12-letter words containing p, a, r, t, y, c
- cryptography — the science or study of analysing and deciphering codes, ciphers, etc; cryptanalysis
- cryptomerias — Plural form of cryptomeria.
- cryptomnesia — the reappearance of a suppressed or forgotten memory which is mistaken for a new experience
- cryptomonads — Plural form of cryptomonad.
- curietherapy — a form of radiation therapy using radium
- cyberspastic — (humour) A person suffering from information overload while browsing the Internet or web. Compare webhead.
- depreciatory — tending to depreciate.
- despotocracy — the rule by a despot or despots; the power of despots
- dictyopteran — any insect of the order Dictyoptera, which comprises the cockroaches and mantises
- ectypography — a form of etching or engraving in which the design is produced in relief
- emancipatory — Of or pertaining to emancipation or to an emancipator.
- empyreumatic — relating to empyreuma
- entropically — By means of or in relation to entropy.
- factory ship — a whaling ship equipped to process killed whales and to transport the oil and by-products.
- fractography — the study of fractures or cracks in a material, esp metal, in order to predict or identify the cause of a failure in a structure
- hydnocarpate — a salt or ester of hydnocarpic acid.
- hyperacidity — excessive acidity, as of the gastric juice.
- hyperchaotic — Of or pertaining to hyperchaos.
- hypercoaster — Megacoaster.
- hyperdactyly — the presence of extra fingers or toes.
- hyperplastic — Of, or relating to hyperplasia.
- hyperreactor — a person who behaves in a hyperreactive manner
- hypertypical — excessively typical
- hypocritical — of the nature of hypocrisy, or pretense of having virtues, beliefs, principles, etc., that one does not actually possess: The parent who has a “do what I say and not what I do” attitude can appear hypocritical to a child.
- hypothecator — to pledge to a creditor as security without delivering over; mortgage.
- insect spray — a substance which can be sprayed in the home to kill insects
- intercompany — a number of individuals assembled or associated together; group of people.
- intracompany — occurring within a company, especially between employees or branches of the company.
- intrapsychic — Within the psyche or mind.
- launch party — a party that celebrates the launch of a new magazine, product, etc
- lycanthropes — Plural form of lycanthrope.
- lycanthropic — a delusion in which one imagines oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.
- micropayment — A very small payment made each time a user accesses an Internet page or service.
- mycoparasite — a parasitic fungus whose host is another fungus.
- narcotherapy — an infrequently used method of treating mental disorders by intravenous injection of barbiturates.
- neurotypical — relating to or showing typical neurological behavior and development: She has one dyslexic and one neurotypical child.
- office party — a party or informal social gathering for all the employees in a particular organization or department
- operatically — of or relating to opera: operatic music.
- overcapacity — capacity beyond what is normal, allowed, or desirable.
- pantisocracy — a community, social group, etc, in which all have rule and everyone is equal
- paracystitis — inflammation of the connective tissue around the urinary bladder.
- parity check — a method for detecting errors in data communications or within a computer system by counting the number of ones or zeros per byte or per word, including a special check bit (parity bit) to see if the value is even or odd.
- 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.
- participancy — participation.
- particularly — in a particular or to an exceptional degree; especially: He read it with particularly great interest.
- pastry cream — a creamy custard, often flavoured, used as a filling for éclairs, flans, etc
- pay court to — to court, as for favor or love
- payment card — A payment card is a plastic card which you use like a credit card, but which takes the money directly from your bank account.
- peace treaty — an agreement to come to peace and end conflict (between governments, countries, etc)
- pedantocracy — rule by pedants; a system of government by pedants