10-letter words containing p, a, r, y
- karyotypes — Plural form of karyotype.
- karyotypic — Of or pertaining to karyotypes.
- key player — The key players in a particular organization, event, or situation are the most important people or things involved in it.
- kryptonate — (inorganic chemistry) To infuse a solid with krypton gas (especially with radioactive krypton-85).
- kymographs — Plural form of kymograph.
- kymography — The use of a kymograph.
- lampoonery — a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society, etc.
- laparotomy — incision through the abdominal wall.
- lawn party — garden party.
- lay person — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- lexigraphy — (uncountable) The representation of words in writing.
- lipography — unintentional omission in writing, as of a specific letter or syllable.
- logography — printing with logotypes.
- lymphogram — A diagnostic image produced by lymphography.
- macrophyte — a plant, especially a marine plant, large enough to be visible to the naked eye.
- mapinguary — A legendary red-furred ground-dwelling sloth-like creature said to live in the Amazon rainforests of Brazil and Bolivia.
- micropylar — Of or pertaining to micropyles.
- mimography — the representation of sign language in writing
- monography — A monograph.
- mp3 player — a digital media player, usually portable, that plays and stores files in the MP3 format.
- multiparty — of or relating to more than two political parties.
- myoatrophy — atrophy of muscle.
- myotherapy — A form of manual medicine focusing on the diagnosis, treatment and management of musculoskeletal pain.
- nappy rash — If a baby has nappy rash, the skin under its nappy is red and sore.
- naprapathy — a system or method of treating disease that employs no medications but uses manipulation of muscles, joints, ligaments, etc., to stimulate the natural healing process.
- narcolepsy — a condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable periods of deep sleep.
- necrophagy — The eating of dead or decaying animal flesh.
- neuropathy — any diseased condition of the nervous system.
- nomography — the art of or a treatise on drawing up laws.
- non parity — parity
- nosography — the systematic description of diseases.
- omniparity — a state of universal equality
- open-carry — the practice of publicly carrying a gun or other weapon that is fully or partially visible.
- ophiolatry — the worship of snakes.
- opotherapy — organotherapy.
- oropharynx — the part of the pharynx between the soft palate and the upper edge of the epiglottis.
- orthopraxy — correctness or orthodoxy of action or practice.
- over-happy — delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person.
- overcanopy — to cover like a canopy
- oyster cap — an edible, brownish-gray to white mushroom, Pleurotus ostreatus, that grows in clusters on fallen trees and their stumps.
- pachymeter — an instrument for measuring thickness
- pair royal — Cribbage. a set of three cards of the same denomination, worth six points.
- panegyrist — a person who panegyrizes; eulogist.
- panegyrize — to deliver or write a panegyric about; eulogize.
- pantrymaid — a domestic maid whose duties concern the pantry
- panty raid — a prankish raid by male college students on the living quarters of female students to steal panties as trophies.
- papyrology — the study of papyrus manuscripts.
- parablepsy — a hallucination
- paracyesis — ectopic pregnancy.
- paraguayan — a republic in central South America between Bolivia, Brazil, and Argentina. 157,047 sq. mi. (406,750 sq. km). Capital: Asunción.