10-letter words containing e, p, i, c, y
- geophysics — the branch of geology that deals with the physics of the earth and its atmosphere, including oceanography, seismology, volcanology, and geomagnetism.
- hermatypic — reef-building coral.
- homeotypic — of or relating to the second division in meiosis.
- hyperbaric — (of an anesthetic) having a specific gravity greater than that of cerebrospinal fluid. Compare hypobaric.
- hyperbatic — relating to a hyperbaton
- hyperbolic — having the nature of hyperbole; exaggerated.
- hypergolic — (especially of rocket-fuel propellant constituents) igniting spontaneously upon contact with a complementary substance.
- hypermanic — pertaining to or affected by mania.
- hypernymic — Of or pertaining to hypernyms.
- hyperosmic — Of, pertaining to, or affected by hyperosmia.
- hyperpneic — characterized by unusually fast breathing
- hypersonic — noting or pertaining to speed that is at least five times that of sound in the same medium.
- hypertonic — Physiology. of or relating to hypertonia.
- hypertoxic — of, pertaining to, affected with, or caused by a toxin or poison: a toxic condition.
- hypnogenic — of or relating to the induction of sleep
- hypoactive — Less than normally active.
- hypocretin — Either of the peptide hormones orexin.
- hypocrisie — Obsolete form of hypocrisy.
- hypocrites — Plural form of hypocrite.
- hypodermic — characterized by the introduction of medicine or drugs under the skin: hypodermic injection.
- hypoechoic — Of low echogenicity.
- hypometric — Smaller than normally measured.
- hypothetic — assumed by hypothesis; supposed: a hypothetical case.
- hypoxaemic — Alternative form of hypoxemic.
- impeccably — faultless; flawless; irreproachable: impeccable manners.
- incipiency — the state or condition of being incipient.
- inoperancy — The quality of being inoperant or inoperative, of lacking the power to be effective or effectual.
- isocephaly — (of a composition) having the heads of all figures on approximately the same level.
- jockeyship — the art or skill of a jockey
- kelyphitic — as in kelyphitic rim, a mineral shell enclosing another mineral in an igneous rock
- mesophytic — Relating to a mesophyte.
- metaphysic — metaphysics.
- microphyte — a microscopic plant.
- micropyles — Plural form of micropyle.
- myrioscope — a form of kaleidoscope
- mythopoeic — of or relating to the making of myths; causing, producing, or giving rise to myths.
- necrophily — Necrophilia.
- nickeltype — an electrotype with a deposit of nickel.
- nilpotency — The quality of being nilpotent.
- nyctophile — (zoology) Any of the Australian bats of the genus Nyctophilus.
- orchiopexy — (surgery) The procedure to move an undescended testicle into the scrotum.
- paracyesis — ectopic pregnancy.
- pearl city — a city on S Oahu, in central Hawaii.
- peculiarly — strange; queer; odd: peculiar happenings.
- peptolytic — causing the hydrolysis of peptides.
- periphytic — the community of tiny organisms, as protozoans, hydras, insect larvae, and snails, that lives on the surfaces of rooted aquatic plants.
- pernickety — persnickety.
- peroxyacid — an acid derived from hydrogen peroxide and containing the –O–O– group, as peroxysulfuric acid, H 2 S 2 O 8 .
- phenotypic — the observable constitution of an organism.
- phylogenic — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.