9-letter words containing o, p, y
- lyotropic — noting any series of ions, salts, or radicals arranged in descending order relative to the magnitude of their effect on a given solvent.
- macrocopy — an enlargement of printed material for easier reading
- manoscopy — the measurement of the densities of gases
- mastopexy — fixation of a pendulous breast.
- mayorship — the chief executive official, usually elected, of a city, village, or town.
- mazopathy — mazopathia.
- mesophyll — the parenchyma, usually containing chlorophyll, that forms the interior parts of a leaf.
- mesophyte — a plant growing under conditions of well-balanced moisture supply.
- microcopy — a microphotographic copy of a printed page or the like, as in microfilm or microfiche.
- micropyle — Zoology. any minute opening in an ovum through which a spermatozoon can enter, as in many insects.
- misemploy — to use for the wrong purpose; use wrongly or improperly; misuse.
- money pit — sth continually costing money
- monkey up — To hack together hardware for a particular task, especially a one-shot job. Connotes an extremely crufty and consciously temporary solution. Compare hack up, kluge up.
- monkeypod — a tropical American tree, Samanea saman, of the legume family, having spreading branches and dense heads of small, pink flowers.
- monkeypot — the woody, operculate seed vessel of any of certain large South American trees of the genus Lecythis.
- monkeypox — A viral disease of African origin, related to smallpox and transmitted to humans through fluid exchange by rodents and primates.
- monophagy — The feeding on a single type of food (e.g., a single plant species).
- monophony — a musical style employing a single melodic line without accompaniment.
- monophyly — (systematics) In cladistics, the condition of being monophyletic, of including all descendants from a given ancestral species.
- monopsony — the market condition that exists when there is one buyer.
- monotropy — polymorphism that is irreversible.
- monotypes — Plural form of monotype.
- monotypic — having only one type.
- multicopy — any of several or many copies (of a book, document, record, etc)
- myatrophy — myoatrophy.
- mycophagy — the eating of mushrooms
- mycophile — A person who likes hunting for, cooking or eating mushrooms and other edible fungi.
- myographs — Plural form of myograph.
- myomorpha — A major division of the rodents that includes the rats, mice, voles, hamsters, and their relatives.
- myopathic — Pertaining to myopathy.
- myriapods — Plural form of myriapod.
- mysophobe — A person with an abnormal fear of filth or dirt.
- mythopoet — a writer of mythic verse
- myxospore — a spore produced within any of various fruiting bodies of myxomycetes.
- neophytes — Plural form of neophyte.
- neophytic — a beginner or novice: He's a neophyte at chess.
- neoplasty — the surgical formation of new tissue structures or repair of damaged structures
- nephology — The study or contemplation of clouds.
- nonmyopic — Not myopic.
- nonparity — the condition of having no parity; the state of not being equal
- nonpaying — Not paying.
- nonplayer — a person that is not playing
- notaphily — the collecting of bank notes as a hobby.
- nyctalope — a person or animal affected by nyctalopia
- nyctalops — a person affected by nyctalopia
- occupancy — the act, state, or condition of being or becoming a tenant or of living in or taking up quarters or space in or on something: Continued occupancy of the office depends on a rent reduction.
- occupying — to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
- oedipally — in an oedipal manner
- oenophily — a liking for or expert knowledge of wine
- oligopoly — the market condition that exists when there are few sellers, as a result of which they can greatly influence price and other market factors. Compare duopoly, monopoly (def 1).