12-letter words containing p, y, r, e, n
- interplaying — Present participle of interplay.
- interpsychic — of or relating to the human soul or mind; mental (opposed to physical).
- iontotherapy — (medicine) The therapeutic use of iontophoresis.
- iron pyrites — pyrite; fool's gold.
- jeffrey pine — a conifer, Pinus jeffreyi, of high mountains in the western U.S., having long needles, large cones, and aromatic bark.
- kinetography — a camera for taking pictures for a kinetoscope.
- laryngophone — A type of contact microphone that absorbs vibrations directly from the wearer's throat.
- laryngoscope — a rigid or flexible endoscope passed through the mouth and equipped with a source of light and magnification, for examining and performing local diagnostic and surgical procedures on the larynx.
- leper colony — a place where people who have leprosy live in quarantine
- lycanthropes — Plural form of lycanthrope.
- magnotherapy — Any of several alternative medicine therapies using magnetism.
- micropayment — A very small payment made each time a user accesses an Internet page or service.
- money expert — someone knowledgeable about money, esp ways to save money
- money player — a person who performs best under pressure, especially in a competitive situation.
- money spider — any of certain small shiny brownish spiders of the family Linyphiidae
- mycoproteins — Plural form of mycoprotein.
- myringoscope — an instrument for examining the eardrum
- narcotherapy — an infrequently used method of treating mental disorders by intravenous injection of barbiturates.
- 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.
- night prayer — the last of the seven canonical hours; compline
- 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.
- oceanography — the branch of physical geography dealing with the ocean.
- open primary — a direct primary election in which voters need not meet a test of party membership.
- oropharynxes — Plural form of oropharynx.
- oyster plant — salsify.
- pantaloonery — foolery; humorous entertainment
- panty girdle — women's control pants
- paracyanogen — a polymer of cyanogen
- parahydrogen — the form of molecular hydrogen in which the nuclei of the two hydrogen atoms contained in the molecule have spins in opposite directions.
- parsley fern — a small bright green tufted European fern, Cryptogramma crispa, that grows on acid scree and rock in uplands
- part payment — partial payment; a payment that is not the full price
- pay increase — a rise in pay or salary
- payment card — A payment card is a plastic card which you use like a credit card, but which takes the money directly from your bank account.
- peach brandy — brandy distilled from the fermented juice of peaches.
- pearl hominy — whole or ground hulled corn from which the bran and germ have been removed by bleaching the whole kernels in a lye bath (lye hominy) or by crushing and sifting (pearl hominy)
- pearly queen — the female London costermonger whose ceremonial clothes display the most lavish collection of pearl buttons
- pecksniffery — hypocritically and unctuously affecting benevolence or high moral principles.
- pedantocracy — rule by pedants; a system of government by pedants
- penalty area — the area, 44 yards (40 meters) wide and 18 yards (16 meters) deep, centered on the goal line and extending in front of the goal, where a foul by a defensive player results in a penalty kick for the offensive team.
- penitentiary — a place for imprisonment, reformatory discipline, or punishment, especially a prison maintained in the U.S. by a state or the federal government for serious offenders.
- penny arcade — an amusement hall or area that contains coin-operated entertainment devices, originally operated for a penny a play.
- penny loafer — a loafer with a slot on the vamp that can hold a coin, usually a penny.
- penny shares — Penny shares are shares that are offered for sale at a low price.