12-letter words containing y, n
- presbyterian — pertaining to or based on the principle of ecclesiastical government by presbyters or presbyteries.
- presentially — in a presential way
- press agency — news-reporting organization
- pretendingly — falsely
- preventively — Medicine/Medical. of or noting a drug, vaccine, etc., for preventing disease; prophylactic.
- previsionary — having foresight
- primary gain — the removal of emotional conflict or relief of anxiety that is the immediate benefit of a defense mechanism or neurotic symptom.
- prince royal — the eldest son of a king or queen.
- principality — a state ruled by a prince, usually a relatively small state or a state that falls within a larger state such as an empire.
- pro-monarchy — a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch. Compare absolute monarchy, limited monarchy.
- probationary — the act of testing.
- proficiently — well-advanced or competent in any art, science, or subject; skilled: a proficient swimmer.
- progymnasium — (in Europe) a school that prepares pupils for secondary education (the gymnasium)
- pronouncedly — strongly marked: a pronounced fishy taste.
- property man — a member of the stage crew in charge of the stage properties
- prophesyings — gatherings held to expound the prophecies of the Scriptures
- propoxyphene — Pharmacology. a nonnarcotic analgesic, C 2 2 H 2 9 NO 2 .
- prostacyclin — a prostaglandin, C 2 0 H 3 2 O 5 , that specifically inhibits the formation of blood clots.
- protectingly — in a protective manner
- protensively — in the manner of duration
- proteoglycan — a macromolecule composed of a polysaccharide joined to a polypeptide and forming the ground substance of connective tissue.
- prothonotary — a chief clerk or official in certain courts of law.
- protosynthex — A query system for English text.
- protuberancy — protuberance.
- provincially — belonging or peculiar to some particular province; local: the provincial newspaper.
- provisionary — providing or serving for the time being only; existing only until permanently or properly replaced; temporary: a provisional government.
- prudentially — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or resulting from prudence.
- pseudonymity — pseudonymous character.
- pseudonymous — bearing a false or fictitious name.
- psychognosis — the use of hypnosis to study mental phenomena
- psychonomics — the study of the individual mind in relation to its environment
- psychotronic — of or relating to a genre of usually low-budget movies that includes horror, fantasy, science-fiction, and underground films.
- public enemy — a person or thing considered a danger or menace to the public, especially a wanted criminal widely sought by the F.B.I. and local police forces.
- public money — money that has been collected by the state, usually through taxation
- pugnaciously — inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
- punditocracy — influential media pundits collectively.
- punxsutawney — a town in central Pennsylvania: Groundhog Day celebration.
- pussyfooting — behaving in an excessively cautious way
- put money on — to place a bet on
- 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)
- pyonephritis — suppurative inflammation of the kidney.
- pyrazinamide — a substance, C 5 H 5 N 3 O, used in the treatment of tuberculosis.
- pyridoxamine — a metabolic form of pyridoxine
- pyrithiamine — an antivitamin that causes thiamine deficiency
- pyritohedron — a crystal form of 12 pentagonal faces.
- pyrogenicity — the characteristic of causing fever
- pyrognostics — the characteristics of a mineral, such as fusibility and flame coloration, that are revealed by the application of heat
- pyroligneous — produced by the distillation of wood.
- pyromagnetic — (formerly) thermomagnetic (def 1).