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13-letter words containing p, a, y, o, r

  • campylobacter — a rod-shaped bacterium that causes infections in cattle and man. Unpasteurized milk infected with campylobacter is a common cause of gastroenteritis
  • caryophyllene — (organic compound) A sesquiterpene (containing a cyclobutane ring) found in the essential oils of several plants such as clove and pepper.
  • cathodography — the process or practice of taking photographs using cathode rays
  • cervicography — a method of cervical screening in which the neck of the uterus is photographed to facilitate the early detection of cancer
  • chlamydospore — a thick-walled asexual spore of many fungi: capable of surviving adverse conditions
  • chromotherapy — the use of colour and light as a restorative therapy and to promote mental and physical well-being
  • chronotherapy — an endeavour to readjust the body clock to enable a person to waken earlier by going to sleep later and later every day until the required waking hour is achieved
  • chrysocarpous — bearing golden-yellow fruit.
  • chrysotherapy — gold therapy.
  • climatography — an account of a region's climate
  • common prayer — the liturgy of public services of the Church of England, esp Morning and Evening Prayer
  • company grade — military rank applying to army officers below major, as second and first lieutenants and captains.
  • company store — a retail store operated by a company for the convenience of the employees, who are required to buy from the store.
  • comparability — capable of being compared; having features in common with something else to permit or suggest comparison: He considered the Roman and British empires to be comparable.
  • comparatively — in a comparative manner
  • complementary — Complementary things are different from each other but make a good combination.
  • complimentary — If you are complimentary about something, you express admiration for it.
  • concert party — a musical entertainment popular in the early 20th century, esp one at a British seaside resort
  • cooperatively — working or acting together willingly for a common purpose or benefit.
  • cooperativity — an interaction between structural units within a molecule or between molecules in an assemblage that enables the system to respond more sharply to an external change than would isolated units
  • copyrightable — the exclusive right to make copies, license, and otherwise exploit a literary, musical, or artistic work, whether printed, audio, video, etc.: works granted such right by law on or after January 1, 1978, are protected for the lifetime of the author or creator and for a period of 70 years after his or her death.
  • cornish pasty — A Cornish pasty is a small pie with meat and vegetables inside.
  • costume party — A costume party or costume ball is a party at which the guests try to look like famous people or people from history, from stories, or from particular professions.
  • cotemporality — The state or characteristic of existing or occurring during the same period of time.
  • counterplayer — a person who makes a counterplay
  • crop spraying — the spraying of crops with insecticide, fungicide, etc
  • cryotherapies — Plural form of cryotherapy.
  • cryptoanalyst — Alternative form of cryptanalyst.
  • cryptoclastic — (of minerals and rocks) composed of microscopic fragments
  • cryptoclimate — the climate of a small area, as of confined spaces such as caves or houses (cryptoclimate) of plant communities, wooded areas, etc. (phytoclimate) or of urban communities, which may be different from that in the general region.
  • cryptographer — the science or study of the techniques of secret writing, especially code and cipher systems, methods, and the like. Compare cryptanalysis (def 2).
  • cryptographic — Relating to cryptography.
  • cryptological — cryptography.
  • cryptoxanthin — a carotenoid pigment, C40H56O, in butter, eggs, and various plants, that can be converted into vitamin A in the body
  • cycloparaffin — any of a series of saturated alicyclic hydrocarbons of the general formula CnH2n, having a closed chain of three or more carbon atoms, as cyclohexane
  • cyproconazole — (organic compound) The conazole fungicide \u03b1-(4-chlorophenyl)-\u03b1-(1-cyclopropylethyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-ethanol.
  • cytopharynges — Plural form of cytopharynx.
  • dactylography — the scientific study of fingerprints for purposes of identification
  • daguerreotype — one of the earliest photographic processes, in which the image was produced on iodine-sensitized silver and developed in mercury vapour
  • daguerreotypy — The art or technique of producing daguerreotypes.
  • daguerrotypes — Plural form of daguerrotype, a misspelling of daguerreotype.
  • dairy produce — food derived from or containing milk and its derivatives
  • deprecatorily — In a deprecatory manner.
  • dermatography — a treatise or writing concerning the skin
  • dermatophytes — Plural form of dermatophyte.
  • dermatoplasty — any surgical operation on the skin, esp skin grafting
  • diaphototropy — the state of being diaphototropic, turning transversely to the light
  • early adopter — a person who uses a new product or technology before it becomes widely known or used.
  • enantiomorphy — the state of being enantiomorphic
  • erythrophobia — Abnormal and persistent fear of blushing.
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