9-letter words containing n, y, o
- oxycodone — an opioid analgesic, C 18 H 21 NO 4 , used to treat moderate to severe pain.
- oxycontin — an opiate drug, oxycodone hydrochloride, used as a painkiller and, illegally, as an alternative to heroin
- oxygenase — an oxidoreductase enzyme that catalyzes the introduction of molecular oxygen into an organic substance.
- oxygenate — to treat, combine, or enrich with oxygen: to oxygenate the blood.
- oxygenize — oxygenate.
- oystering — any of several edible, marine, bivalve mollusks of the family Ostreidae, having an irregularly shaped shell, occurring on the bottom or adhering to rocks or other objects in shallow water.
- oysterman — a person who gathers, cultivates, or sells oysters.
- pantology — a systematic view of all human knowledge.
- pantyhose — (used with a plural verb) a one-piece, skintight garment worn by women, combining panties and stockings.
- parodying — a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing: his hilarious parody of Hamlet's soliloquy.
- parsimony — extreme or excessive economy or frugality; stinginess; niggardliness.
- pathogeny — the production and development of disease.
- patrimony — an estate inherited from one's father or ancestors.
- pay phone — a public telephone requiring that the caller deposit coins or use a credit card to pay for a call.
- pennywort — any of several plants having round or roundish leaves, as the navelwort.
- pentalogy — a combination of five closely related things, esp (in medicine) closely connected symptoms or (in art) related works of art
- pentapody — a measure consisting of five feet.
- personify — to attribute human nature or character to (an inanimate object or an abstraction), as in speech or writing.
- pharyngo- — pharynx
- phenocopy — the observed result of an environmentally induced, nongenetic alteration of a phenotype to a form that resembles the expression of a known genetic mutation.
- phenology — the science dealing with the influence of climate on the recurrence of such annual phenomena of animal and plant life as budding and bird migrations.
- phenotype — the observable constitution of an organism.
- 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.
- philogyny — love of or liking for women.
- 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.
- phonology — the study of the distribution and patterning of speech sounds in a language and of the tacit rules governing pronunciation.
- phonotype — a piece of type bearing a phonetic character or symbol.
- phonotypy — phonography (def 2).
- phony war — (in wartime) a period of apparent calm and inactivity, esp the period at the beginning of World War II
- phycocyan — a type of blue pigment or protein which is found in some algae
- phylogeny — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
- phytotron — a building in which plants can be grown on a large scale, under controlled conditions
- pin money — any small sum set aside for nonessential minor expenditures.
- pinon jay — pinyon jay.
- play down — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- play upon — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- playgoing — the activity of attending the theatre
- plutonomy — the study of economics or the production of wealth
- pododynia — pain in the sole of the foot.
- poenology — the study of the punishment of crime, in both its deterrent and its reformatory aspects.
- poignancy — the state or condition of being poignant.
- pointedly — having a point or points: a pointed arch.
- pollyanna — an excessively or blindly optimistic person.
- polo pony — a small, swift, agile horse specially trained for use in polo.
- polyamine — a compound containing more than one amino group.
- polyandry — the practice or condition of having more than one husband at one time. Compare monandry (def 1).
- polyantha — a type of clustering flower
- polyanthi — hybrid garden primroses
- polyconic — pertaining to or utilizing two or more cones.
- polygenes — multiple factors