13-letter words containing p, l, o, t, y
- platykurtosis — the state of being platykurtic.
- play for time — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- play hob with — to make trouble for; interfere with and make disordered
- play politics — the science or art of political government.
- play the fool — behave in a silly way
- plethysmogram — the recording of a plethysmograph.
- pleurisy root — a North American milkweed, Asclepias tuberosa, whose root was used as a remedy for pleurisy.
- plymouth rock — a rock at Plymouth, Massachusetts, on which the Pilgrims who sailed on the Mayflower are said to have stepped ashore when they landed in America in 1620.
- pneumatolysis — the process by which rocks are altered or minerals and ores are formed by the action of vapors given off by magma.
- pneumatolytic — resulting from pneumatolysis
- poliomyelitis — an acute viral disease, usually affecting children and young adults, caused by any of three polioviruses, characterized by inflammation of the motor neurons of the brain stem and spinal cord, and resulting in a motor paralysis, followed by muscular atrophy and often permanent deformities.
- polyarteritis — inflammation of the layers of an artery or of many arteries, usually caused by a severe hypersensitivity reaction, and characterized by nodules and hemorrhage along the involved vessels.
- polyarthritis — arthritis occurring in more than one joint.
- polyarticular — pertaining to or affecting many joints.
- polybutadiene — a rubberlike polymer of butadiene blended with other synthetics to replace natural rubber in tires.
- polycarbonate — a synthetic thermoplastic resin, a linear polymer of carbonic acid, used for molded products, films, and nonbreakable windows.
- polychotomous — divided into multiple parts
- polychromatic — having or exhibiting a variety of colors.
- polycistronic — of or relating to the transcription of two or more adjacent cistrons into a single messenger RNA molecule.
- polycotyledon — a plant having more than two cotyledons, as certain gymnosperms.
- polycythaemia — an abnormal condition of the blood characterized by an increase in the number of red blood cells. It can occur as a primary disease of unknown cause (polycythaemia vera or erythraemia) or in association with respiratory or circulatory diseases
- polyprotodont — any marsupial of the group Polyprotodontia, characterized by four or more upper incisor teeth on each side of the jaw: includes the opossums and bandicoots
- polysynthetic — (of a language) characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number of affixes to express syntactic relationships and meanings. Many American Indian languages are polysynthetic. Compare analytic (def 3), synthetic (def 3).
- polytechnical — relating to a technical school
- polythalamous — having multiple chambers
- polythene bag — a bag made of polythene, esp one used to store or protect food or household articles
- pontificality — a priestly role or office
- portal system — a vascular arrangement in which blood from the capillaries of one organ is transported to the capillaries of another organ by a connecting vein or veins.
- postcranially — affecting the postcranium
- potbelly wood — a load of firewood, approximately half a cord, cut in lengths of 16 inches (40 cm) or less for use in a potbelly stove.
- potter's clay — a clay, suitably plastic and free of iron and other impurities, for use by potters.
- poverty level — poverty line.
- precopulatory — carried out or occurring prior to copulation
- predominantly — having ascendancy, power, authority, or influence over others; preeminent.
- predominately — to be the stronger or leading element or force.
- preemployment — being required or accomplished before an employee begins a new job: a preemployment medical exam.
- premonitorily — in a premonitory manner
- prerogatively — by way of privilege or prerogative
- prestigiously — indicative of or conferring prestige: the most prestigious address in town.
- pretentiously — characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved: a pretentious, self-important waiter.
- primordiality — constituting a beginning; giving origin to something derived or developed; original; elementary: primordial forms of life.
- priority mail — (in the U.S. Postal Service) mail consisting of merchandise weighing more than 12 ounces sent at first-class rates.
- pro-celebrity — (of a golf tournament, snooker tournament, etc) involving both professional players and celebrities
- producibility — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
- profitability — yielding profit; remunerative: a profitable deal.
- prohibitively — serving or tending to prohibit or forbid something.
- proleptically — anticipatorily
- promotability — to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further: to promote world peace.
- prophetically — of or relating to a prophet: prophetic inspiration.
- proprietarily — belonging to a proprietor.