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9-letter words containing a, p, o, y

  • pentalogy — a combination of five closely related things, esp (in medicine) closely connected symptoms or (in art) related works of art
  • pentapody — a measure consisting of five feet.
  • permalloy — any of various alloys containing iron and nickel (45–80 per cent) and sometimes smaller amounts of chromium and molybdenum
  • perorally — through or via the mouth
  • phagocyte — any cell, as a macrophage, that ingests and destroys foreign particles, bacteria, and cell debris.
  • pharyngo- — pharynx
  • phonatory — rapid, periodic opening and closing of the glottis through separation and apposition of the vocal cords that, accompanied by breath under lung pressure, constitutes a source of vocal sound.
  • phony war — (in wartime) a period of apparent calm and inactivity, esp the period at the beginning of World War II
  • photoplay — a motion-picture scenario; screenplay.
  • phycocyan — a type of blue pigment or protein which is found in some algae
  • phylakopi — an archaeological site on the Greek island of Melos, in the Cyclades group: excavations have revealed the remains of three successive ancient cities erected on a primitive Cycladic settlement.
  • phytosaur — any armored, semiaquatic reptile of the extinct order Phytosauria, of the Mesozoic Era, resembling the crocodile but unrelated, having the nostrils high on the snout and with well-developed hind limbs suggestive of bipedal ancestors.
  • pilcomayo — a river in S central South America, flowing SE from S Bolivia along the boundary between Paraguay and Argentina to the Paraguay River at Asunción. 1000 miles (1610 km) long.
  • pinon jay — pinyon jay.
  • piscatory — of or relating to fishermen or fishing: a piscatory treaty.
  • pivotally — of, relating to, or serving as a pivot.
  • placatory — serving, tending, or intended to placate: a placatory reply.
  • placitory — of or relating to pleas made to support a claim or a defence
  • play down — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
  • play upon — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
  • playdough — children's modelling clay
  • playgoing — the activity of attending the theatre
  • playgroup — a group of small children, especially preschoolers, organized for play or play activities and supervised by adult volunteers.
  • playhouse — a theater.
  • pleiotaxy — an increase in the normal number of parts.
  • pododynia — pain in the sole of the foot.
  • poignancy — the state or condition of being poignant.
  • pollyanna — an excessively or blindly optimistic person.
  • polyamide — a polymer in which the monomer units are linked together by the amide group –CONH–.
  • polyamine — a compound containing more than one amino group.
  • polyamory — the practice or condition of participating simultaneously in more than one serious romantic or sexual relationship with the knowledge and consent of all partners.
  • polyandry — the practice or condition of having more than one husband at one time. Compare monandry (def 1).
  • polyantha — a type of clustering flower
  • polyanthi — hybrid garden primroses
  • polyarchy — a form of government in which power is vested in three or more persons.
  • polyaxial — having more than one axis
  • polybasic — (of an acid) having two or more atoms of replaceable hydrogen.
  • polygamic — polygamous.
  • polygonal — a figure, especially a closed plane figure, having three or more, usually straight, sides.
  • polygraph — an instrument for receiving and recording simultaneously tracings of variations in certain body activities.
  • polylemma — a debate forcing a choice between contradictory positions
  • polymathy — learning in many fields; encyclopedic knowledge.
  • polynesia — one of the three principal divisions of Oceania, comprising those island groups in the Pacific lying E of Melanesia and Micronesia and extending from the Hawaiian Islands S to New Zealand.
  • polyphagy — an insatiable appetite
  • polyphase — having more than one phase.
  • polypnoea — rapid breathing; panting.
  • polytonal — marked by or using polytonality.
  • polywater — a subtance mistakenly identified as a polymeric form of water, now known to be water containing ions from glass or quartz.
  • polyzoary — a colony of bryozoan animals
  • polyzonal — having many zones
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