12-letter words containing l, y, s, e, r
- orchestrally — In an orchestral manner.
- oscillometry — an instrument for measuring oscillations, especially those of the arterial pulse.
- outrageously — In an outrageous manner; to an outrageous degree.
- overanalysis — the separating of any material or abstract entity into its constituent elements (opposed to synthesis).
- overclassify — to classify to excess
- overmodestly — in an extremely modest manner
- oversimplify — make too simple
- oversubtlety — the quality of being too subtle
- oyster plant — salsify.
- oyster shell — oyster's hard outer covering
- parsley fern — a small bright green tufted European fern, Cryptogramma crispa, that grows on acid scree and rock in uplands
- pearl oyster — any of several marine bivalve mollusks of the family Pteriidae, some of which form pearls of great value, inhabiting waters of eastern Asia and off the coasts of Panama and Baja California.
- pearly gates — the entrance to heaven.
- perfidiously — deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful: a perfidious lover.
- permissively — habitually or characteristically accepting or tolerant of something, as social behavior or linguistic usage, that others might disapprove or forbid.
- perniciously — causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful: pernicious teachings; a pernicious lie.
- persistently — persisting, especially in spite of opposition, obstacles, discouragement, etc.; persevering: a most annoyingly persistent young man.
- persuasively — able, fitted, or intended to persuade: a very persuasive argument.
- phylacteries — Judaism. either of two small, black, leather cubes containing a piece of parchment inscribed with verses 4–9 of Deut. 6, 13–21 of Deut. 11, and 1–16 of Ex. 13: one is attached with straps to the left arm and the other to the forehead during weekday morning prayers by Orthodox and Conservative Jewish men.
- policymakers — a person responsible for making policy, especially in government.
- polycentrism — the doctrine that a plurality of independent centers of leadership, power, or ideology may exist within a single political system, especially Communism.
- polydisperse — of or noting a sol that contains particles of different sizes.
- polyhedrosis — an often fatal disease of certain insect larvae or decapod crustaceans, caused by viruses containing DNA.
- polyisoprene — a thermoplastic polymer, (C 5 H 8) n , the major constituent of natural rubber and also obtained synthetically.
- polyneuritis — inflammation of several nerves at the same time; multiple neuritis.
- polyoestrous — polyestrous.
- polyribosome — polysome.
- portentously — of the nature of a portent; momentous.
- postdelivery — of, relating to, or occurring after a delivery
- power supply — power supply unit
- prayer shawl — a tallith.
- prayerlessly — in a prayerless manner, without the use of prayer
- pre-assembly — an assembling or coming together of a number of persons, usually for a particular purpose: The principal will speak to all the students at Friday's assembly.
- precariously — dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.
- precociously — unusually advanced or mature in development, especially mental development: a precocious child.
- presbyterial — of or relating to a presbytery.
- presentially — in a presential way
- profitlessly — in such a way as to not yield profit, as in financial gains or general benefits or advantages
- propertyless — that which a person owns; the possession or possessions of a particular owner: They lost all their property in the fire.
- prosperously — having or characterized by financial success or good fortune; flourishing; successful: a prosperous business.
- protensively — in the manner of duration
- purposefully — having a purpose.
- pyroligneous — produced by the distillation of wood.
- pyrosulphate — any salt of pyrosulphuric acid
- quicksilvery — resembling quicksilver
- reality show — A reality show is a type of television program that aims to show how ordinary people behave in everyday life, or in situations, often created by the program makers, which are intended to represent everyday life.
- reasonlessly — in a reasonless manner
- reassuringly — to restore to assurance or confidence: His praise reassured me.
- rebelliously — defying or resisting some established authority, government, or tradition; insubordinate; inclined to rebel.
- refreshfully — in a refreshful manner; refreshingly