12-letter words containing o, c, y
- play clothes — clothes that are suitable for playing in
- play it cool — If you play it cool, you deliberately behave in a calm, unemotional way because you do not want people to know you are enthusiastic or angry about something.
- play it cozy — to act cautiously so as to avoid risk
- plenipotency — the state of being plenipotent
- pneumatocyst — the cavity of a pneumatophore.
- 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
- pocket money — money for small, current expenses.
- 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.
- policymaking — a person responsible for making policy, especially in government.
- polyarchical — a form of government in which power is vested in three or more persons.
- polycentrism — the doctrine that a plurality of independent centers of leadership, power, or ideology may exist within a single political system, especially Communism.
- polychaetous — of or relating to the genus Polychaeta
- polycythemia — an abnormal increase in the number and concentration of circulating red blood corpuscles
- polycythemic — relating to polycythemia
- polygamistic — a person who practices or favors polygamy.
- polyhistoric — relating to a polyhistor
- polynucleate — having many nuclei.
- polypeptidic — relating to a polypeptide
- polypharmacy — the use of two or more drugs together, usually to treat a single condition or disease.
- polyphenolic — relating to a polyphenol
- polyphyletic — developed from more than one ancestral type, as a group of animals.
- polyrhythmic — the simultaneous occurrence of sharply contrasting rhythms within a composition.
- polysaprobic — flourishing in a body of water having a heavy load of decomposed organic matter and almost no free oxygen
- polystichous — arranged in rows or series.
- polysyllabic — consisting of several, especially four or more, syllables, as a word.
- polysynaptic — having or involving more than one synapse.
- 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.
- post-pyloric — the opening between the stomach and the duodenum.
- postcoronary — of, relating to, or occurring after a heart attack
- posthypnotic — of or relating to the period after hypnosis.
- postsphygmic — of or relating to the pulse.
- postsynaptic — being or occurring on the receiving end of a discharge across the synapse.
- pre-ceremony — the formal activities conducted on some solemn or important public or state occasion: the coronation ceremony.
- precariously — dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.
- precociously — unusually advanced or mature in development, especially mental development: a precocious child.
- prediscovery — a previous discovery
- preoccupancy — the act, right, or instance of prior occupancy.
- prepsychotic — exhibiting behavior that indicates the approach of a psychotic reaction.
- prince royal — the eldest son of a king or queen.
- pro-activity — serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory: proactive measures against crime.
- pro-monarchy — a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch. Compare absolute monarchy, limited monarchy.
- procedurally — of or relating to a procedure or procedures, especially of a court of law, legislative body, or law enforcement agency.
- proctoclysis — the slow, continuous introduction of a solution into the rectum to improve fluid intake.
- productively — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
- productivity — the quality, state, or fact of being able to generate, create, enhance, or bring forth goods and services: The productivity of the group's effort surprised everyone.
- proficiently — well-advanced or competent in any art, science, or subject; skilled: a proficient swimmer.
- projectivity — of or relating to projection.
- prolifically — producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful: a prolific pear tree.
- pronouncedly — strongly marked: a pronounced fishy taste.