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14-letter words containing p, a, r, l

  • fowl paralysis — Marek's disease.
  • frontoparietal — of or relating to the frontal and parietal bones of the cranium.
  • frontotemporal — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the frontal and temporal bones or lobes.
  • funeral parlor — A funeral parlor is the same as a funeral home.
  • galactophorous — bearing milk; lactiferous.
  • galvanotherapy — treatment employing electric current.
  • galvanotropism — the directional growth of an organism, esp a plant, in response to an electrical stimulus
  • garboard plank — the bottommost plank of a vessel's hull
  • general public — people in general
  • genital herpes — a sexually transmitted disease caused by herpes simplex virus type 2, characterized primarily by transient blisters on and around the genitals.
  • geographically — of or relating to geography.
  • george pullman — plural Pullmans. a railroad sleeping car or parlor car.
  • gilbert patten — Gilbert ("Burt L. Standish") 1866–1945, U.S. writer of adventure stories.
  • glacial period — Also called glacial period, ice age. the geologically recent Pleistocene Epoch, during which much of the Northern Hemisphere was covered by great ice sheets.
  • global product — a commercial product that is marketed throughout the world under the same brand name
  • grand ole opry — a successful radio show from Nashville, Tenn., first broadcast on Nov. 28, 1925, noted for its playing of and continuing importance to country music.
  • granulopoietin — a hormone that promotes the production of white blood cells.
  • grapefruitlike — Resembling or characteristic of grapefruit.
  • graph coloring — graph colouring
  • graphite cloth — a nonwoven fabric made by embedding carbon fibers in a plastic bonding material, used in layers as a substitute for sheet metal, as in the construction of aircraft wings.
  • grapple ground — an anchorage, especially for small vessels.
  • grappling iron — a grapnel.
  • great plantain — a N temperate plant, Plantago major, which has a rosette of broad leaves and a slender spike of small greenish flowers: family Plantaginaceae
  • greek alphabet — the alphabetical script derived from a Semitic alphabet by way of the Phoenicians, used from about the 8th century b.c. for the writing of Greek, and forming the basis of many other scripts, including Latin and Cyrillic. The letters of the Greek alphabet are: alpha, beta, gamma, delta, epsilon, zeta, eta, theta, iota, kappa, lambda, mu, nu1 , xi, omicron, pi1 , rho, sigma, tau, upsilon, phi, chi1 , psi1 , omega.
  • gridwall panel — A gridwall panel is a metal grid that can be hung on a wall and used for displaying goods.
  • gypsum plaster — plaster made primarily of gypsum.
  • gyroscopically — Using a gyroscope.
  • hagiographical — Hagiographic.
  • hair-splitting — the making of unnecessarily fine distinctions.
  • halfpennyworth — As much as could be bought for a halfpenny.
  • happy as larry — extremely happy
  • harlequin opal — a variety of opal having patches of various colors.
  • healing powers — beneficial qualities
  • health problem — ailment or disorder
  • helicopter dad — a style of child rearing in which an overprotective mother or father discourages a child's independence by being too involved in the child's life: In typical helicopter parenting, a mother or father swoops in at any sign of challenge or discomfort.
  • helicopter pad — landing area
  • hepatocellular — pertaining to or affecting liver cells.
  • hephthemimeral — of or relating to a hephthemimer
  • herpetological — Of or relating to herpetology, the study of reptiles.
  • heteroplasties — Plural form of heteroplasty.
  • hieroglyphical — Hieroglyphic: related to or resembling hieroglyphs.
  • hierographical — hierographic
  • high-card pool — red dog.
  • highway patrol — a state law-enforcement organization whose officers safeguard the highways.
  • homotransplant — allograft.
  • hospital board — the group of people responsible for the safe and efficient running of a hospital
  • hospital drama — a TV programme or series based on events in a hospital
  • hospital nurse — a hospital nurse works in a hospital, rather than with a general practitioner, in the army, etc
  • hospital train — a military train equipped to transport wounded troops to a hospital.
  • hurricane lamp — a candlestick or oil lantern protected against drafts or winds by a glass chimney.
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