9-letter words containing o, p, y
- dry point — a technique of engraving, especially on copper, in which a sharp-pointed needle is used for producing furrows having a burr that is often retained in order to produce a print characterized by soft, velvety black lines.
- dry slope — an artificial ski slope used for tuition and practice
- dryomorph — any member of the extinct genus Dryopithecus.
- dynorphin — (biochemistry) Any of a class of opioid peptides that arise from the precursor protein prodynorphin.
- dysphonia — any disturbance of normal vocal function.
- dysphonic — any disturbance of normal vocal function.
- dysphoria — a state of dissatisfaction, anxiety, restlessness, or fidgeting.
- dysphoric — a state of dissatisfaction, anxiety, restlessness, or fidgeting.
- dyspnoeal — Pertaining to, or of the nature of dyspnoea; in connexion with dyspnoea.
- dyspnoeic — Alternative spelling of dyspneic.
- dystopian — a society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding.
- dystopias — Plural form of dystopia.
- dystrophy — Medicine/Medical. faulty or inadequate nutrition or development.
- ectophyte — a parasitic plant growing on an animal or another plant.
- empanoply — to put armour on
- employees — Plural form of employee.
- employers — Plural form of employer.
- employing — Present participle of employ.
- empty cow — a cow that does not produce calves during the breeding season
- endolymph — The fluid in the membranous labyrinth of the ear.
- endophagy — cannibalism within the same group or tribe
- endophyte — A plant, especially a fungus, that lives inside another plant.
- endoscopy — (medicine) the examination of a bodily orifice, canal or organ using an endoscope.
- engyscope — (in the 17th and 18th centuries) a microscope
- entophyte — endophyte
- epeolatry — the worship of words
- ephoralty — an ephor's office
- epicotyls — Plural form of epicotyl.
- epigynous — (of flowers) having the receptacle enclosing and fused with the gynoecium so that the other floral parts arise above it
- epirogeny — epeirogeny
- epochally — In an epochal manner.
- eponymous — (of a person) giving their name to something.
- eriophyid — a type of microscopic mite that causes plant damage
- eurytopic — (of a species) able to tolerate a wide range of environments
- exophytic — (pathology) In pathology, pertaining to growth of a tumor outward.
- expiatory — Of or pertaining to expiation.
- expletory — Serving to fill up; expletive; superfluous.
- exposedly — In an exposed way.
- exstrophy — (medicine) The eversion or turning out of any organ, or of its inner surface.
- eye drops — Eye drops are a kind of medicine that you put in your eyes one drop at a time.
- eyeopener — Something that provides a sudden insight, or makes something clear that was previously mysterious.
- eyepopper — a very exciting thing
- fair copy — a copy of a document made after final correction.
- fell pony — a British breed of large and heavy ponies, found in the hills of N England
- ferrotype — to put a glossy surface on (a print) by pressing, while wet, on a metal sheet (ferrotype tin)
- fetoscopy — examination by means of a fetoscope.
- flyperson — (theatre) Someone who operates a fly system in a theatre.
- flyposter — a poster, esp unauthorized, put up to publicize something
- foppishly — In a foppish way.
- foul play — any treacherous or unfair dealing, especially involving murder: We feared that he had met with foul play.