12-letter words containing y, a, u
- photo layout — a picture spread. See under spread (def 33).
- phytophagous — herbivorous.
- plain turkey — a bustard
- plausibility — having an appearance of truth or reason; seemingly worthy of approval or acceptance; credible; believable: a plausible excuse; a plausible plot.
- play through — to pass another foursome or group with their permission, while playing a round of golf
- plead guilty — defendant: declare guilt
- plunket baby — a baby brought up in infancy under the dietary recommendations of the Plunket Society
- plymouth bay — a small, well-protected bay on the coast of Massachusetts; the first permanent European settlement in New England; founded by the Pilgrim Fathers.
- 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.
- pneumography — the process of recording the movements of the thorax in respiration.
- polychaetous — of or relating to the genus Polychaeta
- polynucleate — having many nuclei.
- polyomavirus — any of a genus (Polyomavirus) of papovaviruses that naturally infect wild and laboratory mice, and that cause tumors when injected into newborn mice
- polypetalous — having a corolla of separate petals.
- polysepalous — having a calyx of separate or unconnected sepals.
- 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.
- poultry farm — place where fowl are bred
- praseodymium — a rare-earth, metallic, trivalent element, named from its green salts. Symbol: Pr; atomic weight: 140.91; atomic number: 59; specific gravity: 6.77 at 20°C.
- precariously — dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.
- prelingually — in a prelingual manner
- preoccupancy — the act, right, or instance of prior occupancy.
- preovulatory — to produce and discharge eggs from an ovary or ovarian follicle.
- presbyacusis — an age-related, progressive loss of hearing in both ears
- pro-equality — the state or quality of being equal; correspondence in quantity, degree, value, rank, or ability: promoting equality of opportunity in the workplace.
- procedurally — of or relating to a procedure or procedures, especially of a court of law, legislative body, or law enforcement agency.
- progymnasium — (in Europe) a school that prepares pupils for secondary education (the gymnasium)
- protuberancy — protuberance.
- prudentially — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or resulting from prudence.
- pseudography — writing that does not follow conventional spelling or usage
- pseudomartyr — someone falsely or inaccurately called a martyr
- psychosexual — of or relating to the relationship of psychological and sexual phenomena.
- pugnaciously — inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
- punditocracy — influential media pundits collectively.
- punxsutawney — a town in central Pennsylvania: Groundhog Day celebration.
- pupilability — confidentiality
- put years on — to make (someone) feel or look much older
- puy de sancy — a mountain in S central France: highest peak of the Monts Dore. Height: 1886 m (6188 ft)
- pyjama rugby — an uncomplimentary term for the Super 12 Rugby Union competition that involves teams from South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand, and which is noted for its free-flowing nature and lack of attritional play between the forwards
- pyrosulphate — any salt of pyrosulphuric acid
- pyruvic acid — a water-soluble liquid, C 3 H 4 O 3 , important in many metabolic and fermentative processes, having an odor resembling that of acetic acid, prepared by the dehydration of tartaric acid: used chiefly in biochemical research.
- quai d'orsay — the quay along the south bank of the Seine in Paris, on which are located the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other French government offices.
- quality time — time devoted exclusively to nurturing a cherished person or activity.
- quantifiably — to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
- quarry-faced — rock-faced.
- quarrymaster — a person in charge of a quarry
- 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.
- quixotically — In a quixotic manner.