11-letter words containing p, a, y, r, o, l
- kleptocracy — a government or state in which those in power exploit national resources and steal; rule by a thief or thieves.
- labor party — one of the chief political parties of Australia, generally supporting the interests of organized labour
- lamprophony — loudness and clarity of voice.
- lamprophyre — any dark intrusive rock in which dark minerals occur both as phenocrysts and as groundmass.
- laparectomy — excision of strips of the abdominal wall and suturing of the wounds so as to correct laxity of the abdominal muscles.
- laparoscopy — examination of the abdominal cavity or performance of minor abdominal surgery using a laparoscope.
- lipoatrophy — (medicine) The loss of subcutaneous fatty tissue.
- lithography — the art or process of producing a picture, writing, or the like, on a flat, specially prepared stone, with some greasy or oily substance, and of taking ink impressions from this as in ordinary printing.
- logotherapy — (psychotherapy) A therapy that involves finding the meaning of one's life.
- lycanthrope — a person affected with lycanthropy.
- lycanthropy — a delusion in which one imagines oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.
- macrophylum — a group of languages that are of a higher order than a phylum
- myelography — the production of myelograms.
- neuroplasty — Any surgery to repair nerve tissue.
- operability — that can be treated by a surgical operation. Compare inoperable (def 2).
- operatively — a person engaged, employed, or skilled in some branch of work, especially productive or industrial work; worker.
- paleography — ancient forms of writing, as in documents and inscriptions.
- paramountly — chief in importance or impact; supreme; preeminent: a point of paramount significance.
- parfocality — the quality of being parfocal
- parochially — of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes: parochial churches in Great Britain.
- paronychial — of or relating to paronychia
- payroll tax — a tax levied against the amount of wages and salaries paid workers.
- pelotherapy — the application of mud to the body for therapeutic purposes
- personality — the visible aspect of one's character as it impresses others: He has a pleasing personality.
- philography — the collecting of autographs, especially those of famous persons.
- phraseology — manner or style of verbal expression; characteristic language: legal phraseology.
- physiolater — somebody who worships nature
- physiolatry — the worship of nature
- pictorially — pertaining to, expressed in, or of the nature of a picture.
- planography — the art or technique of printing from a flat surface directly or by offset.
- plantocracy — government by plantation owners.
- play around — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- play doctor — a person, usually a professional playwright, employed to improve a script, especially shortly before the play's opening.
- pleurodynia — pain in the chest or side.
- poetry slam — a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- policymaker — a person responsible for making policy, especially in government.
- polyamorous — noting or relating to polyamory, the practice or condition of participating simultaneously in more than one serious romantic or sexual relationship with the knowledge and consent of all partners.
- polyandrist — a woman who practices or favors polyandry.
- polyandrous — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or practicing polyandry; polyandric.
- polyangular — multangular; multiangular.
- polycarpous — producing fruit many times, as a perennial plant.
- polycrystal — an object composed of randomly oriented crystals, formed by rapid solidification
- polygrapher — a person who employs a code cipher
- polygraphic — an instrument for receiving and recording simultaneously tracings of variations in certain body activities.
- polynuclear — having many nuclei.
- polysorbate — any of a class of emulsifying and dispersing agents used in various foods and pharmaceutical preparations.
- polyspermia — the secretion of an excessive amount of semen.
- polyzoarium — a bryozoan colony, or its supporting skeleton.
- pool player — a person who plays pool
- portability — the state or quality of being portable.