13-letter words containing p, y, a, t, i
- landing party — a component of a ship's company detached for special duty ashore.
- liberal party — a political party in Great Britain, formed about 1830 as a fusion of Whigs and Radicals and constituting one of the dominant British parties in the 19th and early part of the 20th centuries.
- liberty party — the first antislavery political party, organized in 1839 and merged with the Free Soil party in 1848.
- library paste — a white, smooth paste for paper and lightweight cardboard.
- library steps — a folding stepladder, especially one folding into another piece of furniture, as a table or chair.
- light therapy — therapeutic exposure to full-spectrum artificial light that simulates sunlight, used to treat various conditions, as seasonal affective disorder.
- lymphadenitis — inflammation of a lymphatic gland.
- lymphatolysis — destruction of lymphatic vessels or of lymphoid tissue.
- lymphoblastic — (US, cytology, immunology) Of or pertaining to a lymphoblast.
- lymphomatosis — lymphoma spread throughout the body.
- master policy — a single policy covering a group of people, typically employees of a company, issued to an employer.
- maternity pay — the pay a woman receives from her work during her absence immediately before and after childbirth
- mesaticephaly — the state or condition of being mesaticephalic or mesocephalic
- metaphoricity — The power of a metaphor.
- metaphysician — a person who creates or develops metaphysical theories.
- metaphysicist — a person who creates or develops metaphysical theories.
- metaphysicize — to think, write, etc, metaphysically
- micropayments — Plural form of micropayment.
- military coup — a coup organized and carried out by members of the armed forces
- 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.
- morality play — an allegorical form of the drama current from the 14th to 16th centuries and employing such personified abstractions as Virtue, Vice, Greed, Gluttony, etc.
- multipartyism — a political system in which two or more political parties contest elections
- multipolarity — The condition of being multipolar.
- musicotherapy — the treatment of mental disorders with music
- myringoplasty — (surgery) The closure of the perforation of pars tensa of the tympanic membrane.
- mythographies — Plural form of mythography.
- naphthylamine — (organic compound) Either of two isomeric primary amines derived from naphthalene; they occur in crude oil, and are used in the preparation of dyes and other compounds.
- nativity play — A nativity play is a play about the birth of Jesus, usually one performed by children at Christmas time.
- necktie party — a lynching or other execution by hanging.
- neuroatypical — Having an atypical neurological configuration.
- notary public — a public officer or other person authorized to authenticate contracts, acknowledge deeds, take affidavits, protest bills of exchange, take depositions, etc.
- onychophagist — the practice of biting one's nails, especially when done habitually and as a symptom of emotional disturbance.
- operationally — able to function or be used; functional: How soon will the new factory be operational?
- opinionatedly — In an opinionated manner.
- opisthography — the practice of writing on the front and back of a parchment or papyrus
- oppositionary — the action of opposing, resisting, or combating.
- orthoepically — In terms of correct pronunciation.
- ovoviviparity — producing eggs that are hatched within the body, so that the young are born alive but without placental attachment, as certain reptiles or fishes.
- painstakingly — taking or characterized by taking pains or trouble; expending or showing diligent care and effort; careful: a painstaking craftsman; painstaking research.
- palaeocrystic — consisting of former glacial formation
- paranormality — the state of being paranormal
- parasexuality — parasexual behaviour
- parasitically — of, relating to, or characteristic of parasites.
- 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.
- parliamentary — of or relating to a parliament or any of its members.
- parsley piert — a small N temperate rosaceous plant, Aphanes arvensis, having fan-shaped leaves and small greenish flowers
- participantly — in a participant manner
- participatory — to take or have a part or share, as with others; partake; share (usually followed by in): to participate in profits; to participate in a play.