12-letter words containing a, n, e, r, l, y
- numerability — the fact of having the ability to be counted
- nychthemeral — relating to a nychthemeron or to the changes or differences, specifically those relating to day and night, that occur within this span
- ornamentally — In an ornamental way.
- over-analyze — to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to synthesize): to analyze an argument.
- overanalysis — the separating of any material or abstract entity into its constituent elements (opposed to synthesis).
- overanalyzed — Simple past tense and past participle of overanalyze.
- oyster plant — salsify.
- pantaloonery — foolery; humorous entertainment
- panty girdle — women's control pants
- parsley fern — a small bright green tufted European fern, Cryptogramma crispa, that grows on acid scree and rock in uplands
- pearl hominy — whole or ground hulled corn from which the bran and germ have been removed by bleaching the whole kernels in a lye bath (lye hominy) or by crushing and sifting (pearl hominy)
- pearly queen — the female London costermonger whose ceremonial clothes display the most lavish collection of pearl buttons
- penalty area — the area, 44 yards (40 meters) wide and 18 yards (16 meters) deep, centered on the goal line and extending in front of the goal, where a foul by a defensive player results in a penalty kick for the offensive team.
- penny loafer — a loafer with a slot on the vamp that can hold a coin, usually a penny.
- perenniality — lasting for an indefinitely long time; enduring: her perennial beauty.
- perinatology — a field of medicine focusing on problems emerging during the perinatal period.
- peritoneally — through the peritoneum
- piano player — pianist.
- plain turkey — a bustard
- play reading — the activity when a group of people read the parts of a play
- player piano — a piano that can play automatically when the keys are actuated electronically or by a pneumatic device controlled by a piano roll.
- polyurethane — a thermoplastic polymer containing the group NHCOO: used for padding and insulation in furniture, clothing, and packaging, and in the manufacture of resins for adhesives, elastomers, and fillers.
- prayer plant — a plant, Maranta leuconeura, native to Brazil, that is widely cultivated for its variegated leaves that close up at night.
- prelingually — in a prelingual manner
- prenominally — before a noun
- presentially — in a presential way
- prince royal — the eldest son of a king or queen.
- proteoglycan — a macromolecule composed of a polysaccharide joined to a polypeptide and forming the ground substance of connective tissue.
- prudentially — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or resulting from prudence.
- radiolucency — almost entirely transparent to radiation; almost entirely invisible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy.
- railway line — railroad route
- reasonlessly — in a reasonless manner
- reassuringly — to restore to assurance or confidence: His praise reassured me.
- reflationary — economy: relating to reflation
- regenerately — in a regenerate manner
- relationally — in a relational manner
- relay runner — person who takes turn in a relay race
- renewability — able to be renewed: a library book that is not renewable.
- role playing — role-play used as a method of training or education
- role-playing — a method of instruction or psychotherapy aimed at changing attitudes and behavior, in which participants act out designated roles relevant to real-life situations.
- royal antler — the third prong from the base of a stag's antler.
- royal assent — (in Britain) the formal signing of an act of Parliament by the sovereign, by which it becomes law
- royal tennis — court tennis.
- saccharinely — of the nature of or resembling that of sugar: a powdery substance with a saccharine taste.
- salary range — pay scale
- saunteringly — in a sauntering manner
- scatteringly — in a scattering manner
- sclerenchyma — supporting or protective tissue composed of thickened, dry, and hardened cells.
- selenography — the branch of astronomy that deals with the charting of the moon's surface.
- single-party — of or relating to a form of government in which only a single political party constitutes the government