10-letter words containing n, o, i, l, y
- phonically — of or relating to speech sounds.
- phycobilin — any of a class of red or blue-green pigments found in the red algae and cyanobacteria
- phylogenic — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
- pillorying — a wooden framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, formerly used to expose an offender to public derision.
- pink floyd — British rock group, formed in 1966: originally comprised Syd Barrett (1946–2006), Roger Waters (born 1944), Rick Wright (1945–2008), and Nick Mason (born 1945); Barrett was replaced by Dave Gilmour (born 1944) in 1968 and Waters left in 1986. Recordings include The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967), Dark Side of the Moon (1973), Wish You Were Here (1975), and The Wall (1979)
- ploddingly — to walk heavily or move laboriously; trudge: to plod under the weight of a burden.
- plottingly — in a plotting manner
- poignantly — keenly distressing to the feelings: poignant regret.
- polyactine — the spicule of a polyactinal sponge
- polyandric — polyandrous.
- polyaxonic — relating to a polyaxon
- polyclinic — a clinic or a hospital dealing with various diseases.
- polydontia — the condition of having more than the normal number of teeth.
- polyethnic — inhabited by or consisting of people of many ethnic backgrounds.
- polygenism — the theory that the human race has descended from two or more ancestral types.
- polygenist — a person who advocates polygenism
- polygynist — a person who practices or favors polygyny.
- polyhymnia — the Muse of sacred music and dance.
- polylysine — a type of synthetic polypeptide used to enable adhesion of cells to microscope slides
- polynesian — of or relating to Polynesia, its inhabitants, or their languages.
- polynomial — consisting of or characterized by two or more names or terms.
- polyolefin — any of a group of thermoplastic, stiff, light, and hard polymers obtained from the polymerization of simple olefins like propylene, used for injection molding, mostly in the automotive and appliance industries.
- polyonymic — relating to a polyonym
- polyphonic — consisting of many voices or sounds.
- ponytailed — having a ponytail
- postliminy — the right by which persons and things taken in war are restored to their former status when coming again under the power of the nation to which they belonged.
- prowlingly — in the manner of a prowl
- psilocybin — a hallucinogenic crystalline solid, C 1 2 H 1 7 N 2 O 4 P, obtained from the mushroom Psilocybe mexicana.
- pycnocline — a layer, zone, or gradient of changing density, esp. a thin layer of ocean water with a density that increases rapidly with depth
- pyrazoline — any of the group of heterocyclic compounds containing three carbon atoms, two adjacent nitrogen atoms, and one double bond in the ring.
- rationally — agreeable to reason; reasonable; sensible: a rational plan for economic development.
- regionally — of or relating to a region of considerable extent; not merely local: a regional meeting of the Boy Scouts.
- royal mint — a British organization having the sole right to manufacture coins since the 16th century. In 1968 it moved from London to Llantrisant in Wales
- scoffingly — to speak derisively; mock; jeer (often followed by at): If you can't do any better, don't scoff. Their efforts toward a peaceful settlement are not to be scoffed at.
- scowlingly — in a scowling manner
- semicolony — a country which is partly colonial or which is officially independent but which in fact depends on or is dominated by another country
- shockingly — causing intense surprise, disgust, horror, etc.
- shoutingly — by way of shouting
- shylockian — a relentless and revengeful moneylender in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.
- shylocking — a relentless and revengeful moneylender in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.
- snobbishly — of, relating to, or characteristic of a snob: snobbish ideas about rank.
- somniloquy — the act of talking in one's sleep
- soothingly — that soothes: a soothing voice.
- sportingly — engaging in, disposed to, or interested in open-air or athletic sports: a rugged, sporting man.
- stone lily — a fossil crinoid.
- stone-lily — a fossil crinoid.
- story line — plot (def 2).
- till money — money set aside for use by a teller, as distinguished from money kept in the vault.
- trigonally — from a trigonal point of view
- trimonthly — occurring, taking place, done, or acted upon every three months.