12-letter words containing i, l, t, e, y
- opinionately — in a conceited or vain manner
- oral society — a society that has not developed literacy
- oscillometry — an instrument for measuring oscillations, especially those of the arterial pulse.
- overliterary — excessively literary
- overmultiply — to increase too much or too often
- painted lady — a butterfly, Vanessa cardui, having brownish-black and orange wings and hind wings each with four eyespots, the larvae of which feed on thistles.
- pansexuality — Psychiatry. pertaining to the theory that all human behavior is based on sexuality.
- panty girdle — women's control pants
- parietal eye — Zoology. a median outgrowth of the diencephalon anterior to the pineal apparatus, having visual adaptations in many anamniotes and lizards.
- passionately — having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid: a passionate advocate of socialism.
- pathetically — causing or evoking pity, sympathetic sadness, sorrow, etc.; pitiful; pitiable: a pathetic letter; a pathetic sight.
- pearly white — white and lustrous as a pearl.
- pectoriloquy — vocalization through the chest wall, indicating a cavity or consolidation of the lung
- pedantically — ostentatious in one's learning.
- penalty kick — a free kick awarded for an infraction committed by a defensive player in the penalty area and taken by the offensive player who has been fouled from a point 12 yards (11 meters) directly in front of the goal.
- pennywhistle — a cheap toy whistle orig. sold for a penny
- peptidolytic — causing the hydrolysis of peptides.
- perceptively — having or showing keenness of insight, understanding, or intuition: a perceptive analysis of the problems involved.
- peremptorily — leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal; imperative: a peremptory command.
- perenniality — lasting for an indefinitely long time; enduring: her perennial beauty.
- perfectively — in a perfective manner; thoroughly
- perinatology — a field of medicine focusing on problems emerging during the perinatal period.
- peritoneally — through the peritoneum
- permeability — the property or state of being permeable.
- perpetuality — continuing or enduring forever; everlasting.
- persistently — persisting, especially in spite of opposition, obstacles, discouragement, etc.; persevering: a most annoyingly persistent young man.
- 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.
- phylacteries — Judaism. either of two small, black, leather cubes containing a piece of parchment inscribed with verses 4–9 of Deut. 6, 13–21 of Deut. 11, and 1–16 of Ex. 13: one is attached with straps to the left arm and the other to the forehead during weekday morning prayers by Orthodox and Conservative Jewish men.
- 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
- plain turkey — a bustard
- play it safe — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- plead guilty — defendant: declare guilt
- 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.
- predictively — of or relating to prediction: losing one's predictive power.
- preeminently — eminent above or before others; superior; surpassing: He is preeminent in his profession.