10-letter words containing m, o, p, y
- mysophobia — a dread of dirt or filth.
- mysophobic — a dread of dirt or filth.
- mythopoeia — a mythopoeic act, circumstance, characteristic, etc.
- mythopoeic — of or relating to the making of myths; causing, producing, or giving rise to myths.
- nephrotomy — incision into the kidney, as for the removal of a calculus.
- nomography — the art of or a treatise on drawing up laws.
- nonpayment — failure or neglect to pay: His property was confiscated for nonpayment of taxes.
- nympholept — a person seized with nympholepsy.
- obpyriform — inversely pear-shaped; pear-shaped with the narrow end at the base.
- omniparity — a state of universal equality
- optimality — The property of being optimal.
- oversimply — in an oversimple manner
- paddymelon — any of several small Australian wallabies, especially of the genus Thylogale.
- paronymous — containing the same root or stem, as the words wise and wisdom.
- paroxysmal — any sudden, violent outburst; a fit of violent action or emotion: paroxysms of rage.
- paroxysmic — any sudden, violent outburst; a fit of violent action or emotion: paroxysms of rage.
- party mood — a celebratory mood; readiness for a party
- pathognomy — the study of the symptoms or characteristics of a disease; diagnosis.
- patronymic — (of family names) derived from the name of a father or ancestor, especially by the addition of a suffix or prefix indicating descent.
- peremptory — leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal; imperative: a peremptory command.
- petromoney — the money that is regarded in terms of income derived from petroleum
- philomathy — an enjoyment of and passion for learning new facts and acquiring new knowledge
- phlebotomy — the act or practice of opening a vein for letting or drawing blood as a therapeutic or diagnostic measure; venesection; bleeding.
- phloem ray — a vascular ray extending into or located entirely within the secondary phloem.
- photometry — the measurement of the intensity of light or of relative illuminating power.
- phyllodium — phyllode.
- phytoplasm — protoplasm of a plant or plants.
- piezometry — the measurement of pressure or compressibility.
- plasmogamy — the fusion of the protoplasts of cells.
- plasmolyse — to subject (a cell) to plasmolysis or (of a cell) to undergo plasmolysis
- plasmolyze — to subject to or undergo plasmolysis
- plastogamy — the fusion of multiple cells without the fusion of their nuclei
- play money — paper that is cut and printed to resemble paper money, often used in playing board games.
- pleurotomy — surgical incision into the pleura, esp to drain fluid, as in pleurisy
- pogonotomy — the cutting or shaving of a beard
- polemology — the analysis of human conflict and war, particularly international war.
- polyatomic — pertaining to a molecule containing more than two atoms.
- polychrome — being of many or various colors.
- polychromy — the art of employing many colors in decoration, as in painting or architecture.
- polydomous — living in more than one nest, as certain ant colonies.
- polygamist — a person who practices or favors polygamy.
- polygamize — to practise polygamy
- polygamous — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or practicing polygamy; polygamic.
- polygenism — the theory that the human race has descended from two or more ancestral types.
- polyhymnia — the Muse of sacred music and dance.
- polymastia — the condition of having more than the normal number of breasts
- polymastic — a person with a polymastic condition
- polymathic — a person of great learning in several fields of study; polyhistor.
- polymerase — any of several enzymes that catalyze the formation of a long-chain molecule by linking smaller molecular units, as nucleotides with nucleic acids.
- polymerise — to subject to polymerization.