9-letter words containing n, t, y, p
- phenytoin — a barbiturate-related substance, C 1 5 H 1 2 N 2 O 2 , used as an anticonvulsant in the treatment of grand mal epilepsy and in focal seizures.
- phlyctena — a small vesicle, blister, or pustule.
- phonatory — rapid, periodic opening and closing of the glottis through separation and apposition of the vocal cords that, accompanied by breath under lung pressure, constitutes a source of vocal sound.
- phonotype — a piece of type bearing a phonetic character or symbol.
- phonotypy — phonography (def 2).
- phytotron — a building in which plants can be grown on a large scale, under controlled conditions
- pityingly — full of or expressing pity: a pitying look.
- planarity — of or relating to a geometric plane.
- planetary — of, relating to, or resembling a planet or the planets.
- plaything — a thing to play with; toy.
- plutonomy — the study of economics or the production of wealth
- pointedly — having a point or points: a pointed arch.
- polyantha — a type of clustering flower
- polyanthi — hybrid garden primroses
- polythene — polyethylene.
- polytonal — marked by or using polytonality.
- pontypool — a town in Torfaen, in SE Wales.
- prenotify — to notify in advance
- presently — in a little while; soon: They will be here presently.
- profanity — the quality of being profane; irreverence.
- prognathy — having protrusive jaws; having a gnathic index over 103.
- prudently — wise or judicious in practical affairs; sagacious; discreet or circumspect; sober.
- prytaneum — a public building in ancient Greece, containing the symbolic hearth of the community and commonly resembling a private dwelling in plan, used as a community meeting place and as a lodging for guests of the community.
- pugnacity — inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
- pyracanth — a thorny evergreen shrub of the genus Pyracantha, related to the hawthorn
- pyreneite — a garnet, of greyish-black colour, usually identified as a variety of andradite
- pyrethrin — Also called pyrethrin I. a viscous, water-insoluble liquid, C 2 1 H 2 8 O 3 , extracted from pyrethrum flowers, used as an insecticide.
- pyrotoxin — pyrogen.
- pythoness — a woman believed to be possessed by a soothsaying spirit, as the priestess of Apollo at Delphi.
- quintuply — in a quintuple manner; involving five times as much
- repayment — to pay back or refund, as money.
- rip entry — an entry into the water with little splashing.
- septenary — of or relating to the number seven or forming a group of seven.
- serpentry — the collective body of serpents; serpents as a whole
- spinosity — the condition of being spinose
- spiny rat — any of various ratlike rodents of the genus Echimys, inhabiting forests of Central and South America, most having bristly fur.
- splintery — a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
- stenotype — a keyboard machine resembling a typewriter, used in a system of phonetic shorthand.
- stenotypy — shorthand in which alphabetic letters or types are used to produce shortened forms of words or groups of words.
- stony pit — a disease of pears, caused by a virus and characterized by deformed, pitted fruit.
- sycophant — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
- sympathin — a substance released at certain sympathetic nerve endings: thought to be identical with adrenaline
- synaptase — a compound present in almonds and other oily seeds
- syncopate — Music. to place (the accents) on beats that are normally unaccented. to treat (a passage, piece, etc.) in this way.
- synoptist — one of the authors (Matthew, Mark, or Luke) of the synoptic Gospels.
- synth-pop — a type of pop music in which synthesizers are used to create the dominant sound
- tachypnea — excessively rapid respiration.
- taphonomy — the circumstances and processes of fossilization.
- telephony — the construction or operation of telephones or telephonic systems.
- theophany — a manifestation or appearance of God or a god to a person.