12-letter words containing p, r, o, s, t, y
- hypogastrium — the lower and median part of the abdomen.
- hypoplastron — the third lateral plate in the plastron of turtles
- hysteroscopy — (medicine) The examination of the uterus using a hysteroscope.
- iron pyrites — pyrite; fool's gold.
- isoperimetry — the study of isoperimeters.
- keratoplasty — plastic surgery performed upon the cornea, especially a corneal transplantation.
- lycanthropes — Plural form of lycanthrope.
- massotherapy — treatment by massage.
- misportrayal — the act of portraying.
- morphosyntax — the study of the morphological and syntactic properties of linguistic or grammatical units.
- mycoparasite — a parasitic fungus whose host is another fungus.
- mycoproteins — Plural form of mycoprotein.
- northern spy — an American variety of red-striped apple that ripens in autumn or early winter.
- nyctitropism — tending to assume at or just before nightfall positions unlike those maintained during the day, as the leaves or flowers of certain plants.
- ornithoscopy — divination from the observation of birds
- oyster plant — salsify.
- pantisocracy — a community, social group, etc, in which all have rule and everyone is equal
- parasitology — the branch of biology dealing with parasites and the effects of parasitism.
- pastry board — a flat board on which pastry is rolled
- pearl oyster — any of several marine bivalve mollusks of the family Pteriidae, some of which form pearls of great value, inhabiting waters of eastern Asia and off the coasts of Panama and Baja California.
- perspiratory — of, relating to, or stimulating perspiration.
- petrophysics — the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks
- phenocrystic — relating to a phenocryst
- phrontistery — a place or establishment for thinking, studying, or learning
- physogastric — pertaining to the swollen, membranous abdomen of certain insects, especially termite and ant queens.
- pityrosporum — a genus of fungi that live on the skin, esp that of the scalp and face, present in conditions such as dandruff and dermatitis
- polycentrism — the doctrine that a plurality of independent centers of leadership, power, or ideology may exist within a single political system, especially Communism.
- polygraphist — an instrument for receiving and recording simultaneously tracings of variations in certain body activities.
- polyhistoric — relating to a polyhistor
- polyneuritis — inflammation of several nerves at the same time; multiple neuritis.
- polyoestrous — polyestrous.
- port moresby — an independent republic in the W Pacific Ocean, comprising the E part of New Guinea and numerous near-lying islands, including the Bismarck Archipelago, the Admiralty Islands, the Trobriand Islands, and Bougainville and Buka in the Solomon Islands: a former Australian Trusteeship Territory; independent since 1975; member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 178,260 sq. mi. (461,693 sq. km). Capital: Port Moresby.
- portentously — of the nature of a portent; momentous.
- post-primary — first or highest in rank or importance; chief; principal: his primary goals in life.
- post-puberty — the period or age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction of offspring: in common law, presumed to be 14 years in the male and 12 years in the female.
- post-pyloric — the opening between the stomach and the duodenum.
- postcoronary — of, relating to, or occurring after a heart attack
- postdelivery — of, relating to, or occurring after a delivery
- posteriority — the state or quality of being posterior.
- postliminary — of or relating to postliminy
- praiseworthy — deserving of praise; laudable: a praiseworthy motive.
- prepsychotic — exhibiting behavior that indicates the approach of a psychotic reaction.
- preservatory — a preservative
- proctoclysis — the slow, continuous introduction of a solution into the rectum to improve fluid intake.
- prodigiosity — the state or quality of being immense, extraordinary or astonishing
- profitlessly — in such a way as to not yield profit, as in financial gains or general benefits or advantages
- propertyless — that which a person owns; the possession or possessions of a particular owner: They lost all their property in the fire.
- propitiously — presenting favorable conditions; favorable: propitious weather.
- prostacyclin — a prostaglandin, C 2 0 H 3 2 O 5 , that specifically inhibits the formation of blood clots.
- protensively — in the manner of duration