11-letter words containing a, l, e, p, y
- hypersexual — unusually or excessively active in or concerned with sexual matters.
- hypervalent — (chemistry) having a higher than normal valence.
- hypoaeolian — of a specific mode of church music
- hypocentral — (geology) Of or pertaining to the hypocentre of an earthquake.
- hypohalites — Plural form of hypohalite.
- hypokalemia — an abnormally low concentration of potassium in the blood.
- hypokalemic — Having a low percentage of potassium in one's blood.
- hypophyseal — Alternative spelling of hypophysial.
- hypothermal — lukewarm; tepid.
- hypovolemia — A decreased volume of circulating blood in the body.
- impassively — without emotion; apathetic; unmoved.
- impatiently — not patient; not accepting delay, opposition, pain, etc., with calm or patience.
- imperiality — the state of being imperial
- impermeably — In an impermeable manner.
- impitoyable — a type of large wine glass with a bowl shaped like a wide funnel to enhance the aromas.
- impregnably — In an impregnable manner; in a manner to defy attack.
- inescapably — incapable of being escaped, ignored, or avoided; ineluctable: inescapable responsibilities.
- inseparably — In an inseparable manner.
- insuperably — In an insuperable manner.
- irreparably — not reparable; incapable of being rectified, remedied, or made good: an irreparable mistake.
- kleptocracy — a government or state in which those in power exploit national resources and steal; rule by a thief or thieves.
- lady chapel — a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary, attached to a church, and generally behind the high altar at the extremity of the apse.
- lamprophyre — any dark intrusive rock in which dark minerals occur both as phenocrysts and as groundmass.
- laparectomy — excision of strips of the abdominal wall and suturing of the wounds so as to correct laxity of the abdominal muscles.
- lawyer palm — any of various kinds of entangling and thorny vegetation, such as the rattan palm, esp in tropical areas
- led display — a flat-screen device in which an array of light-emitting diodes can be selectively activated to display numerical and alphabetical information, used esp in pocket calculators, digital timepieces, measuring instruments, and in some microcomputers
- leptodactyl — leptodactylous
- liberty cap — a soft, conical cap given to a freed slave in ancient Rome at manumission of his servitude, used as a symbol of liberty, especially since the 18th century.
- linear type — 1. (theory, programming) An attribute of values which are used exactly once: they are neither duplicated nor destroyed. Such values require no garbage collection, and can safely be updated in place, even if they form part of a data structure. Linear types are related to the linear logic of J.-Y Girard. They extend Schmidt's notion of single threading, provide an alternative to Hudak and Bloss' update analysis, and offer a practical complement to Lafont and Holmström's elegant linear languages.
- logotherapy — (psychotherapy) A therapy that involves finding the meaning of one's life.
- lycanthrope — a person affected with lycanthropy.
- lymphopenia — a reduction in the number of lymphocytes in the blood.
- maple honey — maple syrup.
- maple syrup — a syrup produced by partially boiling down the sap of the sugar maple or of any of several other maple trees.
- megacephaly — macrocephalic.
- mentoplasty — plastic surgery to correct a functional or cosmetic deformity of the chin.
- multiplayer — of or relating to a video game, or a portion of a video game, in which more than one person plays at the same time in a shared game environment: a multiplayer game; multiplayer mode; a multiplayer experience.
- myelography — the production of myelograms.
- myelopathic — any disorder of the spinal cord or of bone marrow.
- napa valley — a valley in Napa County in the San Francisco Bay Area of N California, noted for its wine production
- nappy liner — a disposable paper or fabric liner placed inside a baby's nappy to catch excrement
- neuroplasty — Any surgery to repair nerve tissue.
- nonplayable — Not playable.
- nyckelharpa — an old-time Swedish stringed musical instrument, similar to the hurdy-gurdy but sounded with a bow instead of a wheel.
- openability — The quality of being openable.
- operability — that can be treated by a surgical operation. Compare inoperable (def 2).
- operatively — a person engaged, employed, or skilled in some branch of work, especially productive or industrial work; worker.
- osteoplasty — plastic surgery on a bone to repair a defect or loss.
- pachydermal — having the characteristics of a pachyderm
- paddy field — a flooded piece of land used for growing rice