14-letter words containing p, l, a, t, y
- instant replay — Also called, British, action replay. Television. the recording and immediate rebroadcasting of a segment of a live television broadcast, especially of a sports event: an instant replay of the touchdown pass. a segment recorded and immediately rebroadcast.
- insuperability — The quality or state of being insuperable; insuperableness.
- interplanetary — being or occurring between the planets or between a planet and the sun.
- interpupillary — between the pupils of the eyes: interpupillary distance.
- intrapulmonary — (anatomy) Within the material of the lungs.
- isentropically — in an isentropic manner
- karyotypically — (cytology) With regard to the karyotype.
- larval therapy — the use of maggots that feed on dead tissue to assist in the healing of serious wounds. An ancient practice, it has been revived in rare cases in which healing is hampered by the resistance of bacteria to antibiotics
- late-type star — any star with a surface temperature below that of the sun, of spectral type K, M, C, or S
- latency period — Psychoanalysis. the stage of personality development, extending from about four or five years of age to the beginning of puberty, during which sexual urges appear to lie dormant.
- lavatory paper — Lavatory paper is paper that you use to clean yourself after you have got rid of urine or faeces from your body.
- leptodactylous — having slender toes or fingers.
- leucocytopenia — leucopenia
- leukocytopenia — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.
- loan repayment — a repayment of part of a loan, usually monthly
- lymphedematous — Relating to lymphedema.
- lyophilisation — Alternative spelling of lyophilization.
- lyophilization — (of tissue, blood, serum, or the like) to dry by freezing in a high vacuum.
- manipulability — capable of or susceptible to being manipulated; manipulatable.
- manipulatively — influencing or attempting to influence the behavior or emotions of others for one’s own purposes: a manipulative boss.
- matilija poppy — a tree poppy, Romneya coulteri, of California and Mexico, having thin, paperlike leaves and large, solitary, white flowers.
- metal spraying — a process in which a layer of one metal is sprayed onto another in the molten state
- metallotherapy — therapy by the use of metals or their salts.
- metaphorically — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- metaphysically — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
- metaplasticity — Any activity-dependent change to neural function that modulates subsequent synaptic plasticity.
- metapsychology — speculative thought dealing systematically with concepts extending beyond the limits of psychology as an empirical science.
- micropathology — the branch of pathology dealing with the microscopic study of changes that occur in tissues and cells during disease.
- milieu therapy — a type of inpatient therapy, used in psychiatric hospitals, involving prescription of particular activities and social interactions according to a patient's emotional and interpersonal needs.
- minilaparotomy — Surgery. laparotomy with a small incision into the abdomen, often no more than 1 inch (2.5 cm), used especially for tubal ligation.
- monophysitical — Of or pertaining to monophysitism.
- multi-part key — compound key
- multispecialty — (US) Exhibiting or possessing multiple specialties (especially medical specialties).
- naphthyl group — Also called alpha-naphthyl group, alpha-naphthyl radical. the univalent group C 1 0 H 7 –, having a replaceable hydrogen atom in the first, or alpha, position; 1-naphthyl group.
- national party — (in New Zealand) the more conservative of the two main political parties
- neuropathology — the pathology of the nervous system.
- nonexplanatory — not explanatory
- occupationally — of or relating to an occupation, trade, or calling: occupational guidance.
- old-line party — either the Liberal Party or the Conservative Party
- ophthalmometry — the measurement and determination of the eye's defects and powers of refraction
- ophthalmoscopy — the use of or technique of using an ophthalmoscope.
- oppositionally — In terms of, or by means of, opposition.
- optimistically — disposed to take a favorable view of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.
- oriental poppy — a poppy, Papaver orientale, of Asia, having bristly stems and leaves and showy scarlet, pink, or white flowers, cultivated as an ornamental.
- pacifistically — from a pacifistic point of view
- palaeethnology — the study of prehistoric man
- paleontography — the formal description of fossils
- pantomimically — in the manner of a pantomime character or performance
- parabiotically — in a parabiotic manner