11-letter words containing y, e, l, p, s
- phalanstery — the buildings occupied by a phalanx. the community itself.
- phraseology — manner or style of verbal expression; characteristic language: legal phraseology.
- physicalise — to express in physical terms; give form or shape to: The dancers physicalized the mood of the music.
- physicalize — to express in physical terms; give form or shape to: The dancers physicalized the mood of the music.
- physiolater — somebody who worships nature
- phytosterol — Biochemistry. any of various sterols obtained from plants.
- placelessly — in a placeless manner
- playfulness — full of play or fun; sportive; frolicsome.
- plisetskaya — Maya (Mikhailovna) [mah-yuh myi-khahy-luh v-nuh] /ˈmɑ yə myɪˈxaɪ ləv nə/ (Show IPA), 1925–2015, Soviet ballet dancer.
- plyometrics — a system of exercise in which the muscles are repeatedly stretched and suddenly contracted
- poetry slam — a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- polyestrous — having several estrus cycles annually or during a breeding season.
- polygenesis — origin from more than one ancestral species or line.
- polymerizes — to subject to polymerization.
- polysorbate — any of a class of emulsifying and dispersing agents used in various foods and pharmaceutical preparations.
- polyspermia — the secretion of an excessive amount of semen.
- polystyrene — a clear plastic or stiff foam, a polymer of styrene, used chiefly as an insulator in refrigerators and air conditioners.
- polysulfide — a sulfide whose molecules contain two or more atoms of sulfur.
- ponderously — of great weight; heavy; massive.
- possessedly — in a possessed manner
- posteriorly — situated behind or at the rear of; hinder (opposed to anterior).
- preassembly — an assembling or coming together of a number of persons, usually for a particular purpose: The principal will speak to all the students at Friday's assembly.
- presbyteral — of or relating to a presbyter or presbytery
- presenility — premature old age.
- presumingly — presumptuous.
- pro-slavery — favoring slavery.
- professedly — allegedly; pretendedly: He is only professedly poor.
- profusively — profuse; lavish; prodigal: profusive generosity.
- proselyting — a person who has changed from one opinion, religious belief, sect, or the like, to another; convert.
- proselytism — the act or fact of becoming a proselyte; conversion.
- proselytize — try to attract converts
- prosiliency — prominence
- proteolysis — the breaking down of proteins into simpler compounds, as in digestion.
- psychedelia — the realm or artifacts of psychedelic drugs, art, writings, or the like.
- psychedelic — of or noting a mental state characterized by a profound sense of intensified sensory perception, sometimes accompanied by severe perceptual distortion and hallucinations and by extreme feelings of either euphoria or despair.
- psychodelia — the production of, or the culture associated with, psychedelic experiences
- pyrolysable — able to be pyrolysed
- pyrosulfate — a salt of pyrosulfuric acid.
- repressibly — in a repressible way
- respectably — worthy of respect or esteem; estimable; worthy: a respectable citizen.
- responsibly — answerable or accountable, as for something within one's power, control, or management (often followed by to or for): He is responsible to the president for his decisions.
- ruby spinel — a deep red, transparent variety of spinel, used as a gem.
- safety lamp — a miner's lamp in which the flame is protected by wire gauze to prevent the immediate ignition of explosive gases.
- sceuophylax — a keeper of sacred vessels
- sclerophyll — Also, sclerophyllous [skleer-uh-fil-uh s] /ˌsklɪər əˈfɪl əs/ (Show IPA). of, relating to, or exhibiting sclerophylly.
- sea lamprey — a parasitic marine lamprey, Petromyzon marinus, that spawns in fresh water along both Atlantic coasts and in the Great Lakes, where it is responsible for losses of economically valuable fish.
- self-parody — a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing: his hilarious parody of Hamlet's soliloquy.
- shoofly pie — an open pie filled with a sweet crumb and molasses mixture and baked.
- skeptically — inclined to skepticism; having an attitude of doubt: a skeptical young woman who will question whatever you say.
- solenoglyph — any poisonous snake of the viper family with hollow, paired, erectile fangs