Words Containing PLA

1,958 words contain PLA anywhere. Scores range up to 31 points (PHYTOPLANKTONIC), averaging 16.4 points with standard English tile values. Every entry below shows its point value, US and UK dictionary validity, and a definition where available.

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Surgery to tighten the abdominal wall.

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A genetic disorder causing short-limbed dwarfism.

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Plural of ACHONDROPLASIA.

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Relating to or affected by achondroplasia.

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An obsolete term for a hydroaeroplane.

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Plural of AEROHYDROPLANE.

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A powered fixed-wing aircraft.

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Plural of AEROPLANE.

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Tiny organisms carried aloft by wind.

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Plural of AEROPLANKTON.

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A powered fixed-wing aircraft.

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Plural of AIRPLANE.

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Broadcasting of a song or artist on radio.

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Plural of AIRPLAY.

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Cytoplasm modified to form cilia or flagella.

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Relating to or made of cytoplasm from another source.

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Plural of ALLOPLASM.

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Relating to an artificial implant used in surgery.

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A high plateau, especially in South America.

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Plural of ALTIPLANO.

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A colorless plastid that stores starch.

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Plural of AMYLOPLAST.

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Loss of cell differentiation, often in malignant tumors.

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Plural of ANAPLASIA.

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A genus of bacteria that infect red blood cells.

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Plural of ANAPLASMA.

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Plural of anaplasma; bacteria that infect red blood cells.

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Plural of anaplasmosis.

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A disease caused by Anaplasma bacteria.

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Relating to a tumor with little differentiation.

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Plural of ANAPLASTY.

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Restorative surgery to repair damaged tissue.

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Plural of ANGIOPLASTY.

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Medical procedure to widen a narrowed blood vessel.

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Used in cancer treatment.

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Plural of ANTINEOPLASTIC.

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Effective against plague.

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Preventing or removing dental plaque.

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Working against or destroying blood platelets.

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Plural of ANTIPLATELET.

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In or to any place; anywhere.

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Not having a placenta.

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A lens corrected for spherical aberration and coma.

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Corrected for spherical and chromatic aberration.

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Without spherical or chromatic aberration in optics.

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Absence of spherical aberration in a lens.

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Plural of APLANATISM.

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Plural of APLANAT.

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Relating to aplanospores, non-motile spores.

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A non-motile gamete in certain lower algae.

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Plural of APLANOGAMETE.

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Non-motile spore that can later grow flagella.

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Plural of APLANOSPORE.

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Failure of an organ or tissue to develop normally.

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Plural of APLASIA.

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Relating to aplasia or failure of tissue regeneration.

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The space outside plant cell membranes where water and solutes move freely.

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Plural of APOPLAST.

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To show approval by clapping hands.

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Deserving praise or approval.

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How many words containing pla are there?

There are 1,958 words containing pla.

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What is the highest-scoring word contain PLA anywhere?

PHYTOPLANKTONIC scores 31 points, the highest in this list using standard English tile values.