12-letter words containing p, a, s, y
- keratoplasty — plastic surgery performed upon the cornea, especially a corneal transplantation.
- lady-slipper — cypripedium
- lamprophyres — Plural form of lamprophyre.
- laryngoscope — a rigid or flexible endoscope passed through the mouth and equipped with a source of light and magnification, for examining and performing local diagnostic and surgical procedures on the larynx.
- laryngoscopy — an examination by means of a laryngoscope.
- laryngospasm — An uncontrolled, spasmodic closure of the larynx.
- lipoxygenase — (enzyme) Any of a class of enzymes that catalyse the oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids.
- lycanthropes — Plural form of lycanthrope.
- lymphangitis — inflammation of the lymphatic vessels.
- lymphoblasts — Plural form of lymphoblast.
- macrophysics — the branch of physics that deals with physical objects large enough to be observed and treated directly.
- mains supply — electricity, water, or gas supplied to a building through wires or pipes
- maspar unity — A translator from UNITY to MPL by Martin Huber, University of Karlsruhe, Germany. Version 1.0.
- massotherapy — treatment by massage.
- metaphysical — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
- metapsychics — the study of psychic phenomena beyond the limits of ordinary or orthodox psychology
- milk parsley — a wetland plant belonging to the family Apiaceae
- misportrayal — the act of portraying.
- monosynaptic — having or relating to a sole synapse
- morphosyntax — the study of the morphological and syntactic properties of linguistic or grammatical units.
- mossycup oak — bur oak
- murphy's law — the facetious proposition that if something can go wrong, it will.
- mycoparasite — a parasitic fungus whose host is another fungus.
- mystery play — a medieval dramatic form based on a Biblical story, usually dealing with the life, death, and resurrection of Christ.
- naughty step — a place where a child is made to stand as a punishment for bad behaviour
- nephanalysis — a map or chart showing the distribution of types and amounts of clouds and precipitation at a given time.
- nonphysician — a person who is not a physician
- nosey parker — a persistently nosy, prying person; busybody.
- omphaloscopy — Introversion.
- opalescently — In an opalescent manner.
- opposability — capable of being placed opposite to something else: the opposable thumb of primates.
- oropharynxes — Plural form of oropharynx.
- oyster plant — salsify.
- pachycarpous — having a thick pericarp
- pachydermous — any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
- palynologist — the study of live and fossil spores, pollen grains, and similar plant structures.
- pansexuality — Psychiatry. pertaining to the theory that all human behavior is based on sexuality.
- pantisocracy — a community, social group, etc, in which all have rule and everyone is equal
- papistically — in the manner of the Roman Catholic Church or a Roman Catholic
- paracystitis — inflammation of the connective tissue around the urinary bladder.
- paralysingly — in a manner that paralyses
- parapophysis — the process of a vertebra
- parapsychism — the experience of mental phenomena that are beyond the scope of normal physical explanation
- parasitology — the branch of biology dealing with parasites and the effects of parasitism.
- parasynapsis — the conjugation of chromosomes side by side; synapsis.
- parisyllabic — (of a noun or verb, in inflected languages) containing the same number of syllables in all or almost all inflected forms
- parsley fern — a small bright green tufted European fern, Cryptogramma crispa, that grows on acid scree and rock in uplands
- party spirit — If you talk about someone being in the party spirit, you mean that they are in the mood to enjoy a party or to have fun.
- passion play — a dramatic representation of the passion of Christ, as that given every ten years at the Bavarian village of Oberammergau.
- passionately — having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid: a passionate advocate of socialism.