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13-letter words containing p, y, i

  • autobiography — Your autobiography is an account of your life, which you write yourself.
  • autopolyploid — (of cells, organisms, etc) having more than two sets of haploid chromosomes inherited from a single species
  • baby primrose — a tender primrose, Primula forbesii, native to China and Burma, having white, hairy leaves and rose- or lilac-colored flowers with a yellow center.
  • bacteriophagy — the action of a bacteriophage
  • bacterioscopy — the examination of bacteria with a microscope.
  • barley stripe — a disease of barley, characterized by blighted heads and chlorotic, brown, or frayed stripes on the leaves, caused by a fungus, Helminthosporium gramineum.
  • bias-ply tire — a vehicle tire in which the main plies or cords run across the bead.
  • bibliotherapy — the use of reading as therapy
  • binary prefix — (unit)   (Or "IEC prefix") A prefix used with a unit of data to mean multiplication by a power of 1024. Binary prefixes are most often used with "byte" (e.g. "kilobyte") but also with bit (e.g. "megabit"). For example, the term kilobyte has historically been used to mean 1024 bytes, and megabyte to mean 1,048,576 bytes. The multipliers 1024 and 1,048,576 are powers of 1024, which is itself a power of two (1024 = 2^10). It is this factor of two that gives the name "binary prefix". This is in contrast to a decimal prefix denoting a power of 1000, which is itself a power of ten (1000 = 10^3). Decimal prefixes are used in science and engineering and are specified in widely adopted SI standards. Note that the actual prefix - kilo or mega - is the same, it is the interpretation that differs. The difference between the two interpretations increases with each multiplication, so while 1000 and 1024 differ by only 2.4%, 1000^6 and 1024^6 differ by 15%. The 1024-based interpretation of prefixes is often still used informally and especially when discussing the storage capacity of random-access memory. This has lead to storage device manufacturers being accused of false marketing for using the decimal interpretation where customers might assume the larger, historical, binary interpretation. In an attempt to clarify the distinction, in 1998 the IEC specified that kilobyte, megabyte, etc. should only be used for powers of 1000 (following SI). They specified new prefixes for powers of 1024 containing "bi" for "binary": kibibyte, mebibyte, etc.; an idea originally propsed by IUPAC. IEC also specified new abbreviations Ki, Mi, etc. for the new prefixes. Many other standards bodies such as NIST, IEEE and BIPM support this proposal but as of 2013 its use is rare in non-technical circles. Specific units of IEC 60027-2 A.2 and ISO/IEC 80000
  • binary pulsar — a pulsar in a binary system.
  • binary weapon — a chemical weapon consisting of a projectile containing two substances separately that mix to produce a lethal agent when the projectile is fired
  • bioautography — an analytical technique in which organic compounds are separated by chromatography and identified by studying their effects on microorganisms.
  • biopsychology — a field of psychology that deals with the effects of biological factors on behavior.
  • biospeleology — the study of organisms that live in caves.
  • bite your lip — If you bite your lip, you try very hard not to show the anger or distress that you are feeling.
  • body piercing — the practice of making holes in the navel , nipples, etc so that jewellery can be worn in them
  • body shopping — the purchasing of manpower from another country, usually one where wages are cheap
  • bridge player — a person who plays the game of bridge
  • by reputation — If you know someone by reputation, you have never met them but you have heard of their reputation.
  • bypass engine — a gas turbine in which a part of the compressor delivery bypasses the combustion zone, flowing directly into or around the main exhaust gas flow to provide additional thrust
  • byte compiler — byte-code compiler
  • camp fire boy — a boy who is a member of the Campfire Boys and Girls. Compare Camp Fire Girl.
  • candy striper — a volunteer worker in a hospital
  • candy-striped — (esp of clothing fabric) having narrow coloured stripes on a white background
  • candy-striper — a person, often a teenager, who works as a volunteer in a hospital.
  • caprylic acid — a fatty acid, (CH3)(CH2)6COOH, with a rancid taste: used in the synthesis of dyes, drugs, perfumes, etc.
  • captivatingly — to attract and hold the attention or interest of, as by beauty or excellence; enchant: Her blue eyes and red hair captivated him.
  • centripetally — Towards a centre or axis.
  • cervicography — a method of cervical screening in which the neck of the uterus is photographed to facilitate the early detection of cancer
  • cherry picker — a hydraulic crane, esp one mounted on a lorry, that has an elbow joint or telescopic arm supporting a basket-like platform enabling a person to service high power lines or to carry out similar operations above the ground
  • cherry-picker — a moveable boom, having a bucketlike attachment at its top that is large enough to carry a worker: used for repairing telephone lines, pruning trees, etc.
  • child prodigy — A child prodigy is a child with a very great talent.
  • chimney piece — mantelpiece
  • chimney place — an open hearth.
  • chimney sweep — A chimney sweep is a person whose job is to clean the soot out of chimneys.
  • chimneypieces — Plural form of chimneypiece.
  • chrysophenine — a bright yellow dye derived from stilbene, used chiefly for dyeing leather and textiles.
  • chrysophilite — a person who loves gold
  • circumspectly — watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent: circumspect behavior.
  • city planning — City planning is the planning and design of all the new buildings, roads, and parks in a place in order to make them attractive and convenient for the people who live there.
  • climatography — an account of a region's climate
  • clinopyroxene — a member of the pyroxene group of minerals having a monoclinic crystal structure, such as augite, diopside, or jadeite
  • clippety-clop — the sound struck by the hoofs of a horse trotting on pavement, or any staccato, rhythmic sound resembling it.
  • cloud physics — the science of the physical properties and processes of clouds.
  • co-presidency — the state or act of being co-president
  • companionably — possessing the qualities of a good companion; pleasant to be with; congenial.
  • companionways — Plural form of companionway.
  • company union — an unaffiliated union of workers usually restricted to a single business enterprise
  • comparability — capable of being compared; having features in common with something else to permit or suggest comparison: He considered the Roman and British empires to be comparable.
  • comparatively — in a comparative manner
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