12-letter words containing p, r, o, y, l, i
- post-pyloric — the opening between the stomach and the duodenum.
- postdelivery — of, relating to, or occurring after a delivery
- postliminary — of or relating to postliminy
- poverty line — a minimum income level used as an official standard for determining the proportion of a population living in poverty.
- precariously — dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.
- precociously — unusually advanced or mature in development, especially mental development: a precocious child.
- prenominally — before a noun
- primordially — constituting a beginning; giving origin to something derived or developed; original; elementary: primordial forms of life.
- prince royal — the eldest son of a king or queen.
- pro-equality — the state or quality of being equal; correspondence in quantity, degree, value, rank, or ability: promoting equality of opportunity in the workplace.
- pro-military — of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy: from civilian to military life.
- proctoclysis — the slow, continuous introduction of a solution into the rectum to improve fluid intake.
- prodigiously — extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.: a prodigious research grant.
- productively — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
- proficiently — well-advanced or competent in any art, science, or subject; skilled: a proficient swimmer.
- profitlessly — in such a way as to not yield profit, as in financial gains or general benefits or advantages
- prolifically — producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful: a prolific pear tree.
- promissorily — (in law) in a promissory way
- prophylactic — defending or protecting from disease or infection, as a drug.
- propitiously — presenting favorable conditions; favorable: propitious weather.
- prosodically — in a prosodic manner
- prostacyclin — a prostaglandin, C 2 0 H 3 2 O 5 , that specifically inhibits the formation of blood clots.
- prosyllogism — a syllogism the conclusion of which is used as a premise of another syllogism; any of the syllogisms included in a polysyllogism except the last.
- protectingly — in a protective manner
- protectively — having the quality or function of protecting: a protective covering.
- protensively — in the manner of duration
- protistology — the biology of the Protista.
- prototypical — the original or model on which something is based or formed.
- proverbially — of, relating to, or characteristic of a proverb: proverbial brevity.
- provincially — belonging or peculiar to some particular province; local: the provincial newspaper.
- pyramidology — a belief system based on the supposed occult significance of the Egyptian pyramids
- pyritohedral — of or relating to a pyritohedron
- pyrochemical — pertaining to or producing chemical change at high temperatures.
- pyroelectric — pertaining to, subject to, or manifesting pyroelectricity.
- pyroligneous — produced by the distillation of wood.
- pyromaniacal — a compulsion to set things on fire.
- pyrophyllite — Mineralogy. a phyllosilicate, AlSi 2 O 5 (OH), usually having a white or greenish color, and occurring in either foliated or compact masses, the latter variety being used like soapstone.
- pyrosulfuric — of or derived from pyrosulfuric acid; disulfuric.
- reciprocally — given or felt by each toward the other; mutual: reciprocal respect.
- responsively — responding especially readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.: a responsive government.
- role playing — role-play used as a method of training or education
- role-playing — a method of instruction or psychotherapy aimed at changing attitudes and behavior, in which participants act out designated roles relevant to real-life situations.
- saprobiology — the branch of ecology that studies decaying organic matter or environments, especially saprophytes that derive nourishment in this way.
- scorpion fly — any of several harmless insects of the order Mecoptera, the male of certain species having a reproductive structure that resembles the sting of a scorpion.
- scrupulosity — having scruples, or moral or ethical standards; having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right; principled: scrupulous about defending human rights.
- sporadically — (of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional: sporadic renewals of enthusiasm.
- sportability — suitability to be used in or as a sport
- streptolysin — a type of hemolysin produced by certain species of streptococcus.
- stylographic — of or relating to a stylograph.
- suppletorily — supplying a deficiency.