — a field of medicine focusing on problems emerging during the perinatal period.
- peritoneally — through the peritoneum
- petroglyphic — relating to or having the characteristics of a petroglyph or carving made in rock
- phenotypical — the observable constitution of an organism.
- phonetically — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
- phylogenetic — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
- 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.
- pinealectomy — a surgical operation to remove the pineal gland
- plenipotency — the state of being plenipotent
- 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
- polyneuritis — inflammation of several nerves at the same time; multiple neuritis.
- polypeptidic — relating to a polypeptide
- polyphyletic — developed from more than one ancestral type, as a group of animals.
- 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.
- postdelivery — of, relating to, or occurring after a delivery
- potentiality — the state or quality of being potential.
- poverty line — a minimum income level used as an official standard for determining the proportion of a population living in poverty.
- pro-equality — the state or quality of being equal; correspondence in quantity, degree, value, rank, or ability: promoting equality of opportunity in the workplace.
- productively — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
- proficiently — well-advanced or competent in any art, science, or subject; skilled: a proficient swimmer.
- profitlessly — in such a way as to not yield profit, as in financial gains or general benefits or advantages
- protectingly — in a protective manner
- protectively — having the quality or function of protecting: a protective covering.
- protensively — in the manner of duration
- pyritohedral — of or relating to a pyritohedron
- pyroelectric — pertaining to, subject to, or manifesting pyroelectricity.
- pyrophyllite — Mineralogy. a phyllosilicate, AlSi 2 O 5 (OH), usually having a white or greenish color, and occurring in either foliated or compact masses, the latter variety being used like soapstone.
- questionably — of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.
- reality show — A reality show is a type of television program that aims to show how ordinary people behave in everyday life, or in situations, often created by the program makers, which are intended to represent everyday life.
- reflationary — economy: relating to reflation
- relationally — in a relational manner
- reticulocyte — a very young red blood cell, sampled as a measure of red blood cell formation; reticulated erythrocyte.
- rhetorically — used for, belonging to, or concerned with mere style or effect.
- royal tennis — court tennis.
- semi-monthly — made, occurring, done, or published twice a month.
- smotheringly — in a smothering manner
- solitary bee — any of numerous bees, as the leaf-cutting bees, that do not live in a community.
- solzhenitsyn — Alexander or Aleksandr (Isayevich) [al-ig-zan-der ee-sahy-uh-vich,, -zahn-;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahn-dr ee-sah-yi-vyich] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər iˈsaɪ ə vɪtʃ,, -ˈzɑn-;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑn dr iˈsɑ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1918–2008, Russian novelist: Nobel prize 1970; in the U.S. 1974–94.
- sothic cycle — (in the ancient Egyptian calendar) a period of 1460 Sothic years.
- storytelling — the telling or writing of stories.
- streptolysin — a type of hemolysin produced by certain species of streptococcus.
- suppletorily — supplying a deficiency.
- synecologist — a student of, or expert in, synecology
- tectonically — of or relating to building or construction; constructive; architectural.
- teutonically — of or relating to the ancient Teutons.