14-letter words containing p, r, e, a, y
- cytoprotectant — A cytoprotectant is a medication for ulcers that increases the level of mucus in the stomach in order to protect the stomach lining from acid.
- dactylographer — the study of fingerprints for purposes of identification.
- daguerreotypes — Plural form of daguerreotype.
- debt repayment — the action of repaying debts, or a single payment made to wards paying off a debt
- deep-fat fryer — a device for cooking food by submerging it in hot fat
- departmentally — In a departmental manner; affecting departments.
- depreciatingly — So as to disparage or belittle.
- dermatoglyphic — relating to skin markings (such as fingerprints) or the study thereof
- direct primary — a primary in which members of a party nominate its candidates by direct vote.
- dispensatorily — in the manner of dispensation
- dna polymerase — any of a class of enzymes involved in the synthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid from its deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate precursors.
- drepanocytosis — Sickle-cell anemia.
- earsplittingly — In an earsplitting way; very loudly.
- electrotherapy — The use of electric currents passed through the body to stimulate nerves and muscles, chiefly in the treatment of various forms of paralysis.
- empty calories — calories that are present in foods that have very little nutritive value: e.g. in alcohol or refined sugar
- endocrinopathy — any disease due to disorder of the endocrine system
- energy company — a company that produces energy, such as electricity
- enigmatography — the composing or collection of enigmas
- epistolography — the art, or practice, of letter-writing
- equiponderancy — Archaic form of equiponderance.
- evening prayer — the daily evening service of Bible readings and prayers prescribed in the Book of Common Prayer
- exasperatingly — In an exasperating manner; frustratingly.
- experientially — In terms of experience.
- experimentally — In the manner of an experiment.
- extemporaneity — the quality of being extemporaneous
- extraplanetary — Originating, or located outside of a planet.
- extrapyramidal — Relating to or denoting nerves concerned with motor activity that descend from the cortex to the spine and are not part of the pyramidal system.
- eyre peninsula — a peninsula of South Australia, between the Great Australian Bight and Spencer Gulf
- fairy primrose — a tender primrose, Primula malacoides, of China, having hairy leaves and small, pink or lilac-colored flowers.
- family therapy — the psychotherapeutic treatment of more than one member of a family simultaneously at the same session, based on the assumption that problems can best be understood and corrected by observing the interaction of family members and identifying methods for improving their interrelationships.
- ferry operator — a company that operates a ferry or ferries
- five-year plan — any plan for national economic or industrial development specifying goals to be reached within a period of five years, especially as undertaken by the Soviet Union and China.
- flanders poppy — corn poppy.
- flying trapeze — a trapeze used in performing gymnastic displays high above the ground
- fool's-parsley — an Old World fetid, poisonous plant, Aethusa cynapium, resembling parsley.
- fraternity pin — a pin worn on clothing that indicates membership in a fraternity
- friday prayers — the congregational prayers observed by Muslims every Friday
- galvanotherapy — treatment employing electric current.
- geographically — of or relating to geography.
- grand ole opry — a successful radio show from Nashville, Tenn., first broadcast on Nov. 28, 1925, noted for its playing of and continuing importance to country music.
- grape hyacinth — any plant belonging to the genus Muscari, of the lily family, as M. botryoides, having globular, blue flowers resembling tiny grapes.
- great pyrenees — one of a breed of large dogs having a heavy, white coat, raised originally in the Pyrenees for herding sheep and as a watchdog.
- gypsum plaster — plaster made primarily of gypsum.
- halfpennyworth — As much as could be bought for a halfpenny.
- harper's ferry — a town in NE West Virginia at the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers: site of John Brown's raid 1859.
- hieroglyphical — Hieroglyphic: related to or resembling hieroglyphs.
- humphreys peak — the highest peak in Arizona, in the N, in the San Francisco Mountains: 12,633 feet (3851 meters).
- hydraulic pile — a hollow pile through which a jet of water is forced to wash away the ground beneath.
- hydrocephaloid — resembling hydrocephalus.
- hydrocephalous — Having a swollen head.