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