9-letter words containing p, l, a, y
- hypnoidal — characterizing a state that resembles mild hypnosis but that is usually induced by other than hypnotic means.
- hypoblast — the endoderm.
- imputably — In an imputable manner; by imputation.
- incapably — In an incapable manner.
- interplay — reciprocal relationship, action, or influence: the interplay of plot and character.
- isopycnal — Also, isopycnal [ahy-suh-pik-nl] /ˌaɪ səˈpɪk nl/ (Show IPA). having the same density.
- kallitype — an photographic printing process using silver and ferric salts, popular in the 19th century
- key plate — (in color printing) the plate providing the greatest definition of detail, usually the black plate, on which the other plates are registered.
- labor spy — an employee who is used by management to spy on union activities.
- lady palm — any of several palms of the genus Rhapis, native to southeastern Asia and cultivated as houseplants.
- lalopathy — any defect of speech.
- lampadary — a person who lights the lamps in an Orthodox Greek Church
- laypeople — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- layperson — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- leap year — (in the Gregorian calendar) a year that contains 366 days, with February 29 as an additional day: occurring in years whose last two digits are evenly divisible by four, except for centenary years not divisible by 400.
- long play — a long-playing phonograph record.
- lumpy jaw — actinomycosis.
- lymphatic — pertaining to, containing, or conveying lymph.
- lymphomas — Plural form of lymphoma.
- manyplies — Omasum.
- matchplay — Alternative form of match play.
- may apple — an American plant, Podophyllum peltatum, of the barberry family, bearing an edible, yellowish, egg-shaped fruit.
- md-player — a machine on which you can play minidiscs
- medalplay — (in golf) scoring system in which the score is based on the total number of strokes taken
- megaphyll — the relatively large type of leaf produced by ferns and seed plants
- melaphyre — a type of dark igneous rock embedded with feldspar crystals, related to basalt.
- misplayed — Simple past tense and past participle of misplay.
- multiplay — Denoting a compact disc player that can be stacked with a number of discs before needing to be reloaded.
- navy plug — a strong, dark tobacco in plug form.
- neoplasty — the surgical formation of new tissue structures or repair of damaged structures
- nonplayer — a person that is not playing
- notaphily — the collecting of bank notes as a hobby.
- nyctalope — a person or animal affected by nyctalopia
- nyctalops — a person affected by nyctalopia
- nymphalid — a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, comprising the brush-footed butterflies.
- oedipally — in an oedipal manner
- olympiads — Plural form of olympiad.
- operantly — In an operant manner.
- optically — of, relating to, or applying optics or the principles of optics.
- optimally — optimum (def 3).
- otoplasty — plastic surgery of the external ear.
- outplayed — Simple past tense and past participle of outplay.
- overapply — To apply to excess.
- paedology — the study of the character, growth, and development of children
- painfully — affected with, causing, or characterized by pain: a painful wound; a painful night; a painful memory.
- painterly — of, relating to, or characteristic of a painter.
- paleology — the study of antiquities.
- palillogy — the repetition of a phrase or word
- palmately — radiating from a central point
- palmistry — the art or practice of telling fortunes and interpreting character from the lines and configurations of the palm of a person's hand.