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13-letter words containing p, r, e, a, y

  • metallography — the study of the structure of metals and alloys by means of microscopy.
  • metaphoricity — The power of a metaphor.
  • methylparaben — a fine, white, needlelike substance, C 8 H 8 O 3 , used chiefly as a preservative in foods and pharmaceuticals.
  • methylpropane — (organic compound) isobutane.
  • micropayments — Plural form of micropayment.
  • midday prayer — the fourth of the seven canonical hours; sext
  • military pace — a pace, equal to a single step, used to coordinate the marching of soldiers, equal in the U.S. to 2½ feet (76 cm) for quick time and 3 feet (91 cm) for double time.
  • minor penalty — a penalty consisting of the removal of a player from play for two minutes, no substitute for the player being permitted.
  • monterey park — a city in SW California, E of Los Angeles.
  • morphemically — By means of, or in terms, of morphemes.
  • musicotherapy — the treatment of mental disorders with music
  • mythographies — Plural form of mythography.
  • nasopharynges — Plural form of nasopharynx.
  • necktie party — a lynching or other execution by hanging.
  • neuroatypical — Having an atypical neurological configuration.
  • non-repayable — to pay back or refund, as money.
  • normally-open — Normally-open switch contacts are in an open state at rest.
  • norway spruce — a European spruce, Picea abies, having shiny, dark-green needles, grown as an ornamental.
  • nosogeography — the study of the geographical causes and distribution of diseases.
  • openheartedly — Alt form open-heartedly.
  • opera company — a company that puts on productions of operas
  • operationally — able to function or be used; functional: How soon will the new factory be operational?
  • orchesography — a written study of dancing
  • organotherapy — the branch of therapeutics that deals with the use of remedies prepared from the organs of animals, as from the thyroid gland, the pancreas, or the suprarenal bodies.
  • oropharyngeal — the part of the pharynx between the soft palate and the upper edge of the epiglottis.
  • orthoepically — In terms of correct pronunciation.
  • palaeocrystic — consisting of former glacial formation
  • pancreatotomy — incision of the pancreas.
  • parallel play — a form of play in which a very young child plays independently in the presence of another child or other children.
  • parasexuality — parasexual behaviour
  • parasynthesis — the formation of a word by the addition of a derivational suffix to a phrase or compound, as of greathearted, which is great heart plus -ed.
  • parasynthetic — the formation of a word by the addition of a derivational suffix to a phrase or compound, as of greathearted, which is great heart plus -ed.
  • parasyntheton — a word formed by parasynthesis; for example, kind-hearted
  • parliamentary — of or relating to a parliament or any of its members.
  • parry channel — a water channel in N Canada running between Baffin Bay on the E and the Arctic Ocean on the W: separates the Queen Elizabeth Islands (N) from the rest of the Arctic Archipelago.
  • parsley piert — a small N temperate rosaceous plant, Aphanes arvensis, having fan-shaped leaves and small greenish flowers
  • parsley sauce — a white sauce containing chopped parsley
  • parthenocarpy — the production of fruit without fertilization of an egg in the ovary.
  • party machine — the internal organization of a political party, which decides its policies and directs its activities
  • party manners — polite behaviour
  • party-colored — having different colors in different areas or patches; variegated: a parti-colored dress.
  • pascal celery — any of several large, dark-green varieties of celery with firm, crisp stalks
  • pastry cutter — a cutter that is used to cut pastry into shapes
  • pay structure — a collection of pay grades or bands, which set out the different levels of pay for workers in a certain profession, etc
  • pay the piper — a person who plays on a pipe.
  • pay-per-click — a system used to set prices for online advertisements on a search engine or other website, by which the advertiser pays a small fee to the website publisher each time a user clicks on the advertisement.
  • payday lender — a person or group that offers short-term loans, in advance of payday, at high rates of interest
  • payment terms — the terms or conditions concerning the payment of something
  • pearly whites — white and lustrous as a pearl.
  • peirastically — in a peirastic manner
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