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12-letter words containing p, e, o, y

  • petrophysics — the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks
  • phagocytoses — phagocytize.
  • phanerophyte — a tree or shrub that bears its perennating buds more than 25 cm above the level of the soil
  • phenocrystic — relating to a phenocryst
  • phenomenally — highly extraordinary or prodigious; exceptional: phenomenal speed.
  • phenotypical — the observable constitution of an organism.
  • phenyl group — the univalent group C 6 H 5 –, derived from benzene.
  • phlebography — venography.
  • phonemically — of or relating to phonemes: a phonemic system.
  • phonetically — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
  • photogeology — the technique of interpreting geology from aerial photographs or compiling geologic maps therefrom.
  • photolyzable — able to undergo photolysis
  • photopolymer — a polymer or plastic that undergoes a change in physical or chemical properties when exposed to light.
  • phototherapy — treatment of disease, especially of the skin, by means of light rays.
  • phototypeset — to set (type matter) by phototypesetting
  • phreatophyte — a long-rooted plant that absorbs its water from the water table or the soil above it.
  • phrontistery — a place or establishment for thinking, studying, or learning
  • phylogenesis — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
  • phylogenetic — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
  • physiologies — the branch of biology dealing with the functions and activities of living organisms and their parts, including all physical and chemical processes.
  • phytobenthos — microscopic plants that live in the bottom of the ocean
  • phytoclimate — 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.
  • phytogenesis — the origin and development of plants.
  • phytographer — a botanist involved with plant description
  • phytohormone — hormone (def 3).
  • phytonadione — vitamin K1.
  • phytotherapy — the use of plants and plant products for medicinal purposes
  • piano player — pianist.
  • pidyon haben — the rite of relieving the first male child born to parents not descended from Aaron or Levi of certain religious obligations by redeeming him from a member of the priestly class, celebrated 30 days after the child's birth.
  • piet-my-vrou — a cuckoo, Notococcyx solitarius, having a red breast
  • pinealectomy — a surgical operation to remove the pineal gland
  • placentology — the scientific study of the placenta
  • play clothes — clothes that are suitable for playing in
  • player piano — a piano that can play automatically when the keys are actuated electronically or by a pneumatic device controlled by a piano roll.
  • plenipotency — the state of being plenipotent
  • pneumatocyst — the cavity of a pneumatophore.
  • pneumatology — Theology. doctrine concerning the Holy Spirit. the belief in intermediary spirits between humans and God.
  • pneumocystis — any protozoan of the genus Pneumocystis, esp P. carinii, which is a cause of pneumonia in people whose immune defences have been lowered by drugs or a disease
  • pneumography — the process of recording the movements of the thorax in respiration.
  • pneumonology — the study of the respiratory system
  • pocket money — money for small, current expenses.
  • poddy-dodger — a cattle thief who steals unbranded calves
  • point system — Printing. a system for grading the sizes of type bodies, leads, etc., that employs the point as a unit of measurement. Compare point (def 48a).
  • policyholder — the individual or firm in whose name an insurance policy is written; an insured.
  • policymakers — a person responsible for making policy, especially in government.
  • polybutylene — any of several polymers of butylene, used chiefly in the manufacture of lubricants and synthetic rubber.
  • polycentrism — the doctrine that a plurality of independent centers of leadership, power, or ideology may exist within a single political system, especially Communism.
  • polychaetous — of or relating to the genus Polychaeta
  • polycythemia — an abnormal increase in the number and concentration of circulating red blood corpuscles
  • polycythemic — relating to polycythemia
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