14-letter words containing y, p
- polymerization — the act or process of forming a polymer or polymeric compound.
- polymorphously — in a polymorphous manner
- polynucleotide — a sequence of nucleotides, as in DNA or RNA, bound into a chain.
- polyphonically — consisting of many voices or sounds.
- polyphosphoric — as in polyphosphoric acid, any oxyacid of pentavalent phosphorus
- polysaccharide — a carbohydrate, as starch, inulin, or cellulose, containing more than three monosaccharide units per molecule, the units being attached to each other in the manner of acetals, and therefore capable of hydrolysis by acids or enzymes to monosaccharides.
- polysuspensoid — a suspensoid in which the solid particles are polydisperse.
- polysynthesism — the synthesis of various elements.
- polyunsaturate — a polyunsaturated fat or fatty acid.
- polyvinylidene — pertaining to or derived from a polymer of a vinylidene compound.
- pop psychology — beliefs about psychology, and about ways of applying psychology which are not based on science
- pop-psychology — psychological or pseudopsychological counseling, interpretations, concepts, terminology, etc., often simplistic or superficial, popularized by certain personalities, magazine articles, television shows, advice columns, or the like, that influence the general public.
- porgy and bess — an opera (1935) with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin.
- porphyrization — reduction to a powder, formerly done on a slab of porphyry.
- porphyrogenite — a prince born after his father has succeeded to the throne
- port authority — a government commission that manages bridges, tunnels, airports, and other such facilities of a port or city.
- post-pregnancy — the state, condition, or quality of being pregnant.
- postcopulatory — of or relating to the period of time following copulation
- postfix syntax — postfix notation
- postmastectomy — of or relating to the period after a mastectomy
- potato psyllid — a tiny homopterous insect, Paratrioza cockerelli, occurring in some areas of the western U.S., western Canada, and Mexico: a serious pest to potatoes, tomatoes, eggplants, and peppers, the nymphs acting as vectors in the transmission of psyllid yellows.
- potbelly stove — a usually cast-iron wood- or coal-burning stove having a large, rounded chamber.
- potty training — teaching an infant to use the toilet
- pouilly fuissé — a dry white Burgundy wine made from the chardonnay grape
- pouilly-fuisse — a dry, white wine from Burgundy.
- poultry farmer — a person who rears domestic fowls, esp chickens, for their eggs or meat
- powdery mildew — any of various parasitic fungi of the ascomycete order Erysiphales, which produce a powderlike film of mycelium on the surface of host plants.
- power industry — all the people and activities involved in providing power (gas, electricity, etc) to homes and businesses
- practicability — capable of being done, effected, or put into practice, with the available means; feasible: a practicable solution.
- prairie oyster — a raw egg, or the yolk of a raw egg, often mixed with seasonings, as salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and used as a hangover remedy.
- prayer meeting — a meeting chiefly for prayer.
- prayerlessness — the quality of being prayerless; the state of not praying
- praying mantis — mantis.
- pre-employment — being required or accomplished before an employee begins a new job: a preemployment medical exam.
- pre-psychology — the science of the mind or of mental states and processes.
- pre-university — an institution of learning of the highest level, having a college of liberal arts and a program of graduate studies together with several professional schools, as of theology, law, medicine, and engineering, and authorized to confer both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Continental European universities usually have only graduate or professional schools.
- preconcertedly — in a preconcerted or preplanned manner
- predesignatory — in the terminology of Sir William Hamilton, (of a sign) affixed to a proposition or term to indicate quantity
- predictability — consistent repetition of a state, course of action, behavior, or the like, making it possible to know in advance what to expect: The predictability of their daily lives was both comforting and boring.
- preferentially — of, relating to, or of the nature of preference: preferential policies.
- pregnancy test — diagnostic kit for determining pregnancy
- premeditatedly — done deliberately; planned in advance: a premeditated murder.
- premenstrually — in a premenstrual manner
- preoperatively — in a preoperative context
- preparatory to — as a preparation to; before
- preponderantly — superior in weight, force, influence, numbers, etc.; prevailing: a preponderant misconception.
- preposterously — completely contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd; senseless; utterly foolish: a preposterous tale.
- prepsychedelic — describing the period before the psychedelic era
- prescriptively — that prescribes; giving directions or injunctions: a prescriptive letter from an anxious father.
- presentability — that may be presented.