13-letter words containing l, y, t, e
- ornamentality — used or grown for ornament: ornamental plants.
- 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).
- overcredulity — Excessive credulity.
- overstability — the state of being excessively stable
- 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.
- oxymetazoline — a sympathomimetic drug, C 1 6 H 2 4 N 2 O, used as a topical, long-lasting nasal decongestant.
- palaeocrystic — consisting of former glacial formation
- palaeontology — Palaeontology is the study of fossils as a guide to the history of life on Earth.
- paleethnology — (formerly) the branch of ethnology concerned with the earliest or most primitive human societies.
- parasexuality — parasexual behaviour
- parliamentary — of or relating to a parliament or any of its members.
- parsley piert — a small N temperate rosaceous plant, Aphanes arvensis, having fan-shaped leaves and small greenish flowers
- party-colored — having different colors in different areas or patches; variegated: a parti-colored dress.
- patentability — the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
- pearly whites — white and lustrous as a pearl.
- 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
- penetratively — in a penetrative manner
- peninsularity — the state or fact of being a peninsula
- penny whistle — a type of flageolet with six finger holes, esp a cheap one made of metal
- pentadactylic — having five digits on each limb
- pentasyllabic — a word or line of verse of five syllables.
- pentasyllable — a word or line of verse of five syllables.
- penultimately — in penultimate position; lastly except for one
- peptidoglycan — a polymer, consisting of polysaccharide and peptide chains, responsible for the structure of the cell wall of bacteria
- perfunctorily — performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial: perfunctory courtesy.
- perilymphatic — the fluid between the bony and membranous labyrinths of the ear.
- periodontally — with respect to periodontal tissue
- peripherality — the quality of being peripheral
- perishability — subject to decay, ruin, or destruction: perishable fruits and vegetables.
- perissodactyl — having an uneven number of toes or digits on each foot.
- perityphlitis — the inflammation of the tissue surrounding the caecum
- perspectively — a technique of depicting volumes and spatial relationships on a flat surface. Compare aerial perspective, linear perspective.
- petit larceny — petty larceny.
- petrophysical — relating to the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks
- petty larceny — law: minor theft
- phenomenality — highly extraordinary or prodigious; exceptional: phenomenal speed.
- phenylmethane — toluene.
- phosphorylate — to introduce the phosphoryl group into (an organic compound).
- photo gallery — display of collected photographs
- phyllogenetic — of or relating to the development of leaves.
- physicalities — the physical attributes of a person, especially when overdeveloped or overemphasized.
- phytochemical — Also called phytonutrient. any of various bioactive chemical compounds found in plants, as antioxidants, considered to be beneficial to human health.
- phytoplankter — a minute organism which constitutes part of phytoplankton
- picturesquely — visually charming or quaint, as if resembling or suitable for a painting: a picturesque fishing village.