12-letter words containing m, y, o
- phonemically — of or relating to phonemes: a phonemic system.
- photodynamic — the science dealing with light and its effects on living organisms.
- photopolymer — a polymer or plastic that undergoes a change in physical or chemical properties when exposed to light.
- physiognomic — the face or countenance, especially when considered as an index to the character: a fierce physiognomy.
- physostomous — having the mouth and air bladder connected by an air duct.
- 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.
- phytohormone — hormone (def 3).
- piet-my-vrou — a cuckoo, Notococcyx solitarius, having a red breast
- pinealectomy — a surgical operation to remove the pineal gland
- pityrosporum — a genus of fungi that live on the skin, esp that of the scalp and face, present in conditions such as dandruff and dermatitis
- plymouth bay — a small, well-protected bay on the coast of Massachusetts; the first permanent European settlement in New England; founded by the Pilgrim Fathers.
- pneumatocyst — the cavity of a pneumatophore.
- pneumatology — Theology. doctrine concerning the Holy Spirit. the belief in intermediary spirits between humans and God.
- 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
- pneumography — the process of recording the movements of the thorax in respiration.
- pneumonology — the study of the respiratory system
- pocket money — money for small, current expenses.
- 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).
- policymakers — a person responsible for making policy, especially in government.
- policymaking — a person responsible for making policy, especially in government.
- pollyannaism — an excessively or blindly optimistic person.
- 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
- polyembryony — the production of more than one embryo from one egg.
- polygamistic — a person who practices or favors polygamy.
- polymorphism — the state or condition of being polymorphous.
- polymorphous — having, assuming, or passing through many or various forms, stages, or the like.
- polymyositis — a disorder characterized by the inflammation of multiple muscles
- polyomavirus — any of a genus (Polyomavirus) of papovaviruses that naturally infect wild and laboratory mice, and that cause tumors when injected into newborn mice
- polypharmacy — the use of two or more drugs together, usually to treat a single condition or disease.
- polyrhythmic — the simultaneous occurrence of sharply contrasting rhythms within a composition.
- polyribosome — polysome.
- pompholygous — characterized by pompholyx
- poppy family — the plant family Papaveraceae, characterized by chiefly herbaceous plants having white, yellow, or reddish juice, alternate and often lobed or dissected leaves, showy, usually solitary flowers, and capsular fruit, and including bloodroot, creamcups, greater celandine, and poppies of the genera Papaver, Eschscholzia, Argemone, and others.
- port moresby — an independent republic in the W Pacific Ocean, comprising the E part of New Guinea and numerous near-lying islands, including the Bismarck Archipelago, the Admiralty Islands, the Trobriand Islands, and Bougainville and Buka in the Solomon Islands: a former Australian Trusteeship Territory; independent since 1975; member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 178,260 sq. mi. (461,693 sq. km). Capital: Port Moresby.
- post-primary — first or highest in rank or importance; chief; principal: his primary goals in life.
- posthumously — arising, occurring, or continuing after one's death: a posthumous award for bravery.
- postliminary — of or relating to postliminy
- postsphygmic — of or relating to the pulse.
- postvagotomy — of or occurring in the period after a vagotomy
- pouilly-fume — a dry, white wine from the Loire Valley of France.
- poultry farm — place where fowl are bred
- 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-ceremony — the formal activities conducted on some solemn or important public or state occasion: the coronation ceremony.
- prenominally — before a noun
- primary root — the first root produced by a germinating seed, developing from the radicle of the embryo.
- primordially — constituting a beginning; giving origin to something derived or developed; original; elementary: primordial forms of life.
- pro-employer — a person or business that employs one or more people, especially for wages or salary: a fair employer.
- pro-military — of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy: from civilian to military life.