16-letter words containing a, p, l, u, s
- gold-of-pleasure — a yellow-flowered Eurasian plant, Camelina sativa, widespread as a weed, esp in flax fields, and formerly cultivated for its oil-rich seeds: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- great soil group — according to a system of classification that originated in Russia, any of several broad groups of soils with common characteristics usually associated with particular climates and vegetation types.
- heads-up display — an electronic display of data from instruments or other sources projected at eye level so that a driver or pilot sees it without looking away from the road or course. Abbreviation: HUD.
- humanly possible — feasible, practical
- hydrophyllaceous — belonging to the Hydrophyllaceae, the waterleaf family of plants.
- hyperinsulinemia — (medicine) The condition of having an excessively high level of insulin in the blood, usually due to excess production.
- hypermasculinity — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- hypersexualizing — Present participle of hypersexualize.
- hyperstimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- hypervascularity — pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap.
- indisputableness — The property of being indisputable.
- instrument panel — Also called instrument board. a panel on which are mounted an array of dials, lights, and gauges that monitor the performance of a machine or device, as an airplane.
- insurance policy — contract that insures sth
- internal capsule — a broad band of white fibres near the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere
- it's all up with — there is no further hope for; the end is near for
- japanese lacquer — lacquer (def 2).
- khakass republic — a constituent republic of S central Russia, formerly in Krasnoyarsk Territory: formed in 1930. Capital: Abakan. Pop: 546 100 (2002). Area: 61 900 sq km (23 855 sq miles)
- lady of pleasure — a prostitute.
- lapsang souchong — a large-leafed variety of China tea with a slightly smoky flavour
- laurentides park — a national park in SE Canada, in Quebec province between the St. Lawrence and Lake St. John.
- league champions — the team that has come top of the league
- leaps and bounds — You can use in leaps and bounds or by leaps and bounds to emphasize that someone or something is improving or increasing quickly and greatly.
- library pictures — a caption used to alert viewers that footage being broadcast is from an earlier time and is not happening now
- lizard peninsula — a promontory in SW England, in SW Cornwall: the southernmost point in Great Britain
- lump sum payment — money: one-off payment
- lymphatic tissue — tissue, such as the lymph nodes, tonsils, spleen, and thymus, that produces lymphocytes
- mad-dog skullcap — a North American skullcap, Scutellaria lateriflora, having underground stems and one-sided clusters of blue to white flowers.
- malchus-porphyry — (Malchus) a.d. c233–c304, Greek philosopher.
- malpractice suit — a lawsuit brought against a professional accused of illegal or unethical practices or neglect of duty
- manipulativeness — Quality of being manipulative.
- marsupialization — (surgery) The surgical technique of cutting a slit into a cyst and suturing its edges to form a continuous surface from the exterior to the interior of the cyst, allowing it to drain freely.
- menstrual cramps — pain in the lower abdomen as well as possibly in the lower back and legs associated with menstruation
- menstrual period — the bleeding from the womb that occurs approximately monthly in nonpregnant women of reproductive age
- microencapsulate — (transitive) To embed by means of microencapsulation.
- multiple alleles — any one of a series of three or more alternative or allelic forms of a gene, only two of which can exist in any normal, diploid individual.
- multiple factors — polygene.
- neurohypophyseal — Relating to the neurohypophysis.
- neurohypophysial — Relating to the neurohypophysis.
- neuropathologies — the pathology of the nervous system.
- neuropathologist — A specialist who practices neuropathology.
- nicoya peninsula — a peninsula in NW Costa Rica, on the Pacific Ocean.
- optical illusion — something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of reality.
- osculating plane — the plane containing the circle of curvature of a point on a given curve.
- over-speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
- padded shoulders — (on a garment) shoulders lined, stuffed, or filled out with soft material, esp in order to give them a higher or wider shape
- palmer peninsula — former name of Antarctic Peninsula.
- panel discussion — a formal discussion before an audience for which the topic, speakers, etc., have been selected in advance.
- papillary muscle — one of the small bundles of muscles attached to the ventricle walls and to the chordae tendineae that tighten these tendons during ventricular contraction.
- parasol mushroom — a common edible field mushroom, Macrolepiota (Lepiota) procera, having a light-brown, scaly cap.
- paratuberculosis — Johne's disease.