8-letter words containing l, y, e
- pay deal — a negotiation or agreement concerning pay or salary
- payables — debts to be paid
- pearleye — any of several deep-sea fishes of the family Scopelarchidae, having large, hooked teeth on the tongue, telescopic eyes, and an iridescent patch on each eye tube.
- peddlery — the business of a peddler.
- pedology — the scientific study of the nature and development of children.
- pelology — the study of the therapeutic uses of mud
- penality — of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- penology — the study of the punishment of crime, in both its deterrent and its reformatory aspects.
- petalody — a condition in flowers, in which certain organs, as the stamens in most double flowers, assume the appearance of or become metamorphosed into petals.
- phenylic — relating to, consisting of or originating from phenyl
- phylesis — evolutionary events that modify an organism or group of organisms without leading to the formation of a new species
- phyletic — of, relating to, or based on the evolutionary history of a group of organisms; phylogenetic.
- phyllite — a slaty rock, the cleavage planes of which have a luster imparted by minute scales of mica.
- phyllode — an expanded petiole resembling and having the function of a leaf, but without a true blade.
- phyllome — a leaf of a plant.
- pipeclay — a fine, white clay used for making tobacco pipes, whitening parts of military or other dress, etc.
- playable — capable of or suitable for being played.
- playdate — a gathering of children at a house for play
- playgoer — a person who attends the theater often or habitually.
- playless — having no play
- playmate — a companion, especially of a child, in play or recreation.
- playtime — time for play or recreation.
- playwear — playclothes.
- plenarty — the state of an endowed church office when occupied
- pleurisy — inflammation of the pleura, with or without a liquid effusion in the pleural cavity, characterized by a dry cough and pain in the affected side.
- plumbery — a plumber's workshop.
- politely — showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil: a polite reply.
- polyenic — relating to a polyene
- polygene — one of a group of nonallelic genes that together control a quantitative characteristic in an organism.
- polymery — the characteristic of having many parts
- polypide — a visible digestive system and muscles
- polypine — relating to polyps
- polypnea — rapid breathing; panting.
- polypore — a woody pore fungus, Laetiporus (Polyporus) sulphureus, that forms large, brightly colored, shelflike growths on old logs and tree stumps.
- polyseme — a word with multiple meanings
- polysemy — a condition in which a single word, phrase, or concept has more than one meaning or connotation.
- polysome — a complex of ribosomes strung along a single strand of messenger RNA that translates the genetic information coded in the messenger RNA during protein synthesis.
- polytene — denoting a type of giant-size chromosome consisting of many replicated genes in parallel, found esp in Drosophila larvae
- polyteny — the condition of being polytene
- polytype — a crystal occurring in more than one form
- polyxena — a daughter of King Priam of Troy, who was sacrificed on the command of Achilles' ghost
- porterly — pertaining to or characteristic of a porter
- potbelly — a distended or protuberant belly.
- potently — powerful; mighty: a potent fighting force.
- poyntell — a pavement of tile mosaic forming an abstract design.
- preapply — to apply beforehand
- precycle — to make purchasing decisions that will ultimately delay, reduce, or eliminate the need to recycle or dispose of waste: One way you can precycle is by buying food in bulk, so there's less packaging to throw away.
- preppily — in a preppy manner
- prettily — pleasing or attractive to the eye, as by delicacy or gracefulness: a pretty face.
- priestly — of or relating to a priest; sacerdotal: priestly vestments.