12-letter words containing s, p, a, c, y
- postsynaptic — being or occurring on the receiving end of a discharge across the synapse.
- precariously — dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.
- presbyacusis — an age-related, progressive loss of hearing in both ears
- press agency — news-reporting organization
- prosodically — in a prosodic manner
- prostacyclin — a prostaglandin, C 2 0 H 3 2 O 5 , that specifically inhibits the formation of blood clots.
- psammophytic — relating to psammophytes
- psychiatrist — a physician who practices psychiatry.
- psychoactive — of or relating to a substance having a profound or significant effect on mental processes: a psychoactive drug.
- psychobabble — writing or talk using jargon from psychiatry or psychotherapy without particular accuracy or relevance.
- psychography — the supposed writing of a spirit or medium
- psychomachia — conflict of the soul
- psychopathic — of, relating to, or affected with psychopathy.
- psychosexual — of or relating to the relationship of psychological and sexual phenomena.
- psychosocial — of or relating to the interaction between social and psychological factors.
- ptyalectasis — spontaneous or surgical dilatation of a salivary duct.
- pugnaciously — inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
- puy de sancy — a mountain in S central France: highest peak of the Monts Dore. Height: 1886 m (6188 ft)
- release copy — an article, notice, announcement, or the like, issued in advance for publication or broadcast, bearing a release date.
- rescue party — a group of people who attempt to rescue, find or save a person or people for danger, esp a person or people who have got lost while mountain climbing
- scapulimancy — divination of the future by observation of the cracking of a mammal's scapula that has been heated by a fire or hot instrument.
- scapulomancy — divination of the future by observation of the cracking of a mammal's scapula that has been heated by a fire or hot instrument.
- scintigraphy — the process of producing a scintigram.
- scissiparity — reproduction by one cell splitting into two
- scripturally — (sometimes initial capital letter) of, relating to, or in accordance with sacred writings, especially the Scriptures.
- search party — a group of persons conducting an organized search for someone or something lost or hidden.
- seraphically — of, like, or befitting a seraph.
- simplicially — from a simplicial point of view
- special jury — struck jury.
- specifically — in a definite or precise manner: The suspect was not specifically named in the report. More specifically, you will be responsible for half the total cost.
- spermaphytic — able to produce seeds
- spermatocyte — a male germ cell (primary spermatocyte) that gives rise by meiosis to a pair of haploid cells (secondary spermatocytes) that give rise in turn to spermatids.
- sphericality — the state of being a sphere
- sporadically — (of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional: sporadic renewals of enthusiasm.
- spotted cavy — paca.
- stapedectomy — a microsurgical procedure to relieve deafness by replacing the stapes of the ear with a prosthetic device.
- starch syrup — glucose (def 2).
- starch-syrup — a sugar, C 6 H 12 O 6 , having several optically different forms, the common dextrorotatory form (dextroglucose, or -glucose) occurring in many fruits, animal tissues and fluids, etc., and having a sweetness about one half that of ordinary sugar, and the rare levorotatory form (levoglucose, or -glucose) not naturally occurring.
- stylographic — of or relating to a stylograph.
- subspecialty — a lesser or minor specialty: a cinematographer with a subspecialty of portrait photography.
- sunday punch — Boxing. the most powerful and effective punch of a boxer, especially the punch used in trying to gain a knockout.
- superciliary — of or relating to the eyebrow.
- supplicatory — to pray humbly; make humble and earnest entreaty or petition.
- supply chain — process of manufacture and sale
- sycophantish — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
- sycophantism — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
- sycophantize — to act the sycophant
- tachyphrasia — a communication disorder involving rapid, unintelligible speech
- tracheoscopy — examination of the interior of the trachea, as with a laryngoscope.
- trachypterus — a dealfish or ribbonfish