14-letter words containing p, o, r, l, y
- disprovability — The ability to be disproven; refutability.
- dna polymerase — any of a class of enzymes involved in the synthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid from its deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate precursors.
- electrotherapy — The use of electric currents passed through the body to stimulate nerves and muscles, chiefly in the treatment of various forms of paralysis.
- empty calories — calories that are present in foods that have very little nutritive value: e.g. in alcohol or refined sugar
- epistolography — the art, or practice, of letter-writing
- ethylene group — the divalent group, -CH2CH2-, derived from ethylene
- eyebrow pencil — make-up for eyebrows
- family support — a means-tested allowance for families in need
- flanders poppy — corn poppy.
- fool's-parsley — an Old World fetid, poisonous plant, Aethusa cynapium, resembling parsley.
- foreign policy — a policy pursued by a nation in its dealings with other nations, designed to achieve national objectives.
- fowl paralysis — Marek's disease.
- galvanotherapy — treatment employing electric current.
- geographically — of or relating to geography.
- glyceryl group — the trivalent group (C 3 H 5)− 3 , derived from glycerol.
- grand ole opry — a successful radio show from Nashville, Tenn., first broadcast on Nov. 28, 1925, noted for its playing of and continuing importance to country music.
- group velocity — the velocity of finite numbers of waves undergoing simple harmonic motion, equal to the phase velocity when it does not vary with the wavelengths of the waves. The group velocity of the set of waves produced in water when a stone is dropped is less than the velocity of the individual waves.
- gymslip mother — a girl of school age who has become a mother
- gyroscopically — Using a gyroscope.
- halfpennyworth — As much as could be bought for a halfpenny.
- heterophyllous — having different kinds of leaves on the same plant.
- hieroglyphical — Hieroglyphic: related to or resembling hieroglyphs.
- highway patrol — a state law-enforcement organization whose officers safeguard the highways.
- holy scripture — Scripture (def 1).
- holy sepulcher — the sepulcher in which the body of Jesus lay between His burial and His resurrection.
- holy sepulchre — the tomb in which the body of Christ was laid after the Crucifixion
- horn of plenty — cornucopia.
- hybristophilia — A paraphilia involving attraction to somebody who has committed a crime or outrage.
- hydrocephaloid — resembling hydrocephalus.
- hydrocephalous — Having a swollen head.
- hydrographical — Hydrographic.
- hydrophilicity — (uncountable) The condition of being hydrophilic.
- hydroponically — Using hydroponics.
- hydrosulphuric — Alternative spelling of hydrosulfuric.
- hydroxyl group — the univalent group –OH, as in inorganic compounds, such as sodium hydroxide, NaOH, or as in organic compounds, such as ethyl alcohol, C 2 H 6 O.
- hydroxyproline — a nutritionally nonessential amino acid, C 5 H 9 NO 3 , found chiefly in collagen.
- hyper-rational — agreeable to reason; reasonable; sensible: a rational plan for economic development.
- hyperbolically — having the nature of hyperbole; exaggerated.
- hypercorrectly — In a hypercorrect manner.
- hyperemotional — pertaining to or involving emotion or the emotions.
- hypergolically — in a hypergolic manner
- hyperinflation — extreme or excessive inflation.
- hyperlactation — the secretion or formation of milk.
- hypermetabolic — of, relating to, or affected by metabolism.
- hypersomnolent — sleepy; drowsy.
- hypersonically — In a hypersonic way.
- hypertrophical — relating to hypertrophy
- hypoadrenalism — underactivity of the adrenal gland, as in Addison's disease.
- hypoallergenic — designed to reduce or minimize the possibility of an allergic response, as by containing relatively few or no potentially irritating substances: hypoallergenic cosmetics.
- hypocoristical — (rare) synonym of hypocoristic.