12-letter words containing y, u, p
- power supply — power supply unit
- 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.
- precociously — unusually advanced or mature in development, especially mental development: a precocious child.
- 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.
- prodigiously — extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.: a prodigious research grant.
- productively — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
- productivity — the quality, state, or fact of being able to generate, create, enhance, or bring forth goods and services: The productivity of the group's effort surprised everyone.
- progymnasium — (in Europe) a school that prepares pupils for secondary education (the gymnasium)
- pronouncedly — strongly marked: a pronounced fishy taste.
- propitiously — presenting favorable conditions; favorable: propitious weather.
- propyl group — any of two univalent, isomeric groups having the formula C 3 H 7 −.
- prosperously — having or characterized by financial success or good fortune; flourishing; successful: a prosperous business.
- protuberancy — protuberance.
- prudentially — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or resulting from prudence.
- pseudocyesis — false pregnancy.
- pseudography — writing that does not follow conventional spelling or usage
- pseudomartyr — someone falsely or inaccurately called a martyr
- pseudonymity — pseudonymous character.
- pseudonymous — bearing a false or fictitious name.
- psychosexual — of or relating to the relationship of psychological and sexual phenomena.
- 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.
- pulley stile — (in a window frame) a stile against which a window sash slides.
- punditocracy — influential media pundits collectively.
- punxsutawney — a town in central Pennsylvania: Groundhog Day celebration.
- pupilability — confidentiality
- purposefully — having a purpose.
- pussy willow — a small willow, Salix discolor, of eastern North America, having silky catkins.
- pussy-willow — a small willow, Salix discolor, of eastern North America, having silky catkins.
- 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
- putty powder — an abrasive consisting chiefly of stannic oxide, used for polishing hard surfaces.
- puy de sancy — a mountain in S central France: highest peak of the Monts Dore. Height: 1886 m (6188 ft)
- pygmy possum — any of various small Australasian marsupials, esp the burramys
- 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
- pyritiferous — having or producing pyrites
- pyroligneous — produced by the distillation of wood.
- pyrosulfuric — of or derived from pyrosulfuric acid; disulfuric.
- 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.
- recuperatory — of or relating to recovery or recuperation
- reply coupon — a coupon sent with an international letter which can be exchanged for stamps sufficient to send a letter back in reply