10-letter words containing c, y, p, s
- mesophytic — Relating to a mesophyte.
- metaphysic — metaphysics.
- micropyles — Plural form of micropyle.
- microscopy — the use of the microscope.
- mycoplasma — any of numerous parasitic microorganisms of the class Mollicutes, comprising the smallest self-reproducing prokaryotes, lacking a true cell wall and able to survive without oxygen: a common cause of pneumonia and urinary tract infections.
- myrioscope — a form of kaleidoscope
- mysophobic — a dread of dirt or filth.
- narcolepsy — a condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable periods of deep sleep.
- necroscopy — necropsy.
- oyster cap — an edible, brownish-gray to white mushroom, Pleurotus ostreatus, that grows in clusters on fallen trees and their stumps.
- paracyesis — ectopic pregnancy.
- parastichy — one of a number of seemingly secondary spirals or oblique ranks winding around the stem or axis to the right and left in a spiral arrangement of leaves, scales, etc., where the internodes are short and the members closely crowded, as in the houseleek and the pine cone.
- paroxysmic — any sudden, violent outburst; a fit of violent action or emotion: paroxysms of rage.
- pastrycook — a person who makes pastry or pastries
- pdsa cycle — Plan, Do, See, Approve (from Japan).
- pelycosaur — any of a group of large primitive reptiles belonging to the extinct order Pelycosauria, abundant in North America and Europe during the Permian Period, often having a tall spinal sail.
- pennycress — any of several plants belonging to herbs of the genus Thlaspi, of the mustard family, especially T. arvense, of Europe, bearing somewhat round, flat pods.
- percursory — passing through rapidly; cursory
- petty cash — funds kept for minor expenses
- phenocryst — any of the conspicuous crystals in a porphyritic rock.
- physiatric — physical medicine.
- physically — relating to the body or its appearance: He is not physically attractive.
- physicking — a medicine that purges; cathartic; laxative.
- physiocrat — one of a school of political economists who followed Quesnay in holding that an inherent natural order properly governed society, regarding land as the basis of wealth and taxation, and advocating a laissez-faire economy.
- picayunish — of little value or account; small; trifling: a picayune amount.
- pinocytose — (of a cell) to take within by means of pinocytosis.
- plasmacyte — Anatomy. an antibody-secreting cell, derived from B cells, that plays a major role in antibody-mediated immunity.
- plasticity — the quality or state of being plastic.
- playschool — preschool, nursery school
- playscript — the manuscript of a play, especially as prepared for use by actors in rehearsals.
- polychrest — a thing which has adapted to multiple uses
- polyclitus — flourished c450–c420 b.c, Greek sculptor.
- polycrates — died 522? b.c, Greek tyrant of Samos.
- polycystic — containing many cysts
- polydeuces — Greek name of Pollux.
- polymastic — a person with a polymastic condition
- polyphasic — having more than two phases.
- polytocous — flowering multiple times during a lifetime
- postulancy — the period or state of being a postulant, especially in a religious order.
- preciosity — fastidious or carefully affected refinement, as in language, style, or taste.
- preciously — of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals.
- precursory — of the nature of a precursor; preliminary; introductory: precursory remarks.
- presidency — the office, function, or term of office of a president.
- prespecify — to specify in advance
- princessly — resembling a princess
- procrypsis — a protective coloration in animals
- psilocybin — a hallucinogenic crystalline solid, C 1 2 H 1 7 N 2 O 4 P, obtained from the mushroom Psilocybe mexicana.
- psyched up — psychologically prepared
- psychiatry — the practice or science of diagnosing and treating mental disorders.
- psychicism — the belief in or study of psychic phenomena