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10-letter words containing n, e, o, p, y

  • hyperbaton — the use, especially for emphasis, of a word order other than the expected or usual one, as in “Bird thou never wert.”.
  • hypernovae — Plural form of hypernova.
  • hyperoodon — (zoology) A whale in the genus Hyperoodon of the order Cetacea, comprising both species of bottlenose whale.
  • hyperpnoea — abnormally deep or rapid respiration.
  • hypersonic — noting or pertaining to speed that is at least five times that of sound in the same medium.
  • hypertonia — increased rigidity, tension, and spasticity of the muscles.
  • hypertonic — Physiology. of or relating to hypertonia.
  • hyphenator — One who, or that which, hyphenates.
  • hypnogenic — of or relating to the induction of sleep
  • hypnoidize — to induce a state of sleep
  • hypnopedia — sleep learning.
  • hypnotised — Simple past tense and past participle of hypnotise.
  • hypnotises — to put in the hypnotic state.
  • hypnotized — to put in the hypnotic state.
  • hypnotizer — One who, or that which, hypnotizes.
  • hypnotizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hypnotize.
  • hypoadenia — a deficiency of glandular activity.
  • hypocenter — focus (def 5).
  • hypocentre — (geology) The focus of an earthquake, directly under the epicentre.
  • hypocretin — Either of the peptide hormones orexin.
  • hypogenous — growing beneath, or on the undersurface, as fungi on leaves.
  • hypomnesia — Deficiency of the memory.
  • hypotenuse — the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
  • hypothenar — the fleshly prominence on the palm at the base of the little finger.
  • imployment — Obsolete spelling of employment.
  • impotently — not potent; lacking power or ability.
  • inoperancy — The quality of being inoperant or inoperative, of lacking the power to be effective or effectual.
  • kryptonate — (inorganic chemistry) To infuse a solid with krypton gas (especially with radioactive krypton-85).
  • kryptonite — The one weakness of something or someone that is otherwise invulnerable, an Achilles' heel.
  • lampoonery — a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society, etc.
  • lay person — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
  • lymph node — any of the glandlike masses of tissue in the lymphatic vessels containing cells that become lymphocytes.
  • lymphokine — any lymphocyte product, as interferon, that is not an antibody but may participate in the immune response through its effect on the function of other cells, as destroying antigen-coated cells or stimulating macrophages.
  • monospermy — the fertilization of an ovum by only one spermatozoon.
  • morphogeny — a biological term denoting the origin and development of morphological forms
  • narcolepsy — a condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable periods of deep sleep.
  • necrophagy — The eating of dead or decaying animal flesh.
  • necrophily — Necrophilia.
  • necroscopy — necropsy.
  • negentropy — The entropy that a living thing exports to keep its own entropy low.
  • nephrology — the branch of medical science that deals with the kidney.
  • nephropexy — (surgery) suspension or fixation of the kidney.
  • nephrotomy — incision into the kidney, as for the removal of a calculus.
  • neuropathy — any diseased condition of the nervous system.
  • neurotropy — the quality of being neurotropic.
  • nilpotency — The quality of being nilpotent.
  • non-expiry — expiration of breath.
  • nonpayment — failure or neglect to pay: His property was confiscated for nonpayment of taxes.
  • nyctophile — (zoology) Any of the Australian bats of the genus Nyctophilus.
  • nympholept — a person seized with nympholepsy.
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