12-letter words containing p, o, r, l, y
- pectoriloquy — vocalization through the chest wall, indicating a cavity or consolidation of the lung
- penny loafer — a loafer with a slot on the vamp that can hold a coin, usually a penny.
- pentyl group — any of the univalent, isomeric groups having the formula C 5 H 1 1 –.
- peremptorily — leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal; imperative: a peremptory command.
- perfidiously — deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful: a perfidious lover.
- perinatology — a field of medicine focusing on problems emerging during the perinatal period.
- periodically — recurring at intervals of time: periodic revivals of an interest in handicrafts.
- peritoneally — through the peritoneum
- perniciously — causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful: pernicious teachings; a pernicious lie.
- petroglyphic — relating to or having the characteristics of a petroglyph or carving made in rock
- pharmacology — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
- pharyngology — the science of the pharynx and its diseases.
- phenyl group — the univalent group C 6 H 5 –, derived from benzene.
- philanthropy — altruistic concern for human welfare and advancement, usually manifested by donations of money, property, or work to needy persons, by endowment of institutions of learning and hospitals, and by generosity to other socially useful purposes.
- phlebography — venography.
- photopolymer — a polymer or plastic that undergoes a change in physical or chemical properties when exposed to light.
- piano player — pianist.
- play through — to pass another foursome or group with their permission, while playing a round of golf
- player piano — a piano that can play automatically when the keys are actuated electronically or by a pneumatic device controlled by a piano roll.
- polarography — Chemistry. the use of a Polarograph to perform qualitative or quantitative analyses.
- 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.
- polyarchical — a form of government in which power is vested in three or more persons.
- polycentrism — the doctrine that a plurality of independent centers of leadership, power, or ideology may exist within a single political system, especially Communism.
- polydisperse — of or noting a sol that contains particles of different sizes.
- polyembryony — the production of more than one embryo from one egg.
- polygraphist — an instrument for receiving and recording simultaneously tracings of variations in certain body activities.
- polyhedrosis — an often fatal disease of certain insect larvae or decapod crustaceans, caused by viruses containing DNA.
- polyhistoric — relating to a polyhistor
- polyisoprene — a thermoplastic polymer, (C 5 H 8) n , the major constituent of natural rubber and also obtained synthetically.
- polymorphism — the state or condition of being polymorphous.
- polymorphous — having, assuming, or passing through many or various forms, stages, or the like.
- polyneuritis — inflammation of several nerves at the same time; multiple neuritis.
- polyoestrous — polyestrous.
- polyomavirus — any of a genus (Polyomavirus) of papovaviruses that naturally infect wild and laboratory mice, and that cause tumors when injected into newborn mice
- polypharmacy — the use of two or more drugs together, usually to treat a single condition or disease.
- polyrhythmic — the simultaneous occurrence of sharply contrasting rhythms within a composition.
- polyribosome — polysome.
- polysaprobic — flourishing in a body of water having a heavy load of decomposed organic matter and almost no free oxygen
- polytriglyph — (in classical architecture) an intercolumniation of at least four triglyphs.
- polyurethane — a thermoplastic polymer containing the group NHCOO: used for padding and insulation in furniture, clothing, and packaging, and in the manufacture of resins for adhesives, elastomers, and fillers.
- portentously — of the nature of a portent; momentous.
- post-pyloric — the opening between the stomach and the duodenum.
- postdelivery — of, relating to, or occurring after a delivery
- postliminary — of or relating to postliminy
- poultry farm — place where fowl are bred
- poverty line — a minimum income level used as an official standard for determining the proportion of a population living in poverty.
- power supply — power supply unit
- precariously — dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.
- precociously — unusually advanced or mature in development, especially mental development: a precocious child.