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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
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