15-letter words containing p, a, r, y

poststimulatory — following stimulation
poultry farming — breeding and keeping fowl
prairie oysters — a raw egg, or the yolk of a raw egg, often mixed with seasonings, as salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and used as a hangover remedy.
premillennially — from a premillennial point of view
presbyterianism — church government by presbyters or elders, equal in rank and organized into graded administrative courts.
presbyterianize — to convert or be converted into Presbyterianism
presidents' day — the third Monday in February, a legal holiday in the U.S., commemorating the birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
press secretary — a person officially responsible for press and public relations for a prominent figure or organization and who often holds press conferences to answer journalists' questions.
presynaptically — in a presynaptic manner
preternaturally — out of the ordinary course of nature; exceptional or abnormal: preternatural powers.
primary contact — a communication or relationship between people that is characterized by intimacy and personal familiarity.
primary feather — any of the flight feathers growing from the manus of a bird's wing
primary insurer — A primary insurer is the insurance company that first sells insurance to a client, who later purchases reinsurance.
primary process — the generally unorganized mental activity characteristic of the unconscious and occurring in dreams, fantasies, and related processes.
primary product — a product consisting of a natural raw material; an unmanufactured product
primary quality — any of the qualities inherent in an object, namely quantity, extent, figure, solidity, and motion or rest.
primary rainbow — the most commonly seen rainbow, formed by light rays that undergo a single internal reflection in a drop of water.
primary sealing — Primary sealing is devices used for sealing tanks, to reduce emissions, often made of foam.
primary storage — main memory
primary teacher — a teacher in a primary school
primary winding — an induction coil that is the part of an electric circuit in which a changing current induces a current in a neighbouring circuit
primrose family — the plant family Primulaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants having simple, opposite, whorled, or basal leaves, flowers with a five-lobed corolla, and capsular fruit, and including cyclamen, loosestrife of the genus Lysimachia, pimpernel, primrose, and shooting star.
prismatic layer — the middle layer of the shell of certain mollusks, consisting chiefly of crystals of calcium carbonate.
private company — a company whose shareholders may not exceed 50 in number and whose shares may not be offered for public subscription.
private pay bed — (in Britain) a bed in a National Health Service hospital, reserved for private patients who pay a consultant acting privately for treatment and who are charged by the health service for use of hospital facilities
privately owned — owned by a private individual or organization, rather than by the state or a public body
problematically — of the nature of a problem; doubtful; uncertain; questionable.
procrastinatory — to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
profoundly deaf — unable to hear any sound below 95 decibels in one's better ear
programmability — capable of being programmed.
property ladder — progress from cheaper to more expensive housing
property market — business or trade in land and houses
propionaldehyde — a colorless, water-soluble liquid, C 3 H 6 O, having a pungent odor: used chiefly in the manufacture of plastics.
proportionality — having due proportion; corresponding.
proportionately — proportioned; being in due proportion; proportional.
propositionally — the act of offering or suggesting something to be considered, accepted, adopted, or done.
proprietorially — in the manner of a proprietor
propyl aldehyde — a colorless, water-soluble liquid, C 3 H 6 O, having a pungent odor: used chiefly in the manufacture of plastics.
propylitization — the alteration of igneous rock to propylite
proteolytically — by a proteolytic process
proximity talks — a diplomatic process whereby an impartial representative acts as go-between for two opposing parties who are willing to attend the same conference but unwilling to meet face to face
proxy statement — a statement containing information, frequently exhaustive, about a corporation, its officers, and any propositions to be voted on, sent to stockholders when their proxies are being solicited for an annual or a special stockholders' meeting.
pseudo-military — of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy: from civilian to military life.
pseudoparalysis — the inability to move a part of the body owing to factors, as pain, other than those causing actual paralysis.
pseudopregnancy — Pathology, Veterinary Pathology. false pregnancy.
psychedelicware — /si:"k*-del"-ik-weir/ [UK] Synonym display hack. See also smoking clover.
psychiatrically — the practice or science of diagnosing and treating mental disorders.
psychobiography — a biographical study focusing on psychological factors, as childhood traumas and unconscious motives.
psychogeriatric — the psychology of old age.
psychographical — relating to psychographics

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