12-letter words containing t, y, p, e
- play therapy — a form of psychotherapy used chiefly with children, in which patients act out situations in play that are expressive of their emotional problems, conflicts, etc.
- plead guilty — defendant: declare guilt
- plenipotency — the state of being plenipotent
- plunket baby — a baby brought up in infancy under the dietary recommendations of the Plunket Society
- pneumaticity — the condition of being pneumatic
- pneumatocyst — the cavity of a pneumatophore.
- pneumatology — Theology. doctrine concerning the Holy Spirit. the belief in intermediary spirits between humans and God.
- pneumocystis — any protozoan of the genus Pneumocystis, esp P. carinii, which is a cause of pneumonia in people whose immune defences have been lowered by drugs or a disease
- pocket money — money for small, current expenses.
- point system — Printing. a system for grading the sizes of type bodies, leads, etc., that employs the point as a unit of measurement. Compare point (def 48a).
- polybutylene — any of several polymers of butylene, used chiefly in the manufacture of lubricants and synthetic rubber.
- polycentrism — the doctrine that a plurality of independent centers of leadership, power, or ideology may exist within a single political system, especially Communism.
- polychaetous — of or relating to the genus Polychaeta
- polycythemia — an abnormal increase in the number and concentration of circulating red blood corpuscles
- polycythemic — relating to polycythemia
- polyethylene — a plastic polymer of ethylene used chiefly for containers, electrical insulation, and packaging.
- polyneuritis — inflammation of several nerves at the same time; multiple neuritis.
- polynucleate — having many nuclei.
- polyoestrous — polyestrous.
- polypeptidic — relating to a polypeptide
- polypetalous — having a corolla of separate petals.
- polyphyletic — developed from more than one ancestral type, as a group of animals.
- polysyndeton — the use of a number of conjunctions in close succession.
- polytheistic — pertaining to, characterized by, or adhering to polytheism, the doctrine that there is more than one god or many gods: Science thrived in the polytheistic culture of ancient Greece.
- polythiazide — a substance, C 1 1 H 1 3 ClF 3 N 3 O 4 S 3 , used as a diuretic in the management of edema and hypertension.
- 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.
- port moresby — an independent republic in the W Pacific Ocean, comprising the E part of New Guinea and numerous near-lying islands, including the Bismarck Archipelago, the Admiralty Islands, the Trobriand Islands, and Bougainville and Buka in the Solomon Islands: a former Australian Trusteeship Territory; independent since 1975; member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 178,260 sq. mi. (461,693 sq. km). Capital: Port Moresby.
- portentously — of the nature of a portent; momentous.
- post-puberty — the period or age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction of offspring: in common law, presumed to be 14 years in the male and 12 years in the female.
- postdelivery — of, relating to, or occurring after a delivery
- posteriority — the state or quality of being posterior.
- potentiality — the state or quality of being potential.
- poverty line — a minimum income level used as an official standard for determining the proportion of a population living in poverty.
- poverty trap — If someone is in a poverty trap, they are very poor but cannot improve their income because the money they get from the government decreases as the money they earn increases.
- praiseworthy — deserving of praise; laudable: a praiseworthy motive.
- prayer plant — a plant, Maranta leuconeura, native to Brazil, that is widely cultivated for its variegated leaves that close up at night.
- precipitancy — the quality or state of being precipitant.
- predictively — of or relating to prediction: losing one's predictive power.
- preeminently — eminent above or before others; superior; surpassing: He is preeminent in his profession.
- preemptively — of or relating to preemption.
- prelatically — in the manner of a prelate
- premaritally — in a premarital manner
- preovulatory — to produce and discharge eggs from an ovary or ovarian follicle.
- prepsychotic — exhibiting behavior that indicates the approach of a psychotic reaction.
- 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
- pretendingly — falsely