12-letter words containing p, y, a, t
- phytoclimate — the climate of a small area, as of confined spaces such as caves or houses (cryptoclimate) of plant communities, wooded areas, etc. (phytoclimate) or of urban communities, which may be different from that in the general region.
- phytographer — a botanist involved with plant description
- phytonadione — vitamin K1.
- phytophagous — herbivorous.
- phytophthora — any of a group of fungi of the genus Phytophthora, which cause a serious plant disease, especially affecting apple and pear trees and potatoes.
- phytotherapy — the use of plants and plant products for medicinal purposes
- pinealectomy — a surgical operation to remove the pineal gland
- placentology — the scientific study of the placenta
- plain turkey — a bustard
- plastocyanin — a blue protein found in green plants and in some bacteria
- platonically — of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or his doctrines: the Platonic philosophy of ideal forms.
- plausibility — having an appearance of truth or reason; seemingly worthy of approval or acceptance; credible; believable: a plausible excuse; a plausible plot.
- play clothes — clothes that are suitable for playing in
- play it cool — If you play it cool, you deliberately behave in a calm, unemotional way because you do not want people to know you are enthusiastic or angry about something.
- play it cozy — to act cautiously so as to avoid risk
- play it safe — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- play therapy — a form of psychotherapy used chiefly with children, in which patients act out situations in play that are expressive of their emotional problems, conflicts, etc.
- play through — to pass another foursome or group with their permission, while playing a round of golf
- plead guilty — defendant: declare guilt
- plunket baby — a baby brought up in infancy under the dietary recommendations of the Plunket Society
- plymouth bay — a small, well-protected bay on the coast of Massachusetts; the first permanent European settlement in New England; founded by the Pilgrim Fathers.
- pneumaticity — the condition of being pneumatic
- pneumatocyst — the cavity of a pneumatophore.
- pneumatology — Theology. doctrine concerning the Holy Spirit. the belief in intermediary spirits between humans and God.
- polychaetous — of or relating to the genus Polychaeta
- polycythemia — an abnormal increase in the number and concentration of circulating red blood corpuscles
- polygamistic — a person who practices or favors polygamy.
- polygraphist — an instrument for receiving and recording simultaneously tracings of variations in certain body activities.
- polynucleate — having many nuclei.
- polypetalous — having a corolla of separate petals.
- polysynaptic — having or involving more than one synapse.
- polythiazide — a substance, C 1 1 H 1 3 ClF 3 N 3 O 4 S 3 , used as a diuretic in the management of edema and hypertension.
- polytonality — the use of more than one key at the same time.
- polyurethane — a thermoplastic polymer containing the group NHCOO: used for padding and insulation in furniture, clothing, and packaging, and in the manufacture of resins for adhesives, elastomers, and fillers.
- positionally — in terms of position, from a positional point of view
- post-primary — first or highest in rank or importance; chief; principal: his primary goals in life.
- postcoronary — of, relating to, or occurring after a heart attack
- postliminary — of or relating to postliminy
- postsynaptic — being or occurring on the receiving end of a discharge across the synapse.
- postvagotomy — of or occurring in the period after a vagotomy
- potentiality — the state or quality of being potential.
- poultry farm — place where fowl are bred
- poverty trap — If someone is in a poverty trap, they are very poor but cannot improve their income because the money they get from the government decreases as the money they earn increases.
- practicality — of or relating to practice or action: practical mathematics.
- praiseworthy — deserving of praise; laudable: a praiseworthy motive.
- prayer plant — a plant, Maranta leuconeura, native to Brazil, that is widely cultivated for its variegated leaves that close up at night.
- precipitancy — the quality or state of being precipitant.
- prelatically — in the manner of a prelate
- premaritally — in a premarital manner
- preovulatory — to produce and discharge eggs from an ovary or ovarian follicle.