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12-letter words containing p, y, e

  • myrmecophyte — A plant that lives in association with a colony of ants. The degree of association varies and is assumed to be symbiotic in some cases.
  • mystery play — a medieval dramatic form based on a Biblical story, usually dealing with the life, death, and resurrection of Christ.
  • mythographer — a person who collects or records myths in writing.
  • mythopoetize — to produce myths or mythological poetry.
  • mythopoiesis — (mythology) the creation of myth.
  • nappy valley — a residential area that is regarded as suitable for families with young children
  • narcotherapy — an infrequently used method of treating mental disorders by intravenous injection of barbiturates.
  • naughty step — a place where a child is made to stand as a punishment for bad behaviour
  • nephanalysis — a map or chart showing the distribution of types and amounts of clouds and precipitation at a given time.
  • nephelometry — Bacteriology. an apparatus containing a series of barium chloride standards used to determine the number of bacteria in a suspension.
  • nephrography — Diagnostic imaging of the kidneys.
  • neuronopathy — A form of polyneuropathy caused by destruction of neurons.
  • neurotypical — relating to or showing typical neurological behavior and development: She has one dyslexic and one neurotypical child.
  • new egyptian — the Egyptian language, c. 1600-700 b.c.
  • new plymouth — a seaport on W North Island, in New Zealand.
  • night prayer — the last of the seven canonical hours; compline
  • non-pyogenic — producing or generating pus.
  • nonrepayable — that does not need to be or cannot be repaid
  • nordkyn cape — Cape, a cape in N Norway, E of North Cape: northernmost point of the European mainland.
  • northern spy — an American variety of red-striped apple that ripens in autumn or early winter.
  • norway maple — a European maple, Acer platanoides, having bright-green leaves, grown as a shade tree in the U.S.
  • nosey parker — a persistently nosy, prying person; busybody.
  • note payable — A note payable is a written legal obligation to repay an amount of borrowed money at a particular future date.
  • nympholeptic — an ecstasy supposed by the ancients to be inspired by nymphs.
  • oceanography — the branch of physical geography dealing with the ocean.
  • octyl phenol — a white to pink, water-insoluble, flaky substance having the formula C 1 4 H 2 2 O, used chiefly in the manufacture of commercial surface-active agents.
  • office party — a party or informal social gathering for all the employees in a particular organization or department
  • olympic-size — of the dimensions or length prescribed for the Olympic Games and other major athletic competitions: an Olympic-size speed-skating oval.
  • omnipotently — almighty or infinite in power, as God.
  • one-act play — a short play consisting of only one act
  • oophorectomy — the operation of removing one or both ovaries; ovariectomy.
  • opalescently — In an opalescent manner.
  • open primary — a direct primary election in which voters need not meet a test of party membership.
  • operatically — of or relating to opera: operatic music.
  • opinionately — in a conceited or vain manner
  • oppressively — burdensome, unjustly harsh, or tyrannical: an oppressive king; oppressive laws.
  • option money — the price paid for buying an option
  • oropharynxes — Plural form of oropharynx.
  • overcapacity — capacity beyond what is normal, allowed, or desirable.
  • overmultiply — to increase too much or too often
  • oversimplify — make too simple
  • overtime pay — a higher than normal rate of pay, for work done as overtime
  • oyster plant — salsify.
  • pachydermous — any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
  • painted lady — a butterfly, Vanessa cardui, having brownish-black and orange wings and hind wings each with four eyespots, the larvae of which feed on thistles.
  • palaebiology — the study of fossil animals and plants
  • palaeobotany — the study of fossil plants
  • palaeography — the study of the handwritings of the past, and often the manuscripts as well, so that they may be dated, read, etc, and may serve as historical and literary sources
  • paleobiology — the branch of paleontology dealing with fossil life forms, especially with reference to their origin, structure, evolution, etc.
  • paleoecology — the branch of ecology dealing with the relations and interactions between ancient life forms and their environment.
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