10-letter words containing o, r, a, n, y
- organology — the branch of biology that deals with the structure and functions of the organs of living things.
- orientally — In an oriental manner.
- originally — with respect to origin; by origin: Originally he came from California.
- oropharynx — the part of the pharynx between the soft palate and the upper edge of the epiglottis.
- oven-ready — (of various foods) bought already prepared so that they are ready to be cooked in the oven
- overcanopy — to cover like a canopy
- overlaying — to lay or place (one thing) over or upon another.
- oxygen bar — an establishment where customers go to inhale oxygen-rich air through a disposable hose inserted into their nostrils, for the purpose of deriving supposed therapeutic effects.
- oxygenator — to treat, combine, or enrich with oxygen: to oxygenate the blood.
- paronychia — inflammation of the folds of skin bordering a nail of a finger or toe, usually characterized by infection and pus formation; felon.
- paronymous — containing the same root or stem, as the words wise and wisdom.
- paroxytone — having an acute accent on the next to the last syllable.
- passionary — passional (def 3).
- patrocliny — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the paternal parent (opposed to matrocliny).
- patronymic — (of family names) derived from the name of a father or ancestor, especially by the addition of a suffix or prefix indicating descent.
- pennyroyal — an aromatic Old World plant, Mentha pulegium, of the mint family, having clusters of small purple flowers and yielding a pungent essential oil used medicinally and as an insect repellent.
- pensionary — a pensioner.
- perikaryon — cell body.
- person-day — a unit of measurement, especially in accountancy, based on an ideal amount of work done by one person in one working day.
- personably — of pleasing personal appearance; handsome or comely; attractive.
- personally — through direct contact; in person; directly: I will thank him personally.
- personalty — personal estate or property.
- phoney war — A phoney war is when two opposing groups are openly hostile towards each other, as if they were at war, but there is no real fighting.
- playground — an area used for outdoor play or recreation, especially by children, and often containing recreational equipment such as slides and swings.
- polyandric — polyandrous.
- pornocracy — government or domination of government by whores
- portraying — to make a likeness of by drawing, painting, carving, or the like.
- potentiary — a person with power or authority
- poultryman — a person who raises domestic fowls, especially chickens, to sell as meat; a chicken farmer.
- 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.
- pyromaniac — a compulsion to set things on fire.
- pyromantic — divination by fire, or by forms appearing in fire.
- 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.
- resonantly — resounding or echoing, as sounds: the resonant thundering of cannons being fired.
- rhinophyma — a red-coloured bump or bumps on the nose which form as a result of enlarged sebaceous glands and rosacea
- 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.
- 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.