12-letter words containing o, r, a, n, y
- paralyzation — to affect with paralysis.
- paranoically — in a paranoiac manner
- paranormally — in a paranormal manner; by paranormal means
- part company — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- pearl hominy — whole or ground hulled corn from which the bran and germ have been removed by bleaching the whole kernels in a lye bath (lye hominy) or by crushing and sifting (pearl hominy)
- pedantocracy — rule by pedants; a system of government by pedants
- penny loafer — a loafer with a slot on the vamp that can hold a coin, usually a penny.
- pentahydroxy — (of a molecule) containing five hydroxyl groups.
- perinatology — a field of medicine focusing on problems emerging during the perinatal period.
- peritoneally — through the peritoneum
- phanerophyte — a tree or shrub that bears its perennating buds more than 25 cm above the level of the soil
- pharyngology — the science of the pharynx and its diseases.
- pharyngotomy — surgical incision into the pharynx
- philanthropy — altruistic concern for human welfare and advancement, usually manifested by donations of money, property, or work to needy persons, by endowment of institutions of learning and hospitals, and by generosity to other socially useful purposes.
- piano player — pianist.
- player piano — a piano that can play automatically when the keys are actuated electronically or by a pneumatic device controlled by a piano roll.
- pneumography — the process of recording the movements of the thorax in respiration.
- polyurethane — a thermoplastic polymer containing the group NHCOO: used for padding and insulation in furniture, clothing, and packaging, and in the manufacture of resins for adhesives, elastomers, and fillers.
- postcoronary — of, relating to, or occurring after a heart attack
- postliminary — of or relating to postliminy
- prenominally — before a noun
- preoccupancy — the act, right, or instance of prior occupancy.
- previsionary — having foresight
- prince royal — the eldest son of a king or queen.
- pro-monarchy — a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch. Compare absolute monarchy, limited monarchy.
- probationary — the act of testing.
- progymnasium — (in Europe) a school that prepares pupils for secondary education (the gymnasium)
- property man — a member of the stage crew in charge of the stage properties
- prostacyclin — a prostaglandin, C 2 0 H 3 2 O 5 , that specifically inhibits the formation of blood clots.
- proteoglycan — a macromolecule composed of a polysaccharide joined to a polypeptide and forming the ground substance of connective tissue.
- prothonotary — a chief clerk or official in certain courts of law.
- protuberancy — protuberance.
- provincially — belonging or peculiar to some particular province; local: the provincial newspaper.
- provisionary — providing or serving for the time being only; existing only until permanently or properly replaced; temporary: a provisional government.
- punditocracy — influential media pundits collectively.
- put years on — to make (someone) feel or look much older
- pyridoxamine — a metabolic form of pyridoxine
- pyromagnetic — (formerly) thermomagnetic (def 1).
- pyromaniacal — a compulsion to set things on fire.
- radiolucency — almost entirely transparent to radiation; almost entirely invisible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy.
- rally around — to bring into order again; gather and organize or inspire anew: The general rallied his scattered army.
- rammohun roy — Rammohun [rah-moh-hon] /rɑˈmoʊ hɒn/ (Show IPA), 1774–1833, Indian religious leader: founder of Brahmo Samaj.
- reasonlessly — in a reasonless manner
- recessionary — of, relating to, or causing recession, especially economic recession: recessionary market pressures.
- reconveyance — to convey again.
- red nose day — a fund-raising day on behalf of the British charity organization Comic Relief, which culminates in a live telethon on BBC One
- reflationary — economy: relating to reflation
- relationally — in a relational manner
- remuneratory — affording remuneration; profitable: remunerative work.
- renunciatory — an act or instance of relinquishing, abandoning, repudiating, or sacrificing something, as a right, title, person, or ambition: the king's renunciation of the throne.