16-letter words containing a, p, l, y
- composite family — the large and varied plant family Compositae (or Asteraceae), typified by herbaceous plants having alternate, opposite, or whorled leaves and a whorl of bracts surrounding the flower heads, which are usually composed of a disk containing tiny petalless flowers and a ray of petals extending from the flowers at the rim of the disk, some flower heads being composed only of a disk or a ray and some plants having clusters of flower heads, and including the aster, daisy, dandelion, goldenrod, marigold, ragweed, sunflower, thistle, and zinnia.
- compositionality — The property of being compositional.
- conspiratorially — the act of conspiring.
- contingency plan — a plan to be carried out if a more likely or desired outcome does not happen
- copolymerization — a process resembling polymerization, in which unlike molecules unite in alternate or random sequences in a chain
- corporate lawyer — a lawyer who works for a corporation
- cramp sb's style — If someone or something cramps your style, their presence or existence restricts your behavior in some way.
- cryptozoological — (cryptozoology) Of or pertaining to cryptozoology.
- crystallographer — A person skilled in crystallography.
- crystallographic — of, relating to, or dealing with crystals or crystallography.
- cuban royal palm — a feather palm, Roystonea regia, of tropical America, having a trunk that is swollen in the middle, drooping leaves from 10 to 15 feet (3 to 5 meters) long, and small, round fruit.
- cyclophosphamide — an alkylating agent used in the treatment of leukaemia and lymphomas
- cytotrophoblasts — Plural form of cytotrophoblast.
- dafydd ap gwilym — ?1320–?1380, Welsh poet
- davila y padilla — Agustín ("Chronicler of the Indies") 1562–1604, Mexican historian.
- deflationary gap — a situation in which total spending in an economy is insufficient to buy all the output that can be produced with full employment
- depolymerisation — (chemistry) alternative spelling of depolymerization.
- depolymerization — (chemistry) The decomposition of a polymer into smaller fragments.
- diacetylmorphine — heroin.
- diphosphorylated — (biochemistry) phosphorylated with two units of phosphoric acid.
- discographically — In terms of discography.
- display standard — (hardware, standard) IBM and others have introduced a bewildering plethora of graphics and text display standards for IBM PCs. The standards are mostly implemented by plugging in a video display board (or "graphics adaptor") and connecting the appropriate monitor to it. Each new standard subsumes its predecessors. For example, an EGA board can also do CGA and MDA. With the PS/2, IBM introduced the VGA standard and built it into the main system board motherboard. VGA is also available as a plug-in board for PCs from third-party vendors. Also with the PS/2, IBM introduced the 8514 high-resolution graphics standard. An 8514 adaptor board plugs into the PS/2, providing a dual-monitor capability. Graphics software had to support the major IBM graphics standards and many non-IBM, proprietary standards for displays. Either software vendors provided display drivers or display vendors provided drivers for the software package. In either case, switching software or switching display systems was fraught with compatibility problems. More colours are available from third-party vendors for some display types. See also MDA, CGA, EGA, PGA, Hercules, MCGA, VGA, SVGA, 8514, VESA.
- display terminal — Visual Display Unit
- dollar diplomacy — a government policy of promoting the business interests of its citizens in other countries.
- double occupancy — a type of travel accommodation, as in a hotel, for two persons sharing the same room: The rate is $35 per person, double occupancy, or $65, single occupancy.
- dual personality — a disorder in which an individual possesses two dissociated personalities.
- dublin bay prawn — a large prawn usually used in a dish of scampi
- duplessis-mornay — Philippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), Mornay, Philippe de.
- earthly paradise — Bible: Garden of Eden
- eclipsing binary — a variable star whose changes in brightness are caused by periodic eclipses of two stars in a binary system.
- electromyographs — Plural form of electromyograph.
- electromyography — The recording of the electrical activity of muscle tissue, or its representation as a visual display or audible signal, using electrodes attached to the skin or inserted into the muscle.
- encyclopedically — In an encyclopedic way; in the manner of an encyclopedia.
- epigrammatically — In a manner suggesting of an epigram.
- ethnographically — Regarding the ethnography (of a region).
- extemporaneously — In an extemporaneous manner; without prior preparation or planning.
- extracorporeally — Outside the body.
- family physician — a general practitioner.
- federalist party — a political group that favored the adoption by the states of the Constitution.
- firework display — a public event at which fireworks are set alight
- flash photolysis — the study of photochemical reaction mechanisms in gases by analyzing spectroscopically the reaction products in a gas mixture irradiated with a powerful light flash.
- flying phalanger — any of various small phalangers of Australia and New Guinea, having a parachutelike fold of skin on each side of the body to give gliding assistance in leaping.
- french polynesia — a French overseas territory in the S Pacific, including the Society Islands, Marquesas Islands, and other scattered island groups. 1544 sq. mi. (4000 sq. km). Capital: Papeete.
- fringed polygala — a North American milkwort, Polygala paucifolia, having flowers with purplish-pink, winglike petals and a fringed tube.
- galenic pharmacy — the art or practice of preparing and dispensing galenicals.
- gapless playback — audio or visual playback without any interruptions or silence between tracks or scenes
- glossopharyngeal — of or relating to the tongue and pharynx.
- granulocytopenia — a diminished number of granulocytes in the blood, which occurs in certain forms of anaemia
- grape phylloxera — See under phylloxera.
- gravity platform — (in the oil industry) a drilling platform that rests directly on the sea bed and is kept in position by its own weight; it is usually made of reinforced concrete