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12-letter words containing p, l, y, i

  • inexplicitly — not explicit or clear; not clearly stated.
  • inhospitably — not inclined to, or characterized by, hospitality, as persons or actions; unfriendly.
  • interplaying — Present participle of interplay.
  • ip telephony — (communications)   (IPT, Internet Telephony) Use of IP data connections to exchange voice and fax data that have traditionally been carried over the public switched telephone network. During the late 1990s, an increasing number of telephone calls have been routed over the Internet. Calls made in this way avoid PSTN charges. Unlike traditional telephony, IP telephony is relatively unregulated. Companies providing these services are known as Internet Telephony Service Providers (ITSPs). They include telephone companies, cable TV companies and Internet Service Providers (ISPs). There are still many problems with voice quality, latency, compression algorithms, and quality of service. See also Computer Telephone Integration.
  • irreprovably — in an irreprovable manner
  • isotopically — With regard to isotopes.
  • key lime pie — a custardlike pie made with lime juice, condensed milk, eggs, and flavorings and served in a pastry shell.
  • lady-slipper — cypripedium
  • lamp chimney — a glass tube that surrounds the wick in an oil lamp
  • lamprophyric — belonging or relating to a lamprophyre
  • leopard lily — a tall lily, Lilium pardalinum, of California, having drooping, orange-red flowers with purple speckles, a yellow base, and recurved petal tips.
  • lexicography — the writing, editing, or compiling of dictionaries.
  • liberty pole — Also called liberty tree. American History. a pole or tree, often with a liberty cap or a banner at the top, usually located on a village green or in a market square, used by the Sons of Liberty in many colonial towns as a symbol of protest against British rule and around which anti-British rallies were held.
  • liberty ship — a slow cargo ship built in large numbers for the U.S. merchant marine during World War II and having a capacity of about 11,000 deadweight tons.
  • lipoxygenase — (enzyme) Any of a class of enzymes that catalyse the oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids.
  • long-playing — of or relating to microgroove records devised to be played at 33 1/3 revolutions per minute.
  • lycanthropic — a delusion in which one imagines oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.
  • lymphangioma — a benign tumor composed of dilated and newly formed lymph vessels.
  • lymphangitis — inflammation of the lymphatic vessels.
  • lyophilizate — A lyophilizate is a freeze-dried product.
  • lyophilizing — Present participle of lyophilize.
  • mains supply — electricity, water, or gas supplied to a building through wires or pipes
  • manipulatory — to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings.
  • maple family — the plant family Aceraceae, typified by trees and shrubs having sweet sap, simple opposite leaves usually lobed or toothed, clusters of small flowers, and fruit in the form of a double-winged nutlet, and including maples and the box elder.
  • media player — Digital Technology. a portable electronic device or a software program that plays and stores digital audio or video files in various formats.
  • metaphysical — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
  • microcephaly — having a head with a small braincase.
  • milk parsley — a wetland plant belonging to the family Apiaceae
  • milman parry — Milman, 1902–35, U.S. classical scholar and philologist.
  • miracle play — a medieval dramatic form dealing with religious subjects such as Biblical stories or saints' lives, usually presented in a series or cycle by the craft guilds.
  • misportrayal — the act of portraying.
  • monophyletic — Biology. consisting of organisms descended from a single taxon.
  • monotriglyph — (in the Doric order) any intercolumniation having one whole triglyph.
  • multi-parity — of or relating to a multipara.
  • multiplicity — a large number or variety: a multiplicity of errors.
  • multipotency — (cytology, developmental biology) The ability of a progenitor cell to develop into a limited number of cell types.
  • municipality — a city, town, or other district possessing corporate existence and usually its own local government.
  • myelopoiesis — (biology) The regulated formation of myeloid cells.
  • myrmecophile — An invertebrate or plant that has a symbiotic relationship with ants, such as being tended and protected by ants or living inside an ants' nest.
  • myrmecophily — symbiosis with ants
  • nephanalysis — a map or chart showing the distribution of types and amounts of clouds and precipitation at a given time.
  • neurotypical — relating to or showing typical neurological behavior and development: She has one dyslexic and one neurotypical child.
  • noncomplying — the failure to comply; non-compliance
  • nontyphoidal — of, relating to, or resembling typhoid.
  • nympholeptic — an ecstasy supposed by the ancients to be inspired by nymphs.
  • offputtingly — In an offputting manner.
  • olympic-size — of the dimensions or length prescribed for the Olympic Games and other major athletic competitions: an Olympic-size speed-skating oval.
  • omnipotently — almighty or infinite in power, as God.
  • operatically — of or relating to opera: operatic music.
  • opinionately — in a conceited or vain manner
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