15-letter words containing a, p, o, y, l
- polycarboxylate — a salt or ester of a polycarboxylic acid. Polycarboxylate esters are used in certain detergents
- polychlorinated — having multiple chlorine atoms
- polycrystalline — (of a rock or metal) composed of aggregates of individual crystals.
- polymorphically — in a polymorphic manner
- polynomial ring — the set of all polynomials in an indeterminate variable with coefficients that are elements of a given ring.
- polynomial-time — (complexity) (P) The set or property of problems which can be solved by a known polynomial-time algorithm.
- polyphloesboean — noisy
- polysomnography — a record of a person's sleep pattern, breathing, heart activity, and limb movements during sleep. Abbreviation: PSG.
- polysyllabicism — a polysyllabic style
- polyunsaturated — of or noting a class of animal or vegetable fats, especially plant oils, whose molecules consist of carbon chains with many double bonds unsaturated by hydrogen atoms and that are associated with a low cholesterol content of the blood.
- popeye catalufa — See under catalufa.
- postapocalyptic — of or like an apocalypse; affording a revelation or prophecy.
- postoperatively — occurring after a surgical operation.
- poststimulatory — following stimulation
- postulationally — in a postulational manner
- poultry farming — breeding and keeping fowl
- primrose family — the plant family Primulaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants having simple, opposite, whorled, or basal leaves, flowers with a five-lobed corolla, and capsular fruit, and including cyclamen, loosestrife of the genus Lysimachia, pimpernel, primrose, and shooting star.
- privately owned — owned by a private individual or organization, rather than by the state or a public body
- problematically — of the nature of a problem; doubtful; uncertain; questionable.
- profoundly deaf — unable to hear any sound below 95 decibels in one's better ear
- programmability — capable of being programmed.
- property ladder — progress from cheaper to more expensive housing
- propionaldehyde — a colorless, water-soluble liquid, C 3 H 6 O, having a pungent odor: used chiefly in the manufacture of plastics.
- proportionality — having due proportion; corresponding.
- proportionately — proportioned; being in due proportion; proportional.
- propositionally — the act of offering or suggesting something to be considered, accepted, adopted, or done.
- proprietorially — in the manner of a proprietor
- propyl aldehyde — a colorless, water-soluble liquid, C 3 H 6 O, having a pungent odor: used chiefly in the manufacture of plastics.
- propylitization — the alteration of igneous rock to propylite
- proteolytically — by a proteolytic process
- proximity talks — a diplomatic process whereby an impartial representative acts as go-between for two opposing parties who are willing to attend the same conference but unwilling to meet face to face
- pseudo-military — of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy: from civilian to military life.
- pseudomutuality — a relationship between two persons in which conflict of views or opinions is solved by simply ignoring it
- pseudoparalysis — the inability to move a part of the body owing to factors, as pain, other than those causing actual paralysis.
- psychographical — relating to psychographics
- psychologically — of or relating to psychology.
- psychopathology — the science or study of mental disorders.
- public lavatory — a public toilet
- pulmonary valve — a semilunar valve between the pulmonary artery and the right ventricle of the heart that prevents the blood from flowing back into the right ventricle.
- pusillanimously — lacking courage or resolution; cowardly; faint-hearted; timid.
- pyrocrystalline — crystallized from a molten magma or highly heated solution.
- pyrogallic acid — pyrogallol
- pyrogallic-acid — a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous, solid, phenolic compound, C 6 H 3 (OH) 3 , obtained by heating gallic acid and water: used chiefly as a developer in photography, as a mordant for wool, in dyeing, and in medicine in the treatment of certain skin conditions.
- pyrotechnically — in a pyrotechnical manner
- radiotelegraphy — the constructing or operating of radiotelegraphs.
- royal poinciana — a tree, Delonix regia, of the legume family, native to Madagascar, having showy clusters of brilliant scarlet flowers and long, flat, woody pods.
- saprophytically — any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria.
- septentrionally — northwards; in the direction of the north
- shove-halfpenny — a shuffleboard game played with coins or brass disks that are pushed by the hand and thumb down a board toward a scoring pit.
- simple majority — less than half of the total votes cast but more than the minimum required to win, as when there are more than two candidates or choices.