10-letter words containing p, a, y
- appian way — a Roman road in Italy, extending from Rome to Brindisi: begun in 312 bc by Appius Claudius Caecus. Length: about 560 km (350 miles)
- applicably — applying or capable of being applied; relevant; suitable; appropriate: an applicable rule; a solution that is applicable to the problem.
- appositely — In an apposite manner.
- approvably — in an approvable manner
- approvedly — So as to secure approbation; in an approved manner.
- apterygial — (of eels, certain insects, etc) lacking such paired limbs as wings or fins
- apterygote — belonging or pertaining to the Apterygota, a subclass of primitive wingless insects that undergo little or no metamorphosis.
- archetypal — Someone or something that is archetypal has all the most important characteristics of a particular kind of person or thing and is a perfect example of it.
- archetypes — the original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype.
- archetypic — Archetypical.
- arctophily — the practice of collecting teddy bears
- areography — the description of the physical features, such as the surface, atmosphere, etc, of the planet Mars
- aristotype — a process of photographic printing in which paper coated with silver chloride in gelatin is used.
- army corps — a military formation that comprises two or more divisions and additional support arms
- army group — the largest operational formation of military land forces, normally comprising two or more armies or army corps under a designated commander.
- aryl group — any organic group derived from an aromatic hydrocarbon by the removal of a hydrogen atom, as phenyl, C 6 H 5 −, from benzene, C 6 H 6 .
- asphyxiant — causing asphyxia
- asphyxiate — If someone is asphyxiated, they die or lose consciousness because they are unable to breathe properly.
- aspiratory — of or suited for breathing or suction
- aspiringly — in an aspiring manner
- asymptotes — Plural form of asymptote.
- asymptotic — of or referring to an asymptote
- atrophying — Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
- atypically — not typical; not conforming to the type; irregular; abnormal: atypical behavior; a flower atypical of the species.
- autography — the writing of something in one's own handwriting; something handwritten
- autoplasty — surgical repair of defects by grafting or transplanting tissue from the patient's own body
- autopsying — Present participle of autopsy.
- autotrophy — (in certain plants and bacteria) the process of making food from inorganic substances, using photosynthesis
- auxotrophy — the inability to synthesize particular growth factors, due to mutational changes
- azygospore — a thick-walled spore produced by parthenogenesis in certain algae and fungi
- baby split — a split in which the two and seven pins or the three and ten pins remain standing.
- ballplayer — A ballplayer is a baseball player.
- bankruptcy — Bankruptcy is the state of being bankrupt.
- baptistery — a place, esp. a part of a church, used for baptizing
- barysphere — centrosphere (def 2).
- bathyscaph — a submersible vessel having a flotation compartment with an observation capsule underneath, capable of reaching ocean depths of over 10 000 metres (about 5000 fathoms)
- bay poplar — the tupelo, Nyssa aquatica.
- belly pack — fanny pack.
- betty lamp — an Early American lamp, consisting of a shallow, covered basin filled with oil, tallow, etc., providing fuel for a wick housed in a teapotlike spout, and often hung by a hook or suspended from a chain.
- bioprivacy — the state of freedom from others having unauthorized access to biometric data about oneself
- biotherapy — the treatment of disease by means of substances, as serums, vaccines, penicillin, etc., secreted by or derived from living organisms
- bipedality — the quality of having two feet
- bipolarity — having two poles, as the earth.
- bit player — a person with a very small acting role with few lines to speak
- bodyshaper — an undergarment which flattens the stomach, bottom etc
- boob happy — suffering from the mental strain caused by the difficulties of prison life
- booby-trap — A booby-trap is something such as a bomb which is hidden or disguised and which causes death or injury when it is touched.
- by-passers — a road enabling motorists to avoid a city or other heavy traffic points or to drive around an obstruction.
- cacography — bad handwriting
- cacotrophy — malnutrition