12-Letter Words Starting With P and Ending With Y

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pachycephaly(medicine) Abnormal thickening of the skull, especially that produced by synostosis of the parietal bone with the occipital bone.pachydactylyThe condition of being pachydactylous.pacificatoryPromoting peace; conciliatory.paddywackeryAlternative form of paddywhackery.painstakenly(rare) Alternative form of painstakingly.paintabilityThe quality of being paintable.palaeobotanyAlternative spelling of paleobotany.palaeography(British spelling) Alternative form of paleography.palaeovalleyAlternative form of paleovalley.palaetiology(archaic, geology) The science that explains, by the law of causation, the past condition and changes of the Earth.palatability(uncountable) The condition of being palatable.palatography(phonetics, linguistics) A technique used to identify which parts of the mouth are used when making a certain sound, by painting a colouring agent on the tongue or roof of a subject's mouth and photographing those areas after the subject has pronounced the sound.palatoplasty(surgery) A surgical procedure used to correct or reconstruct a cleft palatepaleobiologyThe branch of biology or paleontology concerned with the study of fossils of plants and animalspaleodietaryRelating to the diet of prehistoric man or animalspaleoecologyThe ecology of the ancient past and of extinct organismspaleofantasy(rare) A fantasy about how things were in the distant or geological past.paleogeology(geology) The geology of a particular place at some time in the distant pastpaleohistorySynonym of archaeology.paleontology(American spelling) The study of the forms of life existing in prehistoric or geologic times, especially as represented by fossils.paleonurseryAn ancient nursery (for extinct juvenile animals)paleozoology(zoology) The branch of zoology dealing with fossils, and the creatures that were transformed into thempalichnologyAlternative form of paleoichnology.palliativelyWith palliative care.pallidectomy(surgery) The electrothermal destruction of the globus pallidus.pancreectomy(archaic, medicine) Alternative spelling of pancreatectomy.pandemicallyIn a pandemic manner.panendoscopyendoscopy of the pharynx, larynx, upper trachea and oesophaguspanethnicityThe grouping together, and collective labelling, of various separate ethnicities.paniculatelyIn a paniculate manner.panlobularlyIn a panlobular mannerpanopticallyIn a panoptic mannerpanretinallyAffecting or relating to the entire retina.pansexualityA sexual orientation characterized by the potential for aesthetic attraction, romantic love and/or sexual desire for people regardless of their gender or sex.pantaloonery(dated) The character or performances of a pantaloon; buffoonery.pantherishlyIn a pantherish manner.pantisocracyA utopian social system in which every member participates equally in government.pantisocrasyArchaic form of pantisocracy.papillectomy(surgery) A medical procedure involving the removal of a papilla.papisticallyIn a papistical manner; by, or with reference to, a pope.papyrography(obsolete) Synonym of papyrotype, a form of photolithography using paper.parabolicityThe condition of being parabolicparacavitary(anatomy) Across, or throughout a cavityparacrinallyIn a paracrine mannerparadormancy(biology) A temporary dormancy in some plantsparadoxologyThe study or contemplation of paradoxes.parafoveally(anatomy) Using the perifoveaparalogouslyIn a paralogous mannerparalysinglyAlternative spelling of paralyzingly.paralyzinglyIn a paralyzing manner.paramediallyIn a paramedial mannerparamilitaryA group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion, but which do not represent the formal forces of a sovereign power.paranoicallyAlternative form of paranoiacally.paranoidally(medicine, dated) paranoidlyparanormallyIn a paranormal way.parasexuallyIn a parasexual way.parasitologyThe study of parasites.parasociallyIn a parasocial manner.paraspinallyIn a paraspinal manner.parasynonymyThe property of being a parasynonym.parataxonomyThe work of a parataxonomistparatenicityThe condition of being paratenicparaverballyIn a paraverbal manner.parentectomyThe removal of one or both parents from a child's life.parenterallyIn a parenteral manner (administered avoiding the gastrointestinal tract).paretymologyAlternative form of paraetymology.parlementary(historical) Of or relating to a parlement, a provincial appellate court in the Ancien Régime of France.parochiality(uncountable) The state or condition of being parochial.paroemiologyAlternative form of paremiology.paronymouslyIn a paronymous way.paroxysmallyIn a paroxysmal manner.parricidallyIn a parricidal manner.parseabilityAlternative spelling of parsability.parsonicallyIn the manner of a parson.parthenogeny(rare, biology) parthenogenesisparthenology(rare) The study of Asexual Reproduction.participancyAlternative form of participance (participation)particularly(focus) Especially, extremely.partitionarySynonym of partitional (“relating to partitions”).partitocracyAlternative form of partocracy.passionatelyIn a passionate manner.passionfullyIn a passionful manner.patchabilityThe property of being patchable.patellectomysurgical removal of the patellapatheticallyIn a pathetic manner; piteously.pathoanatomyThe study of the causes of disease based on the examination of organs and tissues.pathobiology(biology) The branch of biology that deals with pathology with greater emphasis on the biological than on the medical aspects.pathovarietySynonym of pathovar.patricidallyIn a patricidal manner.patrifocallyIn a patrifocal manner.patrilocallyIn a patrilocal fashion.patternicityThe tendency to find patterns in meaningless noise.paucivalency(chemistry) The condition of being paucivalentpeaceabilityThe quality of being peaceable.peacockishlyIn a peacockish manner.pectoriloquy(medicine) An increased resonance, or a distinctly articulated voice, heard during auscultation.pedanticallyIn a pedantic manner.pedantocracyGovernment by pedants.pedestriallyon foot, as a pedestrianpedestrianlyIn a pedestrian way.pejorativelyIn a pejorative manner. Insultingly, disparagingly; so as to belittle another or harm their reputation.penetrometryThe design and use of penetrometerspeninsularlyIn a peninsular fashion; like, or as, a peninsula.penitentiaryA priest in the Roman Catholic Church who administers the sacrament of penance.pentachotomyThe division of one into five separate but related parts.pentadactylyThe condition of having five digits (fingers or toes) on a limbpentagonallyIn the form of a pentagon; with five angles.pentahydroxy(organic chemistry, in combination) Five hydroxy groups in a molecule.pentamercury(chemistry, in combination) Five mercury atoms or ions in a compound (Hg₅).pentavalencyAlternative form of pentavalence.perceivinglySo as to perceive; by means of, or accompanied by, perception.percentuallyIn percentual manner; proportionately, as measured in percent.perceptivelyIn a perceptive manner.perceptivityThe state or quality of being perceptive.perceptuallyIn a perceptual manner.percipientlyIn a percipient manner.percussivelyIn a percussive way.peremptorilyIn a peremptory manner; in a commanding tone, brooking no delay.perennialityThe state of being perennial.perfectivelyIn a perfective manner or contextperfectivity(grammar) The state of being in perfective aspect or the imperfective aspectperfervidityThe quality of being perfervid.perfidiouslyIn a perfidious manner.performantlyIn a performant way.performatorySynonym of performative.periapicallyIn a periapical mannerpericlinallyIn a periclinal mannerpericoitally(medicine) In a pericoital manner; around the time of sexual intercourse.pericoronarySurrounding the heartperimortallyIn a perimortal mannerperinatologyA branch of obstetrics focusing on the medical and surgical management of high-risk pregnancies.perineometryThe measurement of the strength of voluntary contractions of the pelvic floor musclesperineurally(medicine) Near a nerve or nerves.periocularly(anatomy) Around the eye.periodicallyIn a manner that is regular or periodic.periosteallyIn the periosteum.periostiallyMisspelling of periosteally.peripartally(medicine) At around the time of childbirth.peripherallyIn a peripheral manner.peripneumonyAlternative form of peripneumonia.periportallyAround the portal vein.peritoneallyBy way of the peritoneumperjuriouslyIn a perjurious manner.permeabilityThe property of being permeable.permissivelyIn a permissive manner.permissivity(biology, of cells) Susceptibility to infection.permittivity(physics) A property of a dielectric medium that determines the forces that electric charges placed in the medium exert on each other.perniciouslyIn a pernicious manner.pernicketilyBritish English standard form of persnicketily.perpetualityThe quality of being perpetual.perplexinglyIn a way or to an extent that is perplexing.persistentlyIn a persistent manner.persistinglyWith persistence.persistively(obsolete) persistentlypersonocracy(politics) A more participatory form of democracy, intended to care for every person and not just the majority.perspicacityAcute discernment or understanding; insight.perspiratory(dated) Of or pertaining to perspiration.perspiringlyWhile perspiring; with perspiration or sweat.persuadinglypersuasivelypersuasivelyIn a manner intended to convince or persuade.perticularlyObsolete form of particularly.perturbatoryRelating to, or causing, perturbation.perturbinglyIn a manner that perturbs.perviabilityThe property of being perviable.pesticidallyIn the manner of a pesticidepetrogeologyPetroleum geology.petrosectomy(surgery) The removal of air cells from a bone, typically from the temporal bone before a cochlear implant.petticoateryFeminine activity and pursuits.pettifoggeryThe actions of a pettifogger; a trivial quarrel.phagomimicry(ecology) The mimicking of food to the extent that it will generate a feeding response.phalloplasty(surgery) Plastic surgery to construct or repair a penis, performed to repair injury or as part of sex reassignment surgery.phantasmallyIn a phantasmal manner.pharmacologyThe science of drugs, including their origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use, and toxicology.pharyngeallyVia the pharynxpharyngology(medicine) The science that studies the pharynx and treatment of its diseases.pharyngotomy(surgery) The operation of making an incision into the pharynx, to remove a tumour or anything that obstructs the passage.pheneticallyIn a phenetic mannerphenomenallyIn a manner that is extraordinary or amazing.phenomicallyIn a phenomic mannerpheromonallyIn terms of, or by means of, pheromones.philanthropy(uncountable) Charitable giving, charity.phlebographyAn X-ray examination of a system of veins that have been injected with a contrast medium.phlebomegalyvaricose veinsphobanthropyA morbid dread of humankind.phonemicallyBy means of, or in terms, of phonemes.phoneographyThe use of a mobile phone to take photographs.phoneticallyIn the way it sounds, particularly: written to describe the sound rather than the dictionary spelling.phonosurgery(surgery) Surgery to the voicebox or vocal cords.phoreticallyIn terms of, or by means of, phoresis.phosphoarrayAn array of phosphorsphosphorelay(biology) The multi-stage process, involving the movement of phosphoryl groups by histidine kinases, of bacterial signal transductionphotoallergy(medicine) An allergy that is activated by light.photobiologyThe study of the effects of light on living organisms, and on biological processesphotodensityThe optical density of an object, but especially that of tissue and bone to X-raysphotoecologyThe application of aerial photography to ecology and land managementphotogeologyThe use of aerial photography to interpret geologic featuresphotonicallyBy means of photonics.photosensoryRelating to the perception of light (in the eye or other photoreceptor)phototherapyThe use of light to treat disorders of the skin, and certain mood disorders.phreatically(geology) By phreatic means.phrenicotomyAlternative form of phrenectomy.phrenographydescriptive psychologyphrontisteryA place for thinking.phthisiology(medicine) The care, treatment, and study of tuberculosis of the lung.phylanthropyObsolete form of philanthropy.phyleticallyIn a phyletic manner.physicianaryOf or relating to a physician; doctorly.physiographyThe descriptive part of a natural science as distinguished from the explanatory or theoretical part.phytobiologyThe branch of biology that involves plants.phytoecology(ecology) The ecology of plantsphytotherapy(medicine) The use of plant extracts for medical purposes.picaresquelyIn a picaresque mannerpickpocketrypickpocketingpictorialityThe quality of being pictorial.piezosurgeryThe use of piezoelectric vibrations in the surgical cutting of bone tissue.pilotabilityAbility to be piloted.pinealectomy(medicine, surgery) Surgical removal of the pineal gland.pinealoctomyMisspelling of pinealectomy.pioneeringlyIn a pioneering mannerpipsqueakery(informal, somewhat derogatory) The quality of being small and insignificant.pistolgraphy(historical, photography) The use of an early miniature camera shaped like a pistol.pivotabilityThe quality or state of being pivotable.placeabilityThe quality or degree of being placeable.placentology(medicine) The study of the placenta.plagiotrophyMisspelling of plagiotropy.planktoniclyAlternative form of planktonically.plannabilityThe quality of being plannable.plantographyThe medical examination of foot deformityplasmodiallyIn terms of, or by means of, a plasmodium.plastographyThe art of forming figures in any malleable material.plastromancyA form of divination through the use of turtleshell plastrons.platonicallyIn a platonic manner.platypussaryAlternative form of platypusary.plausibility(now rare) The appearance of truth, especially when deceptive; speciousness.pleasabilityThe quality of being pleasable.plebiscitaryOf or pertaining to a plebiscite.plenipotencyAlternative form of plenipotence.plesiomorphy(cladistics) A character state that is present in both outgroups and in the ancestorspleurographyradiography of the abdomen after injecting a contrast mediumplousiocracy(archaic) plutocracypluggabilityThe quality of being pluggable.pluperfectly(rare) In a way that is more than perfect.pluriformity(rare) pluralitypluripotency(biology) The state of being pluripotent.plurisignify(rare) To have meaning or importance in multiple ways.pluriversitySynonym of pluriversality.pluviographyThe use of a pluviograph; the automatic recording of precipitation.pneumaticity(biology) The state of being pneumatic, or of having a cavity or cavities filled with air.pneumatologyThe study of spiritual beings and phenomena, especially the interactions between humans and God.pneumographyscientific description of the lungs.pneumonologyAlternative form of pneumology.pneumonotomy(surgery) The surgical procedure of making an incision in the lung.pogonotrophyThe act of cultivating, or growing and grooming, a mustache, beard, sideburns or other facial hair.poikilohydry(botany) The condition of being poikilohydric; the lack of structural or functional mechanisms to actively regulate the equilibrium between the concentration of water in cell tissue and that in the environment.polarography(chemistry) An electrochemical technique for the analysis of redox reactions.politicianly(rare) Befitting a politician.politrickery(informal, derogatory) Synonym of politricks.pollinophagyAlternative form of palynophagy.pollutionaryOf or relating to pollution.poltergeisty(informal) Resembling or characteristic of a poltergeist.polyanthropypolygyny and polyandrypolyantibody(immunology) An antibody that binds to many different antigenspolyaxialityThe state of being polyaxialpolybasicityThe quality of being polybasic.polycatenaryHaving multiple chainspolyclonallyIn a polyclonal mannerpolyembryony(biology) The production of two or more embryos from a single fertilized egg.polyesterifyTo cause or to undergo polyesterification.polyfidelityA form of polyamory where all members are considered equal partners and agree to be sexually active only with other members of the group.polygamouslyIn a polygamous manner.polygenicityThe condition of being polygenicpolygonality(mathematics) The state of being a polygon, the degree to which an object is polygonal.polygynandry(anthropology, zoology) A mating pattern involving multiple males and multiple females.polygynouslyIn a polygynous manner.polyhedrallyIn a polyhedral manner.polymericityThe quality or condition of being a polymer.polymodality(music) The use of multiple modes in a piece if musicpolymyopathyA form of myopathy that affects multiple muscle groups.polynomiallyIn a polynomial way.polynymously(very rare) In a polynymous way or manner.polyphalangyAlternative form of polyphalangism.polypharmacy(medicine) The use of multiple drugs to treat multiple concurrent disorders in the same (now especially elderly) patient, chiefly with connotations of indiscriminate or excessive prescription (involving overmedication and overprescription).polypragmacy(archaic) The quality of being polypragmatic.polypragmaty(archaic) The quality of being polypragmatic.polysemouslyIn a polysemous way.polysymmetryThe quality of being polysymmetrical.polytomouslyIn a polytomous mannerpolytonality(music) The use of multiple keys in the same composition, especially by multiple instruments at the same timepolytonicityThe quality of being polytonic.polyvalently(chemistry) In a polyvalent mannerpolyvocalityThe quality of being polyvocal, consisting of more than one voice.pontificallyIn a pontifical manner; in the manner of a pope.porencephalyA rare cephalic disorder involving encephalomalacia. It is a neurological disorder of the central nervous system characterized by cysts or cavities within the cerebral hemisphere.portentosityThe quality of being portentous.portentouslyIn an ominous manner.portobiliary(anatomy) Relating to the portal vein and the bile ductportuguesifyAlternative letter-case form of Portuguesify.positionallyIn a positional context; in terms of position.possessinglyin a possessing mannerpossessivelyIn a possessive manner.possessivity(grammar) The quality of being possessive (indicating ownership, possession, origin, etc.).postassemblyAfter assemblingpostauditoryposterior to the auditory region of the brainpostcoronaryAfter coronary thrombosis.postdeliveryAfter a delivery of e.g. mail or goods.posteriorityThe condition of being posterior (in any sense)posteriourlyObsolete form of posteriorly.posthumanityThe quality or condition of being a posthuman.postliminaryOccurring afterward, as a concluding step.postliteraryAfter literature.postmaturityThe condition of a baby that has not yet been born after 42 weeks of gestation, two weeks beyond the normal 40.postmediallyIn a postmedial direction or location.postmilitaryAfter military service.postmodernlyIn a postmodern way.postmortallySynonym of post mortem.postmultiply(mathematics) To multiply (the elements of a vector or matrix) by a following factorpostocularlyIn a postocular mannerpostpartally(medicine) After childbirth.postpausally(linguistics) After a pause in speech.postraciallyIn a postracial manner.postrotatoryFollowing rotationpostscarcityAfter the elimination of scarcity; in a time when society has sufficient resources.posttertiaryAlternative form of post-Tertiary.postvagotomy(medicine) After a vagotomy.postverbally(linguistics) After a verb.potamography(dated) An account or description of a river, or rivers.potentiality(countable) An instance of potential: any given possibility.practicality(uncountable) The state of being practical or feasible.praisabilityThe degree or quality of being worthy of praise.praiseworthyMeriting praise; worthy of high praisepranotherapypranic therapypraxiography(sociology) The study of social practices.prayerlesslyWithout prayer.preampullary(biology, anatomy, medicine) Before an ampulla, as for example (usually, more specifically) upstream of the ampulla of Vater in the lumen of the duodenum; structures and events that are preampullary thus exist in the foregut rather than in the midgut.preantiquityThe time before antiquity.prebudgetarySynonym of prebudget.precandidacyState of being a precandidate.precapillary(anatomy, of an arteriole or venule) preceding (on the arterial side of) a capillaryprecaptivityPrior to a period of captivity.precariouslyIn a precarious manner; dangerously.precedentaryBeing or relating to a precedent; coming before.precentrallyIn a precentral directionpreceptivelyIn a preceptive mannerpreceptuallyIn terms of precepts.precipitancySuddenness; excessive haste.preclusivelyIn a preclusive manner; preventively.precociality(ornithology) The condition of being precocial.precociouslyIn a precocious manner.precordiallyIn a precordial manner or directionpredaceouslyIn a predatory mannerpredecessoryBeing or pertaining to a predecessor.predemocracyBefore democracy.predentistryAn undergraduate academic program tailored to prepare the student for graduate study in dentistry, usually followed by practice as a dentist.predestinary(obsolete) predestinarianpredictinglyIn a predicting manner.predictivelyIn the manner of something that attempts to or succeeds in predicting, anticipating or expecting.predictivityThe condition of being predictiveprediscoveryA previous discovery.predominancyPredominance.preeminentlyIn a preeminent manner.preemptivelyIn a preemptive manner.preemptorilyIn a preemptory manner.preexistencyObsolete form of preexistence.prefertilityBefore becoming fertile.prefrontallyIn a prefrontal direction; in a prefrontal regionpregenitallyIn the pregenital periodpregnabilityThe quality of being pregnable.prehensilelyIn a prehensile way.prehensilityThe condition, or extent, of being prehensile.prehostilityPrior to hostility.preinventoryPrior to an inventory being taken.prejudicedlyIn a prejudiced manner.prejudiciary(archaic) Synonym of prejudicial.prelaticallyIn a prelatical manner; with reference to prelates.prelegendaryBefore the development of a legend, or legends in general.prelexicallyIn a prelexical mannerpreliminarlyMisspelling of preliminarily.prelinguallyIn a prelingual mannerpremammilaryMisspelling of premammillary.premaritallyBefore marriage.prematernityPrior to maternity.premaxillaryOf or pertaining to the premaxillaepremigratoryprior to migrationpremodernityThe period before the modern erapremorbidityThe quality of being premorbid.prenominally(grammar) Before a noun.prenuptiallyBefore marriage.preoccupancyThe act of taking possession before another.preoperatorypreoperationalpreovulatoryPrior to ovulation.prephilatelyThe branch of philately concerned with postal systems prior to the introduction of postage stamps.prephonatoryAlternative form of prephonetic.preplanetaryBefore the existence or formation of planets.prepregnancyBefore the onset of pregnancy.prepuberallyprepubertallyprepublicityPublicity for a product or service that is not yet available.preputiotomy(medicine, surgery) The surgical incision of the prepuce (foreskin) of the penis, typically performed to relieve phimosis.preretinallyIn a preretinal manner or directionpresbyophagydysphagia as a result of old agepresecondaryBefore secondary education.presecretoryHappening or produced prior to secretionpresentiallyIn a presential manner.presentivelyIn a presentive manner.preservatorypreservativepreservinglyWhilst preserving some quantity or qualitypresexualityThe quality of being presexual.pressiometrymeasurement with a pressiometerprestabilityPrior to a state of stability.pretendinglySo as to pretend.pretensivelyIn a pretensive manner.pretextuallyIn a pretextual manner.pretzelosity(mathematics, physics) The condition of having the knotted form of a pretzelprevailinglyMainly, predominantly.prevasectomyBefore a vasectomy.prevenientlyIn a prevenient manner. Anticipatorily, antecedently.preventingly(dated) So as to prevent or hinder.preventivelyIn a preventive wayprevisionaryRelating to prevision or foresight; prophetic.priestianity(derogatory) Any practices of Christianity that place an excessive emphasis on the role of the priest.primaevalityAlternative spelling of primevality.primigravityThe condition of being primigravid.primordiallyIn a primordial manner.principality(countable) A region or sovereign nation headed by a prince or princess.principledlyIn a principled manner.printabilityThe state or condition of being printable, or of being a suitable ink or paper for use in printing.probationaryOf, pertaining to, or subject to probationprocedurally(manner) According to a procedure; following a procedure.proceptivelyIn a proceptive mannerproceptivityBehaviour that leads to copulation and thus conceptionprocessivelyIn a processive manner; progressivelyprocessology(sometimes derogatory) A focus on the specific details of a process rather than its overarching aims and outcomes.processuallyIn a processual manner.prochirality(chemistry) The property exhibited by a prochiral molecule or other entity; protostereoisomerism.proclamatoryIn the manner of a proclamation.proconsularyArchaic form of proconsular.proctodeallyIn a proctodeal manner or direction.proctography(medicine) diagnostic imaging of the colon, rectum and anusproctoriallyIn a proctorial manner.prodemocracyAlternative form of pro-democracy (“in favor of democracy”).prodigiosityprodigiousnessprodigiouslyIn a prodigious manner; astonishingly, enormously, impressively, wonderfully.productivelyIn a productive manner.productivityThe state of being productive, fertile, or efficient.proficientlyIn a proficient manner.proficuouslyIn a proficuous manner.profilometryThe use of a technique in the measurement and profiling of an object.profitlesslyIn a profitless manner.profligatelyIn a profligate manner.profligatoryTending to or encouraging wastefulness.progenitallyIn progenital terms.programmablyIn a programmable mannerprogrediencyThe quality of being progredient.projectinglyIn a projecting way.projectivelyIn a projective way.projectivity(mathematics) The condition of being projective.prolaterallyIn a prolateral manner or directionprolificallyIn a prolific manner, or to a prolific extent; abundantly.prolongevityThat extends lifeprolonginglySo as to prolong or lengthen.prolotherapyThe injection of an otherwise non-pharmacological and non-active irritant solution into the body, generally in the region of tendons or ligaments for the purpose of strengthening weakened connective tissue and alleviating musculoskeletal pain.promaxillaryAt the front of the jawbonepromigratory(biology) Promoting migration.promissorilyIn a promissory manner.promulgatoryPertaining to promulgation.pronominally(linguistics) In a pronominal manner; as a pronoun.pronouncedlyIn a pronounced manner; markedly, distinctively.propitiatoryIntended to propitiate, reconcile, expiate or appease; conciliatory.propitiouslyIn a propitious manner.proplanetaryOf or pertaining to the early stages in the formation of a planet.propulsatoryTending to propel.propulsivelyIn a propulsive way.prosaicalityThe quality of being prosaic.prosecretoryThat leads to secretionprosecutably(very rare) In a prosecutable manner.prosocialityThe quality of being prosocial.prosodicallyIn a prosodic manner.prosopolepsya premature opinion or prejudice against a person, formed from external appearanceprosperinglySo as to prosper; in a prosperous way.prosperouslyIn a prosperous manner; so as to prosper.prostatotomy(surgery) An operation to remove the prostate.protectinglyprotectively; in a protective manner.protectivelyIn a protective manner.protectivityThe state, quality, or condition of being protective.protensivelyIn a protensive fashion.protestatoryBeing or relating to a protest against something.protestinglyunwillingly, with protestsprothonotary(Greek Orthodoxy, historical) The chief secretary of the patriarch of Constantinople.protistology(biology) The scientific study of protists.protobiologyThe early study of biology, before it became a rigorous established discipline.protocollaryOf or pertaining to protocol.protohistory(archaeology, history) The period between prehistory and history, during which a culture or civilization has not yet developed writing, but other cultures have already noted its existence in their own writings.protozoologyThe study of protozoa.protractedlyIn a protracted mannerprotrusivelyIn a protrusive manner.protuberancyThe quality or state of being protuberant.proveabilityAlternative spelling of provability.proverbiallyIn a manner that uses proverbs; in or according to proverbs.provinciallyIn a provincial way.prudentiallyIn a prudential manner.psalmographyThe act or practice of writing psalms.pseudobinary(physics) describing a system of two entities, at least one of which is itself binary (or more complex)pseudocolony(biology) A cluster of living things (cells, people, etc.) that has only some of the characteristics of a colonypseudoenergy(physics) The sum of potential energy and kinetic energy of a systempseudographyIncorrect spelling.pseudokidneyA reniform intussusception visible in the imaging of some colon cancerspseudomemoryA false memory, as elicited by hypnosis.pseudonymityThe state of being pseudonymous, of hiding one's true identity behind a pseudonym.pseudotetanypseudotetanuspsilanthropy(theology) The doctrine that Jesus Christ was merely human, i.e. not the son of God.psychobabblyResembling or characteristic of psychobabble.psychography(parapsychology) The act of a spirit possessing one's physical body in order to write something.psychotheorypsychoanalytic theorypsychrometry(meteorology, thermodynamics) Synonym of psychrometrics (“the measurement or study of the physical and thermodynamic properties of the atmosphere and its water vapour”).ptychography(physics) A technique that aims to solve the diffraction-pattern phase problem by interfering adjacent Bragg reflections coherently and thereby determining their relative phase.puberulentlyIn a puberulent manner.puberulouslyIn a puberulous manner.pugnaciouslyIn an aggressive or combative manner.pulmonectomy(surgery) Pneumectomy.pulmonicallyBy means of the lungs.pulpiticallyIn a pulpitical manner; in, or suited to, a pulpit.pulsoximetryAlternative form of pulse oximetry.punchabilityThe quality of being punchable.punditically(rare) In a punditic manner.punditocracyA group of political pundits or commentators perceived as wielding excessive influence over public opinion and discourse.pupillometryThe measurement of the diameter of the pupil of the eye.pupilographyAlternative form of pupillography.purgeabilityCapability of being purged.purificatoryThat purifies; purificativepuristicallyIn a puristic manner.purposefullyIn a purposeful (“resolute, determined”) manner: resolutely, determinedly.putrescentlyIn a putrescent manner.pyloroplasty(surgery) Surgical correction of the pyloruspyramidologyThe study of pyramids (especially the Egyptian pyramids) from a supernatural or new-age perspective, rather than the historical or archaeological viewpoint.pyramidotomy(surgery) cutting of a pyramidal tract (as a treatment for parkinsonism)pyrogenicity(pathology, chemistry, geology) The condition or extent of being pyrogenic.