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

  • chromography — (obsolete) chromolithography.
  • chronography — an arrangement of past events
  • chrysography — the art of writing in ink made of powdered gold suspended in a small amount of glair or gum.
  • chrysophanol — (organic compound) A chemical compound found in rhubarb.
  • colporrhaphy — (surgery) suturing of a defect in the wall of the vagina.
  • cometography — the scientific description and recording of comets
  • compaternity — the relationship between the godparents of a child or between the godparents and the child's parents.
  • compensatory — Compensatory payments involve money paid as compensation.
  • compulsatory — compulsory
  • conspiratory — the act of conspiring.
  • contemporary — Contemporary things are modern and relate to the present time.
  • copy-reading — to work on (copy) as a copyreader.
  • corporeality — the state or quality of being corporeal; bodily existence
  • cotemporally — At the same time.
  • counterparty — a person who is a party to a contract
  • country park — an area of countryside, usually not less than 10 hectares, set aside for public recreation: often funded by a Countryside Commission grant
  • craniography — examination of the skull as depicted by craniographs, photographs, and charts.
  • cranioplasty — Surgical repair of a defect or deformity in the skull.
  • criptography — (spelling)   It's spelled "cryptography".
  • crop sprayer — a device for spraying crops
  • crown canopy — canopy (def 4).
  • crymotherapy — cryotherapy.
  • cryoplankton — minute organisms, esp algae, living in ice, snow, or icy water
  • cryptococcal — of, relating to, or caused by the Cryptococcus neoformans fungus
  • cryptogamian — of or relating to cryptogams
  • cryptogamist — a botanist specializing in the study of cryptogams
  • cryptogamous — Of or pertaining to the cryptogams.
  • cryptography — the science or study of analysing and deciphering codes, ciphers, etc; cryptanalysis
  • cryptomerias — Plural form of cryptomeria.
  • cryptomnesia — the reappearance of a suppressed or forgotten memory which is mistaken for a new experience
  • cryptomonads — Plural form of cryptomonad.
  • cyclographic — of or relating to a cyclograph
  • cyclopropane — a colourless flammable gaseous hydrocarbon, used in medicine as an anaesthetic; trimethylene. It is a cycloalkane with molecules containing rings of three carbon atoms. Formula: C3H6; boiling pt: –34°C
  • daguerrotype — Misspelling of daguerreotype.
  • delayed drop — a parachute descent with the opening of the parachute delayed, usually for a predetermined period
  • demonography — a treatise on demons.
  • depreciatory — tending to depreciate.
  • dermatophyte — any parasitic fungus that affects the skin
  • despotocracy — the rule by a despot or despots; the power of despots
  • deuteropathy — any abnormality that is secondary to another pathological condition.
  • dictyopteran — any insect of the order Dictyoptera, which comprises the cockroaches and mantises
  • dipyridamole — a yellow crystalline powder, C 24 H 40 N 8 O 4 , used prophylactically for angina pectoris and in combination with other drugs to reduce thrombus formation.
  • disopyramide — a substance, C 21 H 29 N 3 O, used in its phosphate form in the symptomatic and prophylactic treatment of certain cardiac arrhythmias.
  • dispensatory — a book in which the composition, preparation, and uses of medicinal substances are described; a nonofficial pharmacopoeia.
  • do your part — contribute
  • drapery shop — a shop selling fabrics and sewing materials
  • ectypography — a form of etching or engraving in which the design is produced in relief
  • emancipatory — Of or pertaining to emancipation or to an emancipator.
  • enantiotropy — the possibility for stable polymorphs to exist in different states on either side of a transition-point temperature
  • entropically — By means of or in relation to entropy.
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