14-letter words containing r, o, y, a, l, i
- noncrystalline — of or like crystal; clear; transparent.
- nonsymmetrical — Not symmetrical.
- normoglycaemia — the condition of having a normal blood sugar level
- normoglycaemic — Alt form normoglycemic.
- old-line party — either the Liberal Party or the Conservative Party
- organizability — The suitability or potential for organization.
- oriental poppy — a poppy, Papaver orientale, of Asia, having bristly stems and leaves and showy scarlet, pink, or white flowers, cultivated as an ornamental.
- orkney islands — group of islands north of Scotland, constituting an administrative division of Scotland: 377 sq mi (976 sq km); pop. 20,000
- overanalytical — too analytical
- overcautiously — in such a way as to be too cautious, wary, or careful
- overfamiliarly — In an overfamiliar way.
- oxymoronically — in an oxymoronic way
- parabiotically — in a parabiotic manner
- paradoxicality — having the nature of a paradox; self-contradictory.
- parsimoniously — characterized by or showing parsimony; frugal or stingy.
- party official — an official of a political party
- party politics — politics based on strict adherence to the policies and principles of a political party regardless of the public interest; partisan loyalism.
- pay for itself — If something that you buy or invest in pays for itself after a period of time, the money you gain from it, or save because you have it, is greater than the amount you originally spent or invested.
- performability — the quality of being performable
- perlocutionary — (of a speech act) producing an effect upon the listener, as in persuading, frightening, amusing, or causing the listener to act.
- peroxy-radical — the bivalent group –O 2 –, derived from hydrogen peroxide.
- pertinaciously — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
- phenylcarbinol — benzyl alcohol.
- phenylthiourea — a crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 6 H 5 NHCSNH 2 , that is either tasteless or bitter, depending upon the heredity of the taster, and is used in medical genetics and as a diagnostic.
- picture layout — a picture spread. See under spread (def 33).
- plastic memory — the tendency of certain plastics after being deformed to resume their original form when heated
- pleurapophysis — one of the lateral processes of a vertebra forming the ribs
- polarizability — to cause polarization in.
- policy adviser — a person who provides ideas or plans that are used by an organization or government as a basis for making decisions
- polyacrylamide — a white, solid, water-soluble polymer of acrylamide, used in secondary oil recovery, as a thickening agent, a flocculant, and an absorbent, and to separate macromolecules of different molecular weights.
- polycarboxylic — of or like a polycarboxylate
- polymerization — the act or process of forming a polymer or polymeric compound.
- polysaccharide — a carbohydrate, as starch, inulin, or cellulose, containing more than three monosaccharide units per molecule, the units being attached to each other in the manner of acetals, and therefore capable of hydrolysis by acids or enzymes to monosaccharides.
- preoperatively — in a preoperative context
- primary colour — Primary colours are basic colours that can be mixed together to produce other colours. They are usually considered to be red, yellow, blue, and sometimes green.
- primary phloem — phloem derived directly from the growth of an apical meristem.
- primary school — a school usually covering the first three or four years of elementary school and sometimes kindergarten.
- princess royal — the eldest daughter of a king or queen.
- processability — capable of being processed.
- professionally — following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain: a professional builder.
- prognostically — of or relating to prognosis.
- propitiatingly — to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate.
- proportionally — having due proportion; corresponding.
- prosthetically — a device, either external or implanted, that substitutes for or supplements a missing or defective part of the body.
- protectability — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- prototypically — in a prototypical manner
- providentially — of, relating to, or resulting from divine providence: providential care.
- provisionality — providing or serving for the time being only; existing only until permanently or properly replaced; temporary: a provisional government.
- pterylographic — relating to pterylography
- pulmonary vein — a vein conveying oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.