15-letter words containing p, o, r, t, y
- orthopaedically — in an orthopaedic manner
- orthopsychiatry — an approach to psychiatry concerned with the study and treatment of behavioral disorders, especially of young people.
- over-complexity — the state or quality of being complex; intricacy: the complexity of urban life.
- palaeontography — the branch of palaeontology concerned with the description of fossils
- pamprodactylous — having all four toes directed forward, as in swifts and colies.
- party political — Party political matters relate to political parties.
- pastoral prayer — the main prayer in a church service.
- paternity order — a court order which declares a child's paternity
- pentaerythritol — a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 5 H 1 2 O 4 , used chiefly in the manufacture of alkyd resins, varnishes, plasticizers, and explosives.
- periodic system — a system of classification of the elements based on the periodic law.
- petroleum jelly — sticky substance used as lubricant
- petty bourgeois — petit bourgeois
- pharmacotherapy — the treatment of disease through the administration of drugs.
- phenylketonuria — an inherited disease due to faulty metabolism of phenylalanine, characterized by phenylketones in the urine and usually first noted by signs of mental retardation in infancy.
- phenylketonuric — an inherited disease due to faulty metabolism of phenylalanine, characterized by phenylketones in the urine and usually first noted by signs of mental retardation in infancy.
- phosphorylation — to introduce the phosphoryl group into (an organic compound).
- phosphorylative — of or relating to phosphorylation
- phototelegraphy — facsimile (def 2a).
- phototopography — topographical surveying employing photogrammetric methods.
- phototropically — in a phototropic manner
- phototypesetter — a machine for phototypesetting
- phototypography — (formerly) the art or technique of making printing surfaces by light or photography, by any of a large number of processes.
- photoxylography — the process of using photography in order to produce an image on wood, for the use of a wood engraver
- physiotherapist — physical therapy.
- play favourites — to display favouritism
- plenipotentiary — a person, especially a diplomatic agent, invested with full power or authority to transact business on behalf of another.
- plethysmography — the tracking of changes measured in bodily volume
- pneumatotherapy — the use of compressed or rarefied air in treating disease.
- policy priority — the most important idea or plan that are used by an organization or government as a basis for making decisions
- political party — an organization of people who share the same views about the way power should be used in a country or society (through government, policy-making, etc)
- polycarboxylate — a salt or ester of a polycarboxylic acid. Polycarboxylate esters are used in certain detergents
- polychlorinated — having multiple chlorine atoms
- polycrystalline — (of a rock or metal) composed of aggregates of individual crystals.
- polyelectrolyte — an electrolyte of high molecular weight, usually polymeric, either natural or synthetic.
- polyunsaturated — of or noting a class of animal or vegetable fats, especially plant oils, whose molecules consist of carbon chains with many double bonds unsaturated by hydrogen atoms and that are associated with a low cholesterol content of the blood.
- postoperatively — occurring after a surgical operation.
- poststimulatory — following stimulation
- postsynchronize — to add sound, such as dubbing, to a film or video after shooting is completed
- poultry farming — breeding and keeping fowl
- prairie oysters — a raw egg, or the yolk of a raw egg, often mixed with seasonings, as salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and used as a hangover remedy.
- primary contact — a communication or relationship between people that is characterized by intimacy and personal familiarity.
- primary product — a product consisting of a natural raw material; an unmanufactured product
- primary storage — main memory
- private company — a company whose shareholders may not exceed 50 in number and whose shares may not be offered for public subscription.
- privately owned — owned by a private individual or organization, rather than by the state or a public body
- problematically — of the nature of a problem; doubtful; uncertain; questionable.
- procrastinatory — to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
- programmability — capable of being programmed.
- promissory note — a written promise to pay a specified sum of money to a designated person or to his or her order, or to the bearer of the note, at a fixed time or on demand.
- property centre — a service for buying and selling property, including conveyancing, provided by a group of local solicitors