12-letter words containing p, a, r, t, y
- ephemerality — (uncountable) The state or condition of being ephemeral; transience.
- erythropenia — A decrease in the number of erythrocytes, associated with anemia.
- exprobratory — acting as a reproach
- extemporally — In an extemporal manner.
- factory ship — a whaling ship equipped to process killed whales and to transport the oil and by-products.
- firing party — a military detachment detailed to fire a salute at a funeral
- flaky pastry — variety of puff pastry
- 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
- garden party — a party given out of doors in a garden or yard.
- gastroplasty — any plastic surgery on the stomach.
- gene therapy — the application of genetic engineering to the transplantation of genes into human cells in order to cure a disease caused by a genetic defect, as a missing enzyme.
- glyptography — the description or study of engraved gems or other stones.
- gold therapy — administration of gold salts as a treatment for disease, especially rheumatoid arthritis.
- graph theory — the branch of mathematics dealing with linear graphs.
- gray panther — a member of an organized group of elderly people seeking to secure or protect their rights by collective action.
- grey panther — a member of the generation of affluent older consumers, who regard themselves as young, active, and sociable
- guilty party — the person or people responsible for an offence or misdeed
- heliotherapy — treatment of disease by means of sunlight.
- heptahydrate — a hydrate that contains seven molecules of water, as magnesium sulfate, MgSO 4 ⋅7H 2 O.
- hernioplasty — an operation for the repair of a hernia.
- heterography — spelling different from that in current use.
- heteroplasty — the repair of lesions with tissue from another individual or species.
- hit pay dirt — to discover a source of wealth, success, etc.
- homeotherapy — therapy for a disease by means of an agent that is similar to but not identical with the causative agent of the disease.
- hyannis port — a town in SE Massachusetts, on Nantucket Sound: summer resort.
- hydnocarpate — a salt or ester of hydnocarpic acid.
- hydrotherapy — the branch of therapeutics that deals with the curative use of water.
- hymenopteran — hymenopterous.
- hyper-lethal — of, relating to, or causing death; deadly; fatal: a lethal weapon; a lethal dose.
- hyperacidity — excessive acidity, as of the gastric juice.
- hyperchaotic — Of or pertaining to hyperchaos.
- hypercoaster — Megacoaster.
- hyperdactyly — the presence of extra fingers or toes.
- hypergravity — The presence of an apparently 'increased' gravitational field in an accelerating or rotating situation.
- hyperinflate — to subject to hyperinflation: hyperinflated prices.
- hypermarkets — Plural form of hypermarket.
- hypermutable — Of or in a state in which mutation is abnormally frequent.
- hyperplastic — Of, or relating to hyperplasia.
- hyperreactor — a person who behaves in a hyperreactive manner
- hyperreality — The state or condition of being hyperreal.
- hyperspatial — Pertaining to hyperspace.
- hypersthenia — abnormal strength or tension
- hypertextual — Of or relating to hypertext.
- hyperthermal — Also, thermic. of, relating to, or caused by heat or temperature: thermal capacity.
- hyperthermia — Pathology. abnormally high fever.
- hypertypical — excessively typical
- hypnotherapy — treatment of a symptom, disease, or addiction by means of hypnotism.
- 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.
- hypogastrium — the lower and median part of the abdomen.
- hyponatremia — (medicine) An abnormally low concentration of sodium (or salt) in blood plasma.