14-letter words containing p, y, o, s
- cryptographers — Plural form of cryptographer.
- cryptographist — the science or study of the techniques of secret writing, especially code and cipher systems, methods, and the like. Compare cryptanalysis (def 2).
- cryptoporticus — a covered passage, as one underground, lighted on one side.
- cryptorchidism — a congenital condition in which one or both testicles fail to descend into the scrotum
- cryptosporidia — Plural form of cryptosporidium.
- curiosity shop — a shop selling unusual items and curios
- daguerreotypes — Plural form of daguerreotype.
- dairy products — food derived from or containing milk and its derivatives
- disappointedly — depressed or discouraged by the failure of one's hopes or expectations: a disappointed suitor.
- disapprobatory — Containing disapprobation; serving to disapprove.
- disapprovingly — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
- dispensatorily — in the manner of dispensation
- display window — shop window displaying goods
- disprovability — The ability to be disproven; refutability.
- disputatiously — In a disputatious manner.
- dna polymerase — any of a class of enzymes involved in the synthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid from its deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate precursors.
- do you suppose — You can use 'do you suppose' to introduce a question when you want someone to give their opinion about something, although you know that they are unlikely to have any more knowledge or information about it than you.
- donkey topsail — a four-sided gaff topsail, used above a gaff sail or lugsail, having its head laced to a small spar.
- drepanocytosis — Sickle-cell anemia.
- duty-free shop — airport: untaxed goods store
- ego psychology — the study of the adaptive and mediating functions of the ego and their role in personality development and emotional disorder
- emergency stop — a sudden application of the brakes in a car, such as the driver would need to carry out in an emergency
- empty calories — calories that are present in foods that have very little nutritive value: e.g. in alcohol or refined sugar
- encompassingly — So as to encompass.
- encyclopaedism — Alt form encyclopedism.
- encyclopaedist — Alternative spelling of encyclopedist.
- encyclopedists — Plural form of encyclopedist.
- endophenotypes — Plural form of endophenotype.
- endoscopically — By means of an endoscope.
- epistolography — the art, or practice, of letter-writing
- erythropoiesis — The production of red blood cells.
- eucalyptus oil — an essential oil derived from trees belonging to the Eucalyptus genus and used for pharmaceutical, fragrance and antiseptic purposes
- fairy primrose — a tender primrose, Primula malacoides, of China, having hairy leaves and small, pink or lilac-colored flowers.
- family support — a means-tested allowance for families in need
- flanders poppy — corn poppy.
- fool's-parsley — an Old World fetid, poisonous plant, Aethusa cynapium, resembling parsley.
- founder's type — special type cast by a type founder for hand composition, as opposed to type cast in a mechanical composing machine
- fowl paralysis — Marek's disease.
- group dynamics — (used with a plural verb) the interactions that influence the attitudes and behavior of people when they are grouped with others through either choice or accidental circumstances.
- gymslip mother — a girl of school age who has become a mother
- gynandromorphs — Plural form of gynandromorph.
- gynecomorphous — having the form, appearance, or attributes of a female.
- gyroscopically — Using a gyroscope.
- heliosciophyte — any plant that grows in the shade, but thrives more in the sun
- heterophyllous — having different kinds of leaves on the same plant.
- hinoki cypress — an evergreen tree, Chamaecyparis obtusa, of Japan, having scalelike leaves and orange-brown cones, grown for timber and as an ornamental.
- histopathology — the science dealing with the histological structure of abnormal or diseased tissue; pathological histology.
- historiography — the body of literature dealing with historical matters; histories collectively.
- holy scripture — Scripture (def 1).
- holy sepulcher — the sepulcher in which the body of Jesus lay between His burial and His resurrection.