12-letter words containing t, a, s, i, l, y
- oral society — a society that has not developed literacy
- outlandishly — In an outlandish manner.
- palynologist — the study of live and fossil spores, pollen grains, and similar plant structures.
- pansexuality — Psychiatry. pertaining to the theory that all human behavior is based on sexuality.
- papistically — in the manner of the Roman Catholic Church or a Roman Catholic
- parasitology — the branch of biology dealing with parasites and the effects of parasitism.
- passionately — having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid: a passionate advocate of socialism.
- phosphatidyl — an atom or group of atoms containing one or more unpaired electrons derived from a phosphatide
- 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.
- plastocyanin — a blue protein found in green plants and in some bacteria
- plausibility — having an appearance of truth or reason; seemingly worthy of approval or acceptance; credible; believable: a plausible excuse; a plausible plot.
- play it safe — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- polygamistic — a person who practices or favors polygamy.
- polygraphist — an instrument for receiving and recording simultaneously tracings of variations in certain body activities.
- polysynaptic — having or involving more than one synapse.
- positionally — in terms of position, from a positional point of view
- postliminary — of or relating to postliminy
- presbyterial — of or relating to a presbytery.
- presentially — in a presential way
- prostacyclin — a prostaglandin, C 2 0 H 3 2 O 5 , that specifically inhibits the formation of blood clots.
- ptyalectasis — spontaneous or surgical dilatation of a salivary duct.
- quasicrystal — a form of solid matter whose atoms are arranged like those of a crystal but assume patterns that do not exactly repeat themselves.
- questionably — of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.
- reality show — A reality show is a type of television program that aims to show how ordinary people behave in everyday life, or in situations, often created by the program makers, which are intended to represent everyday life.
- royal tennis — court tennis.
- sadistically — pertaining to or characterized by sadism; deriving pleasure or sexual gratification from extreme cruelty: a sadistic psychopath.
- salpingotomy — incision of a Fallopian tube.
- sanctifiedly — in a sanctified manner
- sandy blight — trachoma.
- saturability — capable of being saturated.
- saunteringly — in a sauntering manner
- scatteringly — in a scattering manner
- scratchingly — in a scratching manner, with a scratching action
- scripturally — (sometimes initial capital letter) of, relating to, or in accordance with sacred writings, especially the Scriptures.
- scrutability — capable of being understood by careful study or investigation.
- see daylight — the light of day: At the end of the tunnel they could see daylight.
- semantically — of, relating to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols: semantic change; semantic confusion.
- semimystical — somewhat mystical; having a mystical quality to a partial degree
- separability — capable of being separated, parted, or dissociated.
- sequentially — characterized by regular sequence of parts.
- severability — capability of being separated, as of a clause in an agreement
- shareability — the state or property of being able to be shared
- silk factory — plant where silk fabric is produced
- simultaneity — existing, occurring, or operating at the same time; concurrent: simultaneous movements; simultaneous translation.
- single-party — of or relating to a form of government in which only a single political party constitutes the government
- sinistrality — the state or quality of having the left side or its parts or members different from and, usually, more efficient than the right side or its parts or members; left-handedness.
- socratically — of or relating to Socrates or his philosophy, followers, etc., or to the Socratic method.
- solitary bee — any of numerous bees, as the leaf-cutting bees, that do not live in a community.
- solstitially — in a solstitial manner
- solway firth — an arm of the Irish Sea between SW Scotland and NW England. 38 miles (61 km) long.