10-letter words containing n, e, o, p, y
- pycnocline — a layer, zone, or gradient of changing density, esp. a thin layer of ocean water with a density that increases rapidly with depth
- 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.
- pyogenesis — the generation of pus; the process of the formation of pus.
- pyranoside — a glycoside containing a pyran ring structure.
- 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.
- pyrenocarp — Mycology. a perithecium.
- pyridoxine — a derivative of pyridine, C 8 H 1 1 NO 3 , occurring in whole-grain cereals, meats, fish, etc., and also made synthetically: required for the prevention of pellagra and the formation of hemoglobin; vitamin B 6 .
- pyrogenous — pyrogenic (def 2).
- pyrotechny — the art of making fireworks
- pyroxenite — any rock composed essentially, or in large part, of pyroxene of any kind.
- pyroxenoid — any of a group of triclinic silicates including wollastonite, rhodonite, and pectolite
- pythogenic — originating from filth or putrescence.
- renography — x-ray examination of the kidney following injection of a radiopaque substance.
- responsory — an anthem sung after a lection by a soloist and choir alternately.
- ship money — a tax levied to finance the fitting out of warships: abolished 1640
- sophrosyne — moderation; discretion; prudence.
- stenotyper — a machine with a keyboard for recording speeches or dictation in phonetic shorthand
- stylophone — a type of battery-powered electronic instrument played with a steel-tipped penlike stylus
- subpotency — a condition of reduced potency, as of a medication.
- suspensory — a supporting bandage, muscle, ligament, etc.
- symphonize — to play or sound together harmoniously.
- synaloepha — the blending of two successive vowels into one, especially the coalescence of a vowel at the end of one word with a vowel at the beginning of the next.
- syncopated — marked by syncopation: syncopated rhythm.
- synopsises — to make a synopsis of; summarize.
- tachypnoea — excessively rapid respiration.
- tetrapylon — a structure having four gateways as features of an architectural composition.
- top twenty — the twenty most important or successful items in a particular list
- tree peony — a shrubby plant, Paeonia suffruticosa, of China, having rose-red or white flowers nearly 12 inches (30.5 cm) wide.
- typhogenic — producing typhus or typhoid fever.
- unemployed — not employed; without a job; out of work: an unemployed secretary.
- unpolitely — impolitely
- unproperly — adapted or appropriate to the purpose or circumstances; fit; suitable: the proper time to plant strawberries.
- upbuoyance — an uplifting or buoying up
- venography — x-ray examination of a vein or veins following injection of a radiopaque substance.
- welsh pony — one of a breed of small, sturdy ponies raised originally in Wales.
- xenography — The process of surgically transplanting organs or tissue between different species.
- xylophones — Plural form of xylophone.
- zygopteran — belonging or pertaining to the suborder Zygoptera, comprising the damselflies.
- zygosphene — a linking part of the vertebrae of snakes and lizards which fits into a zygantrum