13-letter words containing p, y, r, o, l, s
- noncompulsory — Not compulsory.
- nondescriptly — in a nondescript manner
- omnipresently — In an omnipresent manner.
- opprobriously — In an opprobrious manner.
- oscillography — a device for recording the wave-forms of changing currents, voltages, or any other quantity that can be translated into electric energy, as sound waves.
- palaeocrystic — consisting of former glacial formation
- parapophysial — of or relating to a parapophysis
- perissodactyl — having an uneven number of toes or digits on each foot.
- petrophysical — relating to the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks
- phosphorylase — any enzyme, occurring widely in animal and plant tissue, that in the presence of an inorganic phosphate catalyzes the conversion of glycogen into sugar phosphate.
- phosphorylate — to introduce the phosphoryl group into (an organic compound).
- platykurtosis — the state of being platykurtic.
- play on words — a pun or the act of punning.
- plethysmogram — the recording of a plethysmograph.
- pleurisy root — a North American milkweed, Asclepias tuberosa, whose root was used as a remedy for pleurisy.
- 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.
- polycistronic — of or relating to the transcription of two or more adjacent cistrons into a single messenger RNA molecule.
- polyoma virus — a small DNA-containing virus, of the papovavirus group, that can produce a variety of tumors in mice, hamsters, rabbits, and rats.
- polyribosomal — relating to a polyribosome
- polysomnogram — a record of a person's sleep pattern, breathing, heart activity, and limb movements during sleep. Abbreviation: PSG.
- 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
- potter's clay — a clay, suitably plastic and free of iron and other impurities, for use by potters.
- 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.
- progressively — favoring or advocating progress, change, improvement, or reform, as opposed to wishing to maintain things as they are, especially in political matters: a progressive mayor.
- proliferously — by proliferation
- promiscuously — characterized by or involving indiscriminate mingling or association, especially having sexual relations with a number of partners on a casual basis.
- prospectively — of or in the future: prospective earnings.
- provisionally — providing or serving for the time being only; existing only until permanently or properly replaced; temporary: a provisional government.
- psychobabbler — a person who uses psychobabble
- psychrophilic — (esp of bacteria) showing optimum growth at low temperatures
- pyrocellulose — cordite.
- repetitiously — full of repetition, especially unnecessary and tedious repetition: a repetitious account of their vacation trip.
- ripstop nylon — a nylon fabric woven with a double thread approximately every quarter inch to prevent the expansion of small rips.
- sclerotherapy — Medicine/Medical. a treatment for varicose veins in which blood flow is diverted and the veins collapsed by injection of a hardening solution, also used cosmetically in spider veins to eliminate discoloration.
- serpiginously — in a serpiginous manner; in the manner characteristic of serpigo
- shirley poppy — a cultivated strain of the corn poppy, having variously colored single or double flowers.
- soccer player — A soccer player is a person who plays soccer, especially as a profession.
- solitary wasp — any of numerous wasps, as the sand wasps or mud wasps, that do not live in a community.
- speleotherapy — a form of treatment for asthma sufferers that takes place in clinics in disused mines, in which the air is free of pollen, dust mites, and the other irritants that provoke an allergic reaction; used to reduce the risk of heart disease
- spiny lobster — any of several edible crustaceans of the family Palinuridae, differing from the true lobsters in having a spiny shell and lacking the large pincers.
- spoiler party — a third political party formed to draw votes away from one of the two major parties, thus spoiling its chance of winning an election.
- sporting lady — a prostitute.
- stereotypical — a process, now often replaced by more advanced methods, for making metal printing plates by taking a mold of composed type or the like in papier-mâché or other material and then taking from this mold a cast in type metal.
- stone parsley — a parsley, Sison amomum, of Eurasia, bearing aromatic seeds that are used as a condiment.
- stormy petrel — the British storm petrel, Hydrobates pelagicus, of the eastern Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and Indian Ocean.
- subtropically — in the subtropics
- sulphonylurea — an antidiabetic drug used in treating type II diabetes, which acts by stimulating the production of insulin in the pancreas