10-letter words containing n, y, o
- propensely — with propensity
- propensity — a natural inclination or tendency: a propensity to drink too much.
- protensity — the actuality of duration
- protonymph — the newly hatched form of various mites
- 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.
- psychogony — the development or origin of the soul or mind
- pumy stone — a piece of pumice stone
- push money — a cash inducement provided by a manufacturer or distributor for a retailer or his staff, to reward successful selling
- pycnocline — a layer, zone, or gradient of changing density, esp. a thin layer of ocean water with a density that increases rapidly with depth
- pycnogonid — any marine arthropod of the class Pycnogonida, having small bodies and long legs
- 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.
- pyramidion — a miniature pyramid, as at the apex of an obelisk.
- 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).
- pyromaniac — a compulsion to set things on fire.
- pyromantic — divination by fire, or by forms appearing in fire.
- 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
- pyrrhonism — the Skeptic doctrines of Pyrrho and his followers.
- pythogenic — originating from filth or putrescence.
- rabdomancy — Alt form rhabdomancy.
- rationally — agreeable to reason; reasonable; sensible: a rational plan for economic development.
- ravenously — extremely hungry; famished; voracious: feeling ravenous after a hard day's work.
- reasonably — agreeable to reason or sound judgment; logical: a reasonable choice for chairman.
- regionally — of or relating to a region of considerable extent; not merely local: a regional meeting of the Boy Scouts.
- renography — x-ray examination of the kidney following injection of a radiopaque substance.
- renownedly — celebrated; famous.
- resonantly — resounding or echoing, as sounds: the resonant thundering of cannons being fired.
- responsory — an anthem sung after a lection by a soloist and choir alternately.
- revolvency — the act or state of revolving
- rhinophyma — a red-coloured bump or bumps on the nose which form as a result of enlarged sebaceous glands and rosacea
- rhinoscopy — examination of the nasal passages, esp with a rhinoscope
- rock candy — sugar in large, hard, cohering crystals.
- rock-candy — sugar in large, hard, cohering crystals.
- romany rye — a man who is not a Gypsy but associates with the Gypsies, speaks their language, etc.
- rosy finch — any of several finches of the genus Leucosticte, of Asia and western North America, having dark brown plumage with a pinkish wash on the wings and rump.
- rowanberry — a mountain ash tree
- royal anne — a variety of sweet cherry having yellow fruit tinged with red.
- royal fern — a coarse fern, Osmunda regalis, having tall, upright fronds.
- 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
- royal navy — the navy of the United Kingdom
- roystering — roister.