15-letter words containing a, p, l, y
- myelodysplastic — (medicine) Of, pertaining to, or showing evidence of myelodysplasia.
- nearly-new shop — a shop that sells secondhand clothes and other objects
- net.personality — Someone who has made a name for him or herself on Usenet, through either longevity or attention-getting posts, but doesn't meet the other requirements of net.godhood.
- neuropathically — In a neuropathic way.
- neuroplasticity — the capacity of the nervous system to develop new neuronal connections: research on neuroplasticity of the brain after injury.
- new jersey plan — a plan, unsuccessfully proposed at the Constitutional Convention, providing for a single legislative house with equal representation for each state.
- non-complacency — Archaic. friendly civility; inclination to please; complaisance. a civil act.
- non-culpability — guilt or blame that is deserved; blameworthiness.
- non-exculpatory — tending to clear from a charge of fault or guilt.
- nonconceptually — In a nonconceptual manner.
- nondisciplinary — of, for, or constituting discipline; enforcing or administering discipline: disciplinary action.
- nonspecifically — in a nonspecific way
- nuclear physics — the branch of physics that deals with the behavior, structure, and component parts of atomic nuclei.
- operating cycle — the period of time between starting a business and making a profit
- oppositionality — Quality of being oppositional.
- orthopaedically — in an orthopaedic manner
- ovoviviparously — in an ovoviviparous manner
- package holiday — a holiday arranged by a travel company in which your travel and accommodation are booked for you
- palaeogeography — the study of geographical features of the geological past
- palaeolimnology — the study of ancient lake ecologies
- palaeontography — the branch of palaeontology concerned with the description of fossils
- palaeopathology — the study of diseases of ancient man and fossil animals
- palaeophytology — the study of ancient botany
- paleogeophysics — (used with a plural verb) inferred geophysical conditions or processes of designated periods of the geologic past.
- palindromically — a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop.
- palynologically — from a palynological point of view
- pamprodactylous — having all four toes directed forward, as in swifts and colies.
- paracetaldehyde — paraldehyde.
- paradise valley — a town in SW Arizona.
- parenthetically — of, pertaining to, noting, or of the nature of a parenthesis: several unnecessary parenthetic remarks.
- parliamentarily — in a parliamentary manner
- participatively — to take or have a part or share, as with others; partake; share (usually followed by in): to participate in profits; to participate in a play.
- party political — Party political matters relate to political parties.
- pastoral prayer — the main prayer in a church service.
- paternity leave — a leave of absence from a job for a father to care for a new baby.
- pathophysiology — the physiology of abnormal or diseased organisms or their parts; the functional changes associated with a disease or syndrome.
- pay-and-display — denoting a car-parking system in which a motorist buys a permit to park for a specified period from a coin-operated machine and displays the permit on or near the windscreen of his or her car so that it can be seen by a parking attendant
- payment holiday — a break taken from paying ( a debt etc) back
- pearly nautilus — nautilus (def 1).
- pentaerythritol — a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 5 H 1 2 O 4 , used chiefly in the manufacture of alkyd resins, varnishes, plasticizers, and explosives.
- perissosyllabic — (of a line of verse) containing more syllables than expected for the metre being used
- perpendicularly — vertical; straight up and down; upright.
- personal injury — injury to an individual
- pessimistically — pertaining to or characterized by pessimism or the tendency to expect only bad outcomes; gloomy; joyless; unhopeful: His pessimistic outlook kept him from applying for jobs for which he was perfectly qualified.
- phenyl valerate — a colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 1 1 H 1 4 O 2 , used chiefly in flavoring and perfumery.
- phenylhydrazine — a yellow, poisonous liquid or low-melting solid, C 6 H 8 N 2 , used in chemical analysis and organic synthesis.
- phenylketonuria — an inherited disease due to faulty metabolism of phenylalanine, characterized by phenylketones in the urine and usually first noted by signs of mental retardation in infancy.
- philosophically — of or relating to philosophy: philosophical studies.
- phonogramically — in a phonogramic manner
- phosphorylation — to introduce the phosphoryl group into (an organic compound).