12-letter words containing p, i, r, a, c, y
- hyperacidity — excessive acidity, as of the gastric juice.
- hyperalgesic — Of or pertaining to hyperalgesia.
- hyperbolical — having the nature of hyperbole; exaggerated.
- hyperchaotic — Of or pertaining to hyperchaos.
- hyperdynamic — (physiology) Describing an increase in both blood pressure and pulse pressure.
- hyperkalemic — Having a high percentage of potassium in one's blood.
- hyperlogical — reasoning in accordance with the principles of logic, as a person or the mind: logical thinking.
- hypermagical — produced by or as if by magic: The change in the appearance of the room was magical.
- hypermediacy — Hypermedia literacy; the state of being conversant with hypermedia technologies.
- hyperplastic — Of, or relating to hyperplasia.
- hypersomniac — a tendency to sleep excessively.
- hypertypical — excessively typical
- hypoallergic — Hypoallergenic.
- hypochondria — Also, hypochondriasis [hahy-poh-kuh n-drahy-uh-sis] /ˌhaɪ poʊ kənˈdraɪ ə sɪs/ (Show IPA). Psychiatry. an excessive preoccupation with one's health, usually focusing on some particular symptom, as cardiac or gastric problems.
- hypocritical — of the nature of hypocrisy, or pretense of having virtues, beliefs, principles, etc., that one does not actually possess: The parent who has a “do what I say and not what I do” attitude can appear hypocritical to a child.
- hypsographic — a branch of geography that deals with the measurement and mapping of the topography of the earth above sea level.
- impermanency — Alternative form of impermanence.
- incomparably — beyond comparison; matchless or unequaled: incomparable beauty.
- insect spray — a substance which can be sprayed in the home to kill insects
- intercompany — a number of individuals assembled or associated together; group of people.
- intracompany — occurring within a company, especially between employees or branches of the company.
- intrapsychic — Within the psyche or mind.
- ipecac syrup — a preparation containing ipecac in a syrupy medium, used as an emetic.
- 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.
- lamprophyric — belonging or relating to a lamprophyre
- lexicography — the writing, editing, or compiling of dictionaries.
- lycanthropic — a delusion in which one imagines oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.
- macrophysics — the branch of physics that deals with physical objects large enough to be observed and treated directly.
- microcephaly — having a head with a small braincase.
- micropayment — A very small payment made each time a user accesses an Internet page or service.
- 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.
- mycoparasite — a parasitic fungus whose host is another fungus.
- neurotypical — relating to or showing typical neurological behavior and development: She has one dyslexic and one neurotypical child.
- office party — a party or informal social gathering for all the employees in a particular organization or department
- operatically — of or relating to opera: operatic music.
- overcapacity — capacity beyond what is normal, allowed, or desirable.
- pantisocracy — a community, social group, etc, in which all have rule and everyone is equal
- paracystitis — inflammation of the connective tissue around the urinary bladder.
- paranoically — in a paranoiac manner
- parapsychism — the experience of mental phenomena that are beyond the scope of normal physical explanation
- parisyllabic — (of a noun or verb, in inflected languages) containing the same number of syllables in all or almost all inflected forms
- parity check — a method for detecting errors in data communications or within a computer system by counting the number of ones or zeros per byte or per word, including a special check bit (parity bit) to see if the value is even or odd.
- participancy — participation.
- particularly — in a particular or to an exceptional degree; especially: He read it with particularly great interest.
- pay increase — a rise in pay or salary
- periodically — recurring at intervals of time: periodic revivals of an interest in handicrafts.
- perspicacity — keenness of mental perception and understanding; discernment; penetration.
- phrygian cap — a soft, conical cap represented in ancient Greek art as part of Phrygian dress and associated, since the late 18th and early 19th centuries, with the liberty cap.
- phylacteries — Judaism. either of two small, black, leather cubes containing a piece of parchment inscribed with verses 4–9 of Deut. 6, 13–21 of Deut. 11, and 1–16 of Ex. 13: one is attached with straps to the left arm and the other to the forehead during weekday morning prayers by Orthodox and Conservative Jewish men.
- physogastric — pertaining to the swollen, membranous abdomen of certain insects, especially termite and ant queens.