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13-letter words containing o, p, y

  • palaeoecology — the study of fossil animals and plants in order to deduce their ecology and the environmental conditions in which they lived
  • palaeontology — Palaeontology is the study of fossils as a guide to the history of life on Earth.
  • palaeozoology — the study of fossil animals
  • paleethnology — (formerly) the branch of ethnology concerned with the earliest or most primitive human societies.
  • paleopedology — the branch of pedology dealing with the soils of past geologic ages.
  • pancreatotomy — incision of the pancreas.
  • parabolically — of, relating to, or involving a parable.
  • paradoxically — having the nature of a paradox; self-contradictory.
  • paramyxovirus — any of various RNA-containing viruses that are similar to but larger than the myxoviruses, including the viruses that cause mumps, measles, parainfluenza, and Newcastle disease.
  • paranormality — the state of being paranormal
  • parapophysial — of or relating to a parapophysis
  • parapsychosis — an abnormal psychosis
  • parasymbiosis — the symbiotic relationship that occurs between certain species of fungi and lichens (which are themselves symbiotic associations between a fungus and an alga)
  • parasyntheton — a word formed by parasynthesis; for example, kind-hearted
  • parthenocarpy — the production of fruit without fertilization of an egg in the ovary.
  • participatory — to take or have a part or share, as with others; partake; share (usually followed by in): to participate in profits; to participate in a play.
  • partly cloudy — sky: not constantly clear
  • party-colored — having different colors in different areas or patches; variegated: a parti-colored dress.
  • passamaquoddy — a member of a small tribe of North American Indians formerly of coastal Maine and New Brunswick and now living in Maine.
  • pathogenicity — the disease-producing capacity of a pathogen.
  • patrifocality — the system or fact of being patrifocal
  • patriot's day — the third Monday in April, a legal holiday in Me. and Mass. commemorating the battles of Lexington and Concord (April 19, 1775)
  • patriotically — of, like, suitable for, or characteristic of a patriot.
  • patriots' day — the anniversary of the battles of Lexington and Concord (1775), celebrated the third Monday in April: a legal holiday in Massachusetts and Maine.
  • patronizingly — displaying or indicative of an offensively condescending manner: a patronizing greeting, accompanied by a gentle pat on the pack.
  • pay a pension — If a company or government pays a pension to someone, it provides them with money because they have reached a certain age.
  • pay as you go — the act of paying or being paid; payment.
  • pay attention — be attentive
  • pay one's way — to settle (a debt, obligation, etc.), as by transferring money or goods, or by doing something: Please pay your bill.
  • pay-as-you-go — the principle or practice of paying for goods and services at the time of purchase, rather than relying on credit.
  • pedagogically — of or relating to a pedagogue or pedagogy.
  • penalty point — an endorsement on a driving licence due to a motoring offence
  • pencil crayon — coloured pencil
  • penobscot bay — an inlet of the Atlantic in S Maine. 30 miles (48 km) long.
  • pensacola bay — an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, in NW Florida. About 30 miles (48 km) long.
  • peptidoglycan — a polymer, consisting of polysaccharide and peptide chains, responsible for the structure of the cell wall of bacteria
  • peregrinatory — tending to peregrinate; relating to or characteristic of a traveller
  • perfunctorily — performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial: perfunctory courtesy.
  • periodontally — with respect to periodontal tissue
  • perissodactyl — having an uneven number of toes or digits on each foot.
  • petrocurrency — money, paid in dollars, earned by a country for the exporting of petroleum
  • petrophysical — relating to the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks
  • petty officer — navy: non-commissioned officer
  • phantasmagory — phantasmagoria.
  • pharmacognosy — materia medica (def 2).
  • pharyngectomy — excision of part or all of the pharynx.
  • pharyngoscope — an instrument for inspecting the pharynx.
  • pharyngoscopy — an examination by means of a pharyngoscope.
  • phenomenality — highly extraordinary or prodigious; exceptional: phenomenal speed.
  • phenomenology — the study of phenomena.
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