12-letter words containing p, e, o, y
- pyromorphite — a mineral, lead chlorophosphate, Pb 5 P 3 O 1 2 Cl, occurring in crystalline and massive forms, and of a green, yellow, or brown color; green lead ore: a minor ore of lead.
- pyrophyllite — Mineralogy. a phyllosilicate, AlSi 2 O 5 (OH), usually having a white or greenish color, and occurring in either foliated or compact masses, the latter variety being used like soapstone.
- pyrosulphate — any salt of pyrosulphuric acid
- pyrotartrate — a salt derived from pyrotartaric acid
- pyrotechnics — the art of making fireworks.
- pyrotechnist — a person skilled in pyrotechnics, especially in the manufacture or use of fireworks.
- radiotherapy — treatment of disease by means of x-rays or of radioactive substances.
- reciprocally — given or felt by each toward the other; mutual: reciprocal respect.
- recuperatory — of or relating to recovery or recuperation
- redeployment — to transfer (a unit, a person, supplies, etc.) from one theater of operations to another.
- reemployment — an act or instance of employing someone or something.
- release copy — an article, notice, announcement, or the like, issued in advance for publication or broadcast, bearing a release date.
- reply coupon — a coupon sent with an international letter which can be exchanged for stamps sufficient to send a letter back in reply
- respirometry — the branch of medical science dealing with the measurement and analysis of respiration.
- responsively — responding especially readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.: a responsive government.
- responsivity — the quality or state of being responsive.
- reupholstery — the materials used to cushion and cover furniture.
- rhynchophore — a member of the Rhynchophora, a former name for the superfamily of beetles (Curculionoidea) that comprises the weevils and bark beetles
- rhythmopoeia — the art or process of composing, for example, music or poetry rhythmically
- role playing — role-play used as a method of training or education
- role-playing — a method of instruction or psychotherapy aimed at changing attitudes and behavior, in which participants act out designated roles relevant to real-life situations.
- rotary press — a printing press in which the type or plates to be printed are fastened upon a rotating cylinder and are impressed on a continuous roll of moving paper.
- royal purple — a deep bluish purple.
- run on empty — to be at a level of energy, creativity, etc. that is inadequate to sustain worthwhile activity or achievement
- sclerophylly — the normal development of much sclerenchyma in the leaves of certain plants, as some desert plants, resulting in thickened, hardened foliage that resists loss of moisture.
- seismography — the scientific measuring and recording of the shock and vibrations of earthquakes.
- selenography — the branch of astronomy that deals with the charting of the moon's surface.
- shepherd boy — male child who herds sheep
- shoo-fly pie — an open pie filled with a sweet crumb and molasses mixture and baked.
- siderography — the art or technique of engraving on steel.
- skew polygon — the figure formed by joining four or more points, not all in one plane, by the same number of lines
- sleeper goby — any gobioid fish of the family Eleotridae, of brackish or fresh tropical waters, resembling the gobies but lacking a ventral sucker
- sloppy joe's — a sandwich of ground beef cooked in a spicy tomato or barbecue sauce and usually served on a bun.
- snowy mespil — a N American tree, Amelanchier Lamarckii, that produces small white flowers in spring
- snowy plover — a small plover, Charadrius alexandrinus, mainly of the U.S. and Mexico, having a white breast and sand-colored upper parts.
- spectrometry — an optical device for measuring wavelengths, deviation of refracted rays, and angles between faces of a prism, especially an instrument (prism spectrometer) consisting of a slit through which light passes, a collimator, a prism that deviates the light, and a telescope through which the deviated light is viewed and examined.
- spectroscopy — the science that deals with the use of the spectroscope and with spectrum analysis.
- spermatocyte — a male germ cell (primary spermatocyte) that gives rise by meiosis to a pair of haploid cells (secondary spermatocytes) that give rise in turn to spermatids.
- spermophytic — able to produce seed
- sphenography — the art of writing in cuneiform characters.
- sphygmometer — a device which measures the rate of the pulse
- sphygmophone — a device by which a pulse may be heard
- sphygmoscope — a device for studying or examining the pulse
- splenomegaly — enlargement of the spleen.
- spotted cavy — paca.
- stanley pool — a lake between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo-Brazzaville, formed by a widening of the River Congo. Area: 829 sq km (320 sq miles)
- stapedectomy — a microsurgical procedure to relieve deafness by replacing the stapes of the ear with a prosthetic device.
- steatopygous — extreme accumulation of fat on and about the buttocks, especially of women.
- stepmotherly — related to or having the characteristics of a stepmother
- stereography — the art of delineating the forms of solid bodies on a plane.