9-letter words containing y, o, l, a
- profamily — favoring or supporting laws against abortion; antiabortion; pro-life.
- profanely — characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious.
- proletary — in ancient Rome, a member of the lowest class of citizens, who had no property
- pulmonary — of or relating to the lungs.
- pulsatory — pulsating or throbbing.
- pyelogram — an x-ray produced by pyelography.
- pygmalion — Classical Mythology. a sculptor and king of Cyprus who carved an ivory statue of a maiden and fell in love with it. It was brought to life, in response to his prayer, by Aphrodite.
- pyridoxal — a naturally occurring derivative of pyridoxine that is a precursor of a coenzyme (pyridoxal phosphate) involved in several enzymic reactions. Formula: (CH2OH)(CHO)C5HN(OH)(CH3)
- pyroclast — a piece of lava ejected from a volcano
- pyrolater — a worshipper of fire
- pyrolatry — the worship of fire
- radiology — the science dealing with x-rays or nuclear radiation, especially for medical uses.
- raucously — harsh; strident; grating: raucous voices; raucous laughter.
- read-only — of or relating to files or memory that can be read but cannot normally be changed.
- revocably — that may be revoked.
- ribozymal — of or relating to ribozymes
- role play — playacting, simulation
- role-play — to assume the attitudes, actions, and discourse of (another), especially in a make-believe situation in an effort to understand a differing point of view or social interaction: Management trainees were given a chance to role-play labor negotiators.
- rostrally — in a rostral manner
- rotatably — to cause to turn around an axis or center point; revolve.
- roundelay — a song in which a phrase, line, or the like, is continually repeated.
- royal oak — a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- royalmast — the highest part of a mast
- sallyport — a gateway permitting the passage of a large number of troops at a time.
- saltatory — pertaining to or adapted for saltation.
- salty dog — a cocktail of gin or vodka and grapefruit juice, traditionally served in a salt-rimmed glass.
- salvatory — a place for storing something safely
- sarcology — the branch of anatomy dealing with the soft or fleshy body parts.
- satyaloka — the highest heaven, where Brahma and Sarasvati live with Brahmins.
- scatology — the study of or preoccupation with excrement or obscenity.
- scholarly — of, like, or befitting a scholar: scholarly habits.
- schoolday — a day for going to school
- scybalous — of or relating to scybalum
- sea holly — the eryngo, Eryngium maritimum.
- shadowily — in a shadowy way or manner
- shallowly — of little depth; not deep: shallow water.
- showmanly — characteristic of a showman
- silky oak — any of several trees of the Australian genus Grevillea, esp G. robusta, having divided leaves, smooth glossy wood, and showy clusters of orange, red, or white flowers: cultivated in the tropics as shade trees: family Proteaceae
- sligo bay — an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean situated in the NW Republic of Ireland
- soakingly — so as to saturate or soak
- soaringly — in a soaring manner
- sociality — social nature or tendencies as shown in the assembling of individuals in communities.
- solar day — Astronomy. the time interval between two successive transits by the sun of the meridian directly opposite that of the observer; the 24-hour interval from one midnight to the following midnight.
- solyman i — Suleiman I.
- sonically — in a sonic manner
- sororally — in a sororal manner
- splayfoot — a broad, flat foot, especially one turned outward.
- stableboy — a person who works in a stable.
- staphylo- — uvula
- stoically — impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics: a stoical sufferer.