16-letter words containing p, o, l, i, c, y
- kidney corpuscle — Malpighian corpuscle.
- laparoscopically — By means of laparoscopy.
- literacy project — a project, plan or scheme to increase literacy in a country, area, etc
- lithographically — In the manner of lithography.
- mammographically — Using a mammograph, by means of mammograph.
- microsporophylls — Plural form of microsporophyll.
- misanthropically — In a misanthropic manner.
- monopolistically — In a monopolistic manner.
- nicoya peninsula — a peninsula in NW Costa Rica, on the Pacific Ocean.
- non-metaphysical — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
- nonphysiological — of or relating to physiology.
- nucleophilically — In a nucleophilic manner.
- occupation layer — (on an archaeological site) a layer of remains left by a single culture, from which the culture can be dated or identified.
- onomatopoeically — the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
- opposed-cylinder — (of an internal-combustion engine) having cylinders on opposite sides of the crankcase in the same plane
- optical activity — the ability of a substance to rotate the plane of polarization of plane-polarized light.
- organoleptically — In an organoleptic manner.
- orthographically — In an orthographical manner; using proper spelling, capitalization and grammar.
- paleoclimatology — the branch of paleogeography dealing with the study of paleoclimates.
- personality cult — deliberately cultivated adulation of a person, esp a political leader
- photoelectricity — electricity induced by electromagnetic radiation, as in certain processes, as the photoelectric and photovoltaic effects, photoconductivity, and photoionization.
- phylogenetically — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
- physiognomically — the face or countenance, especially when considered as an index to the character: a fierce physiognomy.
- piezoelectricity — electricity, or electric polarity, produced by the piezoelectric effect.
- play-action pass — a pass play designed to deceive the defense by appearing to be a running play, in which the quarterback fakes a hand-off to a back before throwing a forward pass.
- policy committee — a group of people who provide ideas or plans that are used by an organization or government as a basis for making decisions
- policy statement — a declaration of the plans and intentions of an organization or government
- political asylum — asylum provided by one nation to refugees, especially political refugees, from another nation.
- political system — a coordinated set of principles, laws, ideas, and procedures relating to a particular form of government, or the form of government itself: Democracy is a political system in which citizens govern themselves.
- polyacrylic acid — a polymer of acrylic acid used as a sizing agent in the manufacture of nylon and other synthetic textiles.
- polycondensation — formation of a polymer by chemical condensation with the elimination of a small molecule, such as water.
- polyphonic prose — prose characterized by the use of poetic devices, as alliteration, assonance, rhyme, etc., and especially by an emphasis on rhythm not strictly metered.
- polyvinyl acetal — any of the class of thermoplastic resins derived by the condensation of an aldehyde with polyvinyl alcohol.
- post-apocalyptic — of or like an apocalypse; affording a revelation or prophecy.
- primary election — primary (def 15a).
- primary electron — in thermionics, any of the electrons falling on a body, distinguished from those emitted by it
- programmatically — by using a computer program: You can set the value in each field programmatically with a simple algorithm. The background shapes can be programmatically drawn and animated.
- prophylactically — defending or protecting from disease or infection, as a drug.
- propylthiouracil — a white crystalline compound, C 7 H 1 0 N 2 OS, that interferes with the synthesis of thyroid hormone by the thyroid gland: used in the treatment of hyperthyroidism.
- psychoanalytical — a systematic structure of theories concerning the relation of conscious and unconscious psychological processes.
- psychobiological — the use of biological methods to study normal and abnormal emotional and cognitive processes, as the anatomical basis of memory or neurochemical abnormalities in schizophrenia.
- psychoimmunology — the branch of medicine studying the effects of psychological phenomena on the immune system; the intersection of psychology and immunology.
- psychophysiology — the branch of physiology that deals with the interrelation of mental and physical phenomena.
- ptolemaic system — a system elaborated by Ptolemy and subsequently modified by others, according to which the earth was the fixed center of the universe, with the heavenly bodies moving about it.
- public schoolboy — a boy attending a public school, or a man who attended one
- pyloric stenosis — an abnormal narrowing of the valve at the outlet from the stomach, preventing normal passage of food into the small intestine.
- pyramidal orchid — a chalk-loving orchid, Anacamptis pyramidalis, bearing a dense cone-shaped spike of purplish-pink flowers with a long curved spur
- quasi-compulsory — required; mandatory; obligatory: compulsory education.
- radiographically — the production of radiographs.
- restriction play — a limited number of opening moves that are predetermined by their chance selection from an accepted list.