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13-letter words containing p, y, o, n, i

  • open registry — ship registration under a national flag available to all ships regardless of nationality.
  • operationally — able to function or be used; functional: How soon will the new factory be operational?
  • opinionatedly — In an opinionated manner.
  • oppositionary — the action of opposing, resisting, or combating.
  • paranormality — the state of being paranormal
  • pathogenicity — the disease-producing capacity of a pathogen.
  • patronizingly — displaying or indicative of an offensively condescending manner: a patronizing greeting, accompanied by a gentle pat on the pack.
  • pay a pension — If a company or government pays a pension to someone, it provides them with money because they have reached a certain age.
  • pay attention — be attentive
  • penalty point — an endorsement on a driving licence due to a motoring offence
  • pencil crayon — coloured pencil
  • peptidoglycan — a polymer, consisting of polysaccharide and peptide chains, responsible for the structure of the cell wall of bacteria
  • peregrinatory — tending to peregrinate; relating to or characteristic of a traveller
  • perfunctorily — performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial: perfunctory courtesy.
  • periodontally — with respect to periodontal tissue
  • phenomenality — highly extraordinary or prodigious; exceptional: phenomenal speed.
  • phenoxy resin — any of a class of resins derived from polyhydroxy ethers
  • phony disease — a disease of peaches, characterized by dwarfing, dark-green leaves, premature leafing and flowering, and the production of reduced numbers of small fruit, caused by a virus, Nanus mirabilis.
  • photodynamics — the science dealing with light and its effects on living organisms.
  • phrygian mode — an authentic church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from E to E.
  • phycoerythrin — a red protein pigment occurring in red algae.
  • phyllogenetic — of or relating to the development of leaves.
  • phylloquinone — vitamin K1.
  • physharmonica — a keyboard musical instrument fitted with free reeds, and which is an early form of harmonium
  • physiognomies — the face or countenance, especially when considered as an index to the character: a fierce physiognomy.
  • physostigmine — an alkaloid, C 1 5 H 2 1 N 3 O 2 , used in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease to raise the level of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine and also as a miotic in glaucoma.
  • phytocoenosis — the plants of a given area considered as a whole.
  • phytonutrient — phytochemical.
  • phytosanitary — of or relating to the health of plants
  • plain yoghurt — natural yoghurt, without added flavouring
  • plastic money — credit cards, used instead of cash
  • platinocyanic — of or derived from platinocyanic acid.
  • platonic year — a period of about 26,000 years, equal to the time required for a complete revolution of the equinoxes.
  • pneumatolysis — the process by which rocks are altered or minerals and ores are formed by the action of vapors given off by magma.
  • pneumatolytic — resulting from pneumatolysis
  • points system — a system used to assess applicants' eligibility for local authority housing, based on (points awarded for) such factors as the length of time the applicant has lived in the area, how many children are in the family, etc
  • pointy-headed — stupid; idiotic.
  • policy-making — Policy-making is the making of policies.
  • polybutadiene — a rubberlike polymer of butadiene blended with other synthetics to replace natural rubber in tires.
  • polycistronic — of or relating to the transcription of two or more adjacent cistrons into a single messenger RNA molecule.
  • polydaemonism — the belief in many evil spirits.
  • polynomialism — a polynomial naming system
  • polysynthetic — (of a language) characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number of affixes to express syntactic relationships and meanings. Many American Indian languages are polysynthetic. Compare analytic (def 3), synthetic (def 3).
  • polytechnical — relating to a technical school
  • pontificality — a priestly role or office
  • pony trekking — the act of riding ponies cross-country, esp as a pastime
  • possessionary — of, relating to, or characterized by possession
  • postcranially — affecting the postcranium
  • postembryonic — occurring after the embryonic phase.
  • potty trained — Potty trained means the same as toilet trained.
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