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16-letter words containing l, e, y, p, o

  • granulocytopenia — a diminished number of granulocytes in the blood, which occurs in certain forms of anaemia
  • grape phylloxera — See under phylloxera.
  • hayes-compatible — (communications)   A description of a modem which understands the same set of commands as one made by Hayes.
  • healthcare proxy — a legal document in which a person can appoint someone to make decisions about medical treatment in the event that he or she is no longer mentally competent or able to communicate.
  • hieroglyphically — In hieroglyphics.
  • hierophantically — In a hierophantic manner; in the manner of a hierophant.
  • honeymoon couple — a newly-married couple who are on their honeymoon
  • humanly possible — feasible, practical
  • hydrophyllaceous — belonging to the Hydrophyllaceae, the waterleaf family of plants.
  • hyperaccumulator — a plant that absorbs toxins, such as heavy metals, to a greater concentration than that in the soil in which it is growing
  • hyperchlorhydria — excessive secretion of hydrochloric acid in the stomach.
  • hyperlipoidaemia — Alt form hyperlipoidemia.
  • hyperstimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
  • hyperthermophile — (biology) An organism that lives and thrives in an extremely hot environment, such as a deep sea smoker vent; often a member of the Archaea.
  • hyperventilation — excessively rapid and deep breathing.
  • hypoaeolian mode — a plagal church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from E to E, with the final on A.
  • hypoalimentation — insufficient or inadequate nourishment.
  • incomprehensibly — impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible.
  • induced topology — a topology of a subset of a topological space, obtained by intersecting the subset with every open set in the topology of the space.
  • insurance policy — contract that insures sth
  • interoperability — capable of being used or operated reciprocally: interoperable weapons systems.
  • irresponsibility — said, done, or characterized by a lack of a sense of responsibility: His refusal to work shows him to be completely irresponsible.
  • isopropylbenzene — cumene.
  • kidney corpuscle — Malpighian corpuscle.
  • lady of pleasure — a prostitute.
  • lay oneself open — to make oneself vulnerable (to criticism, attack, etc)
  • literacy project — a project, plan or scheme to increase literacy in a country, area, etc
  • lord proprietary — (in Colonial America) an owner, governor, or grantee of a proprietary colony
  • many-plumed moth — a moth of the species, Alucita hexadactyla
  • methyl parathion — a synthetic pesticide, C 8 H 1 0 NO 5 PS, used in the control of mites and various insects, as aphids, boll weevils, and cutworms.
  • multiple myeloma — a malignant plasma cell tumor of the bone marrow that destroys bone tissue.
  • myelosuppression — (medicine) A reduction of bone marrow activity that leads to a lower concentration of platelets, red blood cells and white blood cells.
  • network topology — (networking)   The "shape" of a network, how the nodes are connected to each other. Common topologies are bus network, star network and ring network.
  • neurohypophyseal — Relating to the neurohypophysis.
  • neurohypophysial — Relating to the neurohypophysis.
  • nicoya peninsula — a peninsula in NW Costa Rica, on the Pacific Ocean.
  • non-metaphysical — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
  • nucleophilically — In a nucleophilic manner.
  • occupation layer — (on an archaeological site) a layer of remains left by a single culture, from which the culture can be dated or identified.
  • onomatopoeically — the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
  • opposed-cylinder — (of an internal-combustion engine) having cylinders on opposite sides of the crankcase in the same plane
  • organoleptically — In an organoleptic manner.
  • paleoclimatology — the branch of paleogeography dealing with the study of paleoclimates.
  • paraformaldehyde — a white, crystalline polymer of formaldehyde, (HCOH) n , from which it is obtained by evaporation of the aqueous solution: used chiefly as an antiseptic.
  • parts of lindsey — an area in E England constituting a former administrative division of Lincolnshire
  • pays de la loire — a region of W France, on the Bay of Biscay: generally low-lying, drained by the River Loire and its tributaries; agricultural
  • pearly razorfish — See under razorfish.
  • personal hygiene — bodily cleanliness
  • personal liberty — the liberty of an individual to do his or her will freely except for those restraints imposed by law to safeguard the physical, moral, political, and economic welfare of others.
  • personal stylist — a person employed by a rich or famous client to offer advice on clothes, hairstyles, and other aspects of personal appearance
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