10-letter words containing l, o, e, y
- power play — Football. an aggressive running play in which numerous offensive players converge and forge ahead to block and clear a path for the ball carrier.
- powerfully — having or exerting great power or force.
- praxeology — the study of human conduct.
- preciously — of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals.
- preholiday — relating to the period before a holiday
- prepyloric — the opening between the stomach and the duodenum.
- presystole — Physiology. the normal rhythmical contraction of the heart, during which the blood in the chambers is forced onward. Compare diastole.
- previously — coming or occurring before something else; prior: the previous owner.
- propensely — with propensity
- propylaeum — Often, propylaea. a vestibule or entrance to a temple area or other enclosure, especially when elaborate or of architectural importance.
- proslavery — favoring slavery.
- proteolyse — to cause to undergo proteolysis
- protoxylem — the part of the primary xylem that develops first, consisting of narrow, thin-walled cells.
- psephology — the study of elections.
- pseudology — lying considered as an art.
- 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.
- puppy love — temporary infatuation of a boy or girl for another person.
- pycnocline — a layer, zone, or gradient of changing density, esp. a thin layer of ocean water with a density that increases rapidly with depth
- pycnostyle — having an intercolumniation of 1½ diameters.
- pyrazoline — any of the group of heterocyclic compounds containing three carbon atoms, two adjacent nitrogen atoms, and one double bond in the ring.
- pyrazolone — any of the group of heterocyclic compounds containing the pyrazoline ring in which one carbon atom is doubly linked to an oxygen atom not in the ring.
- pyretology — a discourse on fevers
- pyrochlore — a mineral, chiefly composed of niobates of the cerium metals, occurring in syenites in the form of brown crystals.
- 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
- ravenously — extremely hungry; famished; voracious: feeling ravenous after a hard day's work.
- ray floret — one of the marginal florets surrounding the disk of tubular florets in the flower heads of certain composite plants, as the daisy.
- ray flower — one of the marginal florets surrounding the disk of tubular florets in the flower heads of certain composite plants, as the daisy.
- reasonably — agreeable to reason or sound judgment; logical: a reasonable choice for chairman.
- regionally — of or relating to a region of considerable extent; not merely local: a regional meeting of the Boy Scouts.
- regulatory — to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc.: to regulate household expenses.
- renownedly — celebrated; famous.
- reportedly — according to report or rumor: Reportedly, he is a billionaire.
- resolidify — to (cause to) become solid again
- resolutely — firmly resolved or determined; set in purpose or opinion: Her parents wanted her to marry, but she was focused on her education and remained resolute.
- resonantly — resounding or echoing, as sounds: the resonant thundering of cannons being fired.
- revelatory — of, relating to, or having the characteristics of revelation.
- revolvency — the act or state of revolving
- robber fly — any of numerous swift-flying, often large, dipterous insects of the family Asilidae that are predaceous on other insects.
- rock cycle — Geology. a continuous process by which rocks are created, changed from one form to another, destroyed, and then formed again.
- royal anne — a variety of sweet cherry having yellow fruit tinged with red.
- royal blue — a deep blue, often with a faint reddish tinge.
- royal duke — a duke who is also a royal prince, being a member of the royal family
- royal fern — a coarse fern, Osmunda regalis, having tall, upright fronds.
- sclerotomy — incision into the sclera, as to extract foreign bodies.
- seasonally — pertaining to, dependent on, or accompanying the seasons of the year or some particular season; periodical: seasonal work.
- sedulously — diligent in application or attention; persevering; assiduous.