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12-letter words containing p, y, r, e, n, o

  • phanerophyte — a tree or shrub that bears its perennating buds more than 25 cm above the level of the soil
  • phenocrystic — relating to a phenocryst
  • phenyl group — the univalent group C 6 H 5 –, derived from benzene.
  • phrontistery — a place or establishment for thinking, studying, or learning
  • phytohormone — hormone (def 3).
  • piano player — pianist.
  • player piano — a piano that can play automatically when the keys are actuated electronically or by a pneumatic device controlled by a piano roll.
  • pneumography — the process of recording the movements of the thorax in respiration.
  • polycentrism — the doctrine that a plurality of independent centers of leadership, power, or ideology may exist within a single political system, especially Communism.
  • polyembryony — the production of more than one embryo from one egg.
  • polyisoprene — a thermoplastic polymer, (C 5 H 8) n , the major constituent of natural rubber and also obtained synthetically.
  • polyneuritis — inflammation of several nerves at the same time; multiple neuritis.
  • 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.
  • pony express — a former system in the American West of carrying mail and express by relays of riders mounted on ponies, especially the system operating (1860–61) between St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California.
  • portentously — of the nature of a portent; momentous.
  • poverty line — a minimum income level used as an official standard for determining the proportion of a population living in poverty.
  • pre-ceremony — the formal activities conducted on some solemn or important public or state occasion: the coronation ceremony.
  • prenominally — before a noun
  • preoccupancy — the act, right, or instance of prior occupancy.
  • previsionary — having foresight
  • prince royal — the eldest son of a king or queen.
  • proficiently — well-advanced or competent in any art, science, or subject; skilled: a proficient swimmer.
  • pronouncedly — strongly marked: a pronounced fishy taste.
  • property man — a member of the stage crew in charge of the stage properties
  • prophesyings — gatherings held to expound the prophecies of the Scriptures
  • propoxyphene — Pharmacology. a nonnarcotic analgesic, C 2 2 H 2 9 NO 2 .
  • protectingly — in a protective manner
  • protensively — in the manner of duration
  • proteoglycan — a macromolecule composed of a polysaccharide joined to a polypeptide and forming the ground substance of connective tissue.
  • protosynthex — A query system for English text.
  • protuberancy — protuberance.
  • put years on — to make (someone) feel or look much older
  • pyonephritis — suppurative inflammation of the kidney.
  • pyridoxamine — a metabolic form of pyridoxine
  • pyritohedron — a crystal form of 12 pentagonal faces.
  • pyrogenicity — the characteristic of causing fever
  • pyroligneous — produced by the distillation of wood.
  • pyromagnetic — (formerly) thermomagnetic (def 1).
  • pyrotechnics — the art of making fireworks.
  • pyrotechnist — a person skilled in pyrotechnics, especially in the manufacture or use of fireworks.
  • redeployment — to transfer (a unit, a person, supplies, etc.) from one theater of operations to another.
  • reemployment — an act or instance of employing someone or something.
  • reply coupon — a coupon sent with an international letter which can be exchanged for stamps sufficient to send a letter back in reply
  • responsively — responding especially readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.: a responsive government.
  • responsivity — the quality or state of being responsive.
  • rhynchophore — a member of the Rhynchophora, a former name for the superfamily of beetles (Curculionoidea) that comprises the weevils and bark beetles
  • role playing — role-play used as a method of training or education
  • role-playing — a method of instruction or psychotherapy aimed at changing attitudes and behavior, in which participants act out designated roles relevant to real-life situations.
  • run on empty — to be at a level of energy, creativity, etc. that is inadequate to sustain worthwhile activity or achievement
  • selenography — the branch of astronomy that deals with the charting of the moon's surface.
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