10-letter words containing e, y, t
- prototyper — An interface builder for the Macintosh from Smethers Barnes.
- protoxylem — the part of the primary xylem that develops first, consisting of narrow, thin-walled cells.
- proxy vote — a vote cast by a person's representative
- pseudo-tty — (operating system) Berkeley Unix networking device which appears to an application program as an ordinary terminal but which is in fact connected via the network to a process running on a different host or a windowing system. Pseudo-ttys have a slave half and a control half. The slave tty (/dev/ttyp*) is the device that user programs use and the control tty (/dev/ptyp*) is used by daemons to talk to the net.
- psilophyte — any plant that is adapted to grow well in the dry savannah
- pterylosis — the arrangement of feathers on a bird
- ptolemy ii — (surnamed Philadelphus) 309?–247? b.c, king of Egypt 285–247? (son of Ptolemy I).
- pulpectomy — the removal of all the pulp tissue in a tooth in the course of endodontic therapy.
- pumy stone — a piece of pumice stone
- punitively — serving for, concerned with, or inflicting punishment: punitive laws; punitive action.
- pussy-toes — any of various woolly composite plants of the genus Antennaria, having small white or grayish flower heads.
- putatively — commonly regarded as such; reputed; supposed: the putative boss of the mob.
- puy lentil — a greyish-green variety of lentil that retains its shape after cooking
- pycnometer — a container used for determining the density of a liquid or powder, having a specific volume and often provided with a thermometer to indicate the temperature of the contained substance.
- pycnostyle — having an intercolumniation of 1½ diameters.
- pyrethroid — any of several synthetic compounds that are similar to but more persistent than natural pyrethrins.
- pyretology — a discourse on fevers
- pyroborate — borax1 .
- pyrolusite — a common mineral, manganese dioxide, MnO 2 , the principal ore of manganese, used in various manufactures, as a decolorizer of brown or green tints in glass, and as a depolarizer in dry-cell batteries.
- pyrolysate — a product of pyrolysis
- pyrotechny — the art of making fireworks
- pyroxenite — any rock composed essentially, or in large part, of pyroxene of any kind.
- pyrrhotite — a common mineral, iron sulfide, approximately FeS but variable because of a partial absence of ferrous ions, occurring in massive and in crystal forms with a bronze color and metallic luster; magnetic pyrites: generally slightly magnetic.
- pyrrophyte — any of various single-celled, biflagellated algae, of the phylum Pyrrophyta, especially the dinoflagellates.
- pythogenic — originating from filth or putrescence.
- quaestuary — a quaestor
- quaternary — consisting of four.
- quaternity — a group or set of four.
- queen city — Toronto.
- qwertyuiop — Filler text.
- rabbit eye — a blueberry, Vaccinium ashei, of the southeastern U.S., having pink flowers and blackish fruits.
- ratbaggery — nonsense, eccentricity
- ray floret — one of the marginal florets surrounding the disk of tubular florets in the flower heads of certain composite plants, as the daisy.
- reactively — tending to react.
- reactivity — the quality or condition of being reactive.
- reality tv — reality television: unscripted programs
- recreatory — refreshment by means of some pastime, agreeable exercise, or the like.
- redemptory — of or relating to redemption; redemptive.
- refit yard — a yard where ships are made ready for use again by repairing, re-equipping, or resupplying
- refractory — hard or impossible to manage; stubbornly disobedient: a refractory child.
- registrary — (at Cambridge University) a registrar
- regularity — usual; normal; customary: to put something in its regular place.
- regulatory — to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc.: to regulate household expenses.
- reidentify — to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing; verify the identity of: to identify handwriting; to identify the bearer of a check.
- relatively — in a relative manner: a relatively small difference.
- relativity — the state or fact of being relative.
- relay fast — (esp in India) a form of protest in which a number of persons go without food by turns
- relevantly — bearing upon or connected with the matter in hand; pertinent: a relevant remark.
- reluctancy — unwillingness; disinclination: reluctance to speak in public.
- rent party — (especially during the Great Depression) a party with music and dancing, given to raise money for the host's rent by collecting a contribution from each guest.