9-letter words containing l, y, o, p
- polypnoea — rapid breathing; panting.
- polyposis — the development of numerous polyps on a hollow internal organ, seen especially in the intestinal tract.
- polyptych — a work of art composed of several connected panels.
- polysemic — capable of having several possible meanings
- polysomic — of, relating to, or designating a basically diploid chromosome complement, in which some but not all the chromosomes are represented more than twice
- polystyle — having many columns.
- polythene — polyethylene.
- polytonal — marked by or using polytonality.
- polytypic — having or involving many or several types.
- polyvinyl — pertaining to or derived from a vinyl polymer.
- polywater — a subtance mistakenly identified as a polymeric form of water, now known to be water containing ions from glass or quartz.
- polyzoary — a colony of bryozoan animals
- polyzonal — having many zones
- polyzooid — composed of a colony of zooids
- pompholyx — a type of eczema
- pompously — characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance: a pompous minor official.
- pond lily — any of several water lilies, as the common water lily, Nymphaea odorata, or the spatterdock.
- pontypool — a town in Torfaen, in SE Wales.
- pony club — an international youth organization that educates young people about horses and horse riding
- popularly — by the people as a whole; generally; widely: a fictitious story popularly accepted as true.
- portrayal — the act of portraying.
- pot belly — Someone who has a pot belly has a round, fat stomach which sticks out, either because they eat or drink too much, or because they have had very little to eat for some time.
- pot-belly — a distended or protuberant belly.
- pouringly — in a pouring fashion
- powerplay — behaviour intended to maximise person's power
- prelusory — introductory.
- probingly — with a probing approach
- profamily — favoring or supporting laws against abortion; antiabortion; pro-life.
- profanely — characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious.
- profusely — spending or giving freely and in large amount, often to excess; extravagant (often followed by in): profuse praise.
- proletary — in ancient Rome, a member of the lowest class of citizens, who had no property
- prolixity — extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length; long and wordy.
- prolusory — serving for prolusion.
- propylene — containing the propylene group.
- propylite — a hydrothermally altered andesite or allied rock containing secondary minerals, as calcite, chlorite, serpentine, or epidote.
- proselyte — a person who has changed from one opinion, religious belief, sect, or the like, to another; convert.
- prosopyle — (in sponges) a pore through which water is drawn from the outside into one of the saclike chambers formed by the evagination of the body wall.
- ptolemy i — (surnamed Soter) 367?–280 b.c, ruler of Egypt 323–285: founder of Macedonian dynasty in Egypt.
- pulmonary — of or relating to the lungs.
- pulpotomy — the removal of infected portions of the pulp tissue in a tooth, used as a therapeutic measure to avoid pulpectomy.
- pulsatory — pulsating or throbbing.
- purposely — intentionally; deliberately: He tripped me purposely.
- pyelogram — an x-ray produced by pyelography.
- pygmalion — Classical Mythology. a sculptor and king of Cyprus who carved an ivory statue of a maiden and fell in love with it. It was brought to life, in response to his prayer, by Aphrodite.
- pygmy owl — any of several small, diurnal owls of the genus Glaucidium, that feed chiefly on insects.
- pygostyle — the bone at the posterior end of the spinal column in birds, formed by the fusion of several caudal vertebrae.
- pyridoxal — a naturally occurring derivative of pyridoxine that is a precursor of a coenzyme (pyridoxal phosphate) involved in several enzymic reactions. Formula: (CH2OH)(CHO)C5HN(OH)(CH3)
- pyroclast — a piece of lava ejected from a volcano
- pyrolater — a worshipper of fire
- pyrolatry — the worship of fire