12-letter words containing p, a, y, i
- isotopically — With regard to isotopes.
- japanese ivy — Boston ivy
- jury-packing — the practice of contriving that the majority of those chosen for a jury will be persons likely to have partialities affecting a particular case.
- karyomapping — a technique for determining whether an embryo has inherited a genetic defect by analysing DNA taken from it and its close relatives
- kinetography — a camera for taking pictures for a kinetoscope.
- lady-slipper — cypripedium
- lamp chimney — a glass tube that surrounds the wick in an oil lamp
- lamprophyric — belonging or relating to a lamprophyre
- leopard lily — a tall lily, Lilium pardalinum, of California, having drooping, orange-red flowers with purple speckles, a yellow base, and recurved petal tips.
- lexicography — the writing, editing, or compiling of dictionaries.
- lipoxygenase — (enzyme) Any of a class of enzymes that catalyse the oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids.
- long-playing — of or relating to microgroove records devised to be played at 33 1/3 revolutions per minute.
- lycanthropic — a delusion in which one imagines oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.
- lymphangioma — a benign tumor composed of dilated and newly formed lymph vessels.
- lymphangitis — inflammation of the lymphatic vessels.
- lyophilizate — A lyophilizate is a freeze-dried product.
- 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
- manipulatory — to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings.
- maple family — the plant family Aceraceae, typified by trees and shrubs having sweet sap, simple opposite leaves usually lobed or toothed, clusters of small flowers, and fruit in the form of a double-winged nutlet, and including maples and the box elder.
- maspar unity — A translator from UNITY to MPL by Martin Huber, University of Karlsruhe, Germany. Version 1.0.
- media player — Digital Technology. a portable electronic device or a software program that plays and stores digital audio or video files in various formats.
- metaphysical — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
- metapsychics — the study of psychic phenomena beyond the limits of ordinary or orthodox psychology
- microcephaly — having a head with a small braincase.
- micropayment — A very small payment made each time a user accesses an Internet page or service.
- milk parsley — a wetland plant belonging to the family Apiaceae
- milman parry — Milman, 1902–35, U.S. classical scholar and philologist.
- miracle play — a medieval dramatic form dealing with religious subjects such as Biblical stories or saints' lives, usually presented in a series or cycle by the craft guilds.
- misportrayal — the act of portraying.
- monosynaptic — having or relating to a sole synapse
- multi-parity — of or relating to a multipara.
- municipality — a city, town, or other district possessing corporate existence and usually its own local government.
- mycoparasite — a parasitic fungus whose host is another fungus.
- nephanalysis — a map or chart showing the distribution of types and amounts of clouds and precipitation at a given time.
- neurotypical — relating to or showing typical neurological behavior and development: She has one dyslexic and one neurotypical child.
- new egyptian — the Egyptian language, c. 1600-700 b.c.
- night prayer — the last of the seven canonical hours; compline
- nonphysician — a person who is not a physician
- nontyphoidal — of, relating to, or resembling typhoid.
- nymphomaniac — a woman who has abnormally excessive and uncontrollable sexual desire.
- office party — a party or informal social gathering for all the employees in a particular organization or department
- onychophagia — the practice of biting one's nails, especially when done habitually and as a symptom of emotional disturbance.
- open primary — a direct primary election in which voters need not meet a test of party membership.
- operatically — of or relating to opera: operatic music.
- opinionately — in a conceited or vain manner
- opposability — capable of being placed opposite to something else: the opposable thumb of primates.
- overcapacity — capacity beyond what is normal, allowed, or desirable.
- overtime pay — a higher than normal rate of pay, for work done as overtime
- painted lady — a butterfly, Vanessa cardui, having brownish-black and orange wings and hind wings each with four eyespots, the larvae of which feed on thistles.