13-letter words containing l, y, e
- originatively — in an originative manner
- ornamentality — used or grown for ornament: ornamental plants.
- oropharyngeal — the part of the pharynx between the soft palate and the upper edge of the epiglottis.
- orthoepically — In terms of correct pronunciation.
- ostensibility — The quality of being ostensible.
- osteomyelitis — an inflammation of the bone and bone marrow, usually caused by bacterial infection.
- over-analytic — pertaining to or proceeding by analysis (opposed to synthetic).
- overanalyzing — Present participle of overanalyze.
- overbearingly — domineering; dictatorial; haughtily or rudely arrogant.
- overcredulity — Excessive credulity.
- overflowingly — to an excessive degree
- overlay glass — case glass.
- overseriously — in an excessively serious manner
- overstability — the state of being excessively stable
- overzealously — too zealous: overzealous for reform.
- owl butterfly — any of several South American nymphalid butterflies of the genus Caligo, especially C. eurylochus, having a spot like an owl's eye on each hind wing.
- oxyhemoglobin — the oxygen-carrying pigment of red blood cells that gives them their red color and serves to convey oxygen to the tissues: occurs in reduced form (deoxyhemoglobin) in venous blood and in combination with oxygen (oxyhemoglobin) in arterial blood. Symbol: Hb.
- oxymetazoline — a sympathomimetic drug, C 1 6 H 2 4 N 2 O, used as a topical, long-lasting nasal decongestant.
- paisley shawl — a shawl made from paisley fabric
- palaeobiology — the study of fossil plants and animals
- palaeocrystic — consisting of former glacial formation
- palaeoecology — the study of fossil animals and plants in order to deduce their ecology and the environmental conditions in which they lived
- palaeontology — Palaeontology is the study of fossils as a guide to the history of life on Earth.
- palaeozoology — the study of fossil animals
- paleethnology — (formerly) the branch of ethnology concerned with the earliest or most primitive human societies.
- paleopedology — the branch of pedology dealing with the soils of past geologic ages.
- parallel play — a form of play in which a very young child plays independently in the presence of another child or other children.
- parasexuality — parasexual behaviour
- parliamentary — of or relating to a parliament or any of its members.
- parry channel — a water channel in N Canada running between Baffin Bay on the E and the Arctic Ocean on the W: separates the Queen Elizabeth Islands (N) from the rest of the Arctic Archipelago.
- parsley piert — a small N temperate rosaceous plant, Aphanes arvensis, having fan-shaped leaves and small greenish flowers
- parsley sauce — a white sauce containing chopped parsley
- party-colored — having different colors in different areas or patches; variegated: a parti-colored dress.
- pascal celery — any of several large, dark-green varieties of celery with firm, crisp stalks
- patentability — the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
- pay-per-click — a system used to set prices for online advertisements on a search engine or other website, by which the advertiser pays a small fee to the website publisher each time a user clicks on the advertisement.
- payday lender — a person or group that offers short-term loans, in advance of payday, at high rates of interest
- pearly whites — white and lustrous as a pearl.
- pedagogically — of or relating to a pedagogue or pedagogy.
- pedal cyclist — a person who rides a pedal cycle, as opposed to a motorcycle
- peirastically — in a peirastic manner
- penalty point — an endorsement on a driving licence due to a motoring offence
- penalty rates — rates of pay, such as double time, paid to employees working outside normal working hours
- pencil crayon — coloured pencil
- penetratively — in a penetrative manner
- peninsularity — the state or fact of being a peninsula
- pennsylvanian — of or relating to the state of Pennsylvania.
- penny whistle — a type of flageolet with six finger holes, esp a cheap one made of metal
- penny-a-liner — a hack writer.
- pensacola bay — an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, in NW Florida. About 30 miles (48 km) long.