12-letter words containing s, t, r, a, p, y
- morphosyntax — the study of the morphological and syntactic properties of linguistic or grammatical units.
- mycoparasite — a parasitic fungus whose host is another fungus.
- mystery play — a medieval dramatic form based on a Biblical story, usually dealing with the life, death, and resurrection of Christ.
- oyster plant — salsify.
- pantisocracy — a community, social group, etc, in which all have rule and everyone is equal
- paracystitis — inflammation of the connective tissue around the urinary bladder.
- parasitology — the branch of biology dealing with parasites and the effects of parasitism.
- party spirit — If you talk about someone being in the party spirit, you mean that they are in the mood to enjoy a party or to have fun.
- pastry board — a flat board on which pastry is rolled
- pastry brush — a small, flat brush for coating pastry with butter, egg, etc.
- pastry cream — a creamy custard, often flavoured, used as a filling for éclairs, flans, etc
- pearl oyster — any of several marine bivalve mollusks of the family Pteriidae, some of which form pearls of great value, inhabiting waters of eastern Asia and off the coasts of Panama and Baja California.
- pearly gates — the entrance to heaven.
- perspicacity — keenness of mental perception and understanding; discernment; penetration.
- perspiratory — of, relating to, or stimulating perspiration.
- phylacteries — Judaism. either of two small, black, leather cubes containing a piece of parchment inscribed with verses 4–9 of Deut. 6, 13–21 of Deut. 11, and 1–16 of Ex. 13: one is attached with straps to the left arm and the other to the forehead during weekday morning prayers by Orthodox and Conservative Jewish men.
- physogastric — pertaining to the swollen, membranous abdomen of certain insects, especially termite and ant queens.
- polygraphist — an instrument for receiving and recording simultaneously tracings of variations in certain body activities.
- post-primary — first or highest in rank or importance; chief; principal: his primary goals in life.
- postcoronary — of, relating to, or occurring after a heart attack
- postliminary — of or relating to postliminy
- praiseworthy — deserving of praise; laudable: a praiseworthy motive.
- presbyterate — the office of a presbyter or elder.
- presbyterial — of or relating to a presbytery.
- presbyterian — pertaining to or based on the principle of ecclesiastical government by presbyters or presbyteries.
- presentially — in a presential way
- preservatory — a preservative
- prostacyclin — a prostaglandin, C 2 0 H 3 2 O 5 , that specifically inhibits the formation of blood clots.
- pseudomartyr — someone falsely or inaccurately called a martyr
- psychiatrist — a physician who practices psychiatry.
- put years on — to make (someone) feel or look much older
- pyloroplasty — the surgical alteration of the pylorus, usually a widening to facilitate the passage of food from the stomach to the duodenum.
- pyrosulphate — any salt of pyrosulphuric acid
- 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
- rotary press — a printing press in which the type or plates to be printed are fastened upon a rotating cylinder and are impressed on a continuous roll of moving paper.
- saprophytism — living and feeding on dead organic matter
- 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.
- separability — capable of being separated, parted, or dissociated.
- single-party — of or relating to a form of government in which only a single political party constitutes the government
- smarty-pants — smarty.
- spatiography — the study of the characteristics of space beyond the atmosphere, including the mapping of the movements of celestial bodies and the recording of electrical, magnetic, and gravitational effects, especially those likely to affect missiles and spacecraft.
- 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
- spirituality — the quality or fact of being spiritual.
- sportability — suitability to be used in or as a sport
- spray millet — the seeds of millet left on the spike and sold in pet shops for cage birds.