10-letter words containing p, a, y
- cyanophyte — a former name for a cyanobacterium
- cyanotypes — Plural form of cyanotype.
- cyberspace — In computer technology, cyberspace refers to data banks and networks, considered as a place.
- cycle path — A cycle path is a special path on which people can travel by bicycle separately from motor vehicles.
- cyclic amp — cyclic adenosine monophosphate: a constituent of biological cells, responsible for triggering processes that are dependent on hormones
- cyclograph — Arcograph.
- cyclopedia — encyclopedia
- cynophilia — a love of dogs
- cynophobia — an irrational fear of dogs
- cypripedia — any plant or flower of the genus Cypripedium
- cystocarps — Plural form of cystocarp.
- cytopathic — of or relating to cytopathy
- cytoplasms — Plural form of cytoplasm.
- cytoplasts — Plural form of cytoplast.
- dasypaedal — (of the young of some species of birds after hatching) having a covering of down
- demography — Demography is the study of the changes in numbers of births, deaths, marriages, and cases of disease in a community over a period of time.
- dependably — capable of being depended on; worthy of trust; reliable: a dependable employee.
- dependancy — the state of being dependent; dependence.
- depilatory — Depilatory substances and processes remove unwanted hair from your body.
- deplorably — causing or being a subject for grief or regret; lamentable: the deplorable death of a friend.
- deployable — able to be deployed
- depositary — a person or group to whom something is entrusted for safety or preservation
- depravedly — in a depraved manner
- depuratory — Tending to depurate or cleanse; depurative.
- dermopathy — Disease of the skin.
- despicably — deserving to be despised, or regarded with distaste, disgust, or disdain; contemptible: He was a mean, despicable man, who treated his wife and children badly.
- diaphyseal — the shaft of a long bone.
- disparency — (proscribed) A significant discrepancy.
- dispensary — a place where something is dispensed, especially medicines.
- display ad — an advertisement, in a newspaper or other publication, often using special attention-getting devices, as large size, display type, and illustrations.
- displaying — to show or exhibit; make visible: to display a sign.
- disputably — In a disputable manner.
- downplayed — Simple past tense and past participle of downplay.
- dvd player — machine: plays DVDs
- dyalog apl — (language) Arguably the current (2001) market-leading implementation of APL, from Dyalog Limited. Dyalog APL runs under Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, and Windows 2000; and several popular UNIX systems including Linux. Dyalog APL complies with ISO 8485 and has many features that make it good for complex GUI applications. Dyalog APL was introduced in 1983 and is currently (2002) in active development.
- dysgraphia — inability to write, caused by cerebral lesion.
- dysgraphic — a person who suffers from dysgraphia
- dysmorphia — Deformity or abnormality in the shape or size of a specified part of the body.
- dyspepsias — Plural form of dyspepsia.
- dysplastic — Exhibiting dysplasia.
- dyspractic — relating to or affected by dyspraxia
- dystrophia — Medicine/Medical. faulty or inadequate nutrition or development.
- easy-peasy — very easy; presenting no difficulty at all
- echography — a device that records oceanic depths by means of sonic waves.
- edaphology — The ecological relationship of soil with plants, and land cultivation practices.
- empire day — a former holiday celebrated in the British Empire on May 24, Queen Victoria's birthday
- employable — (especially of a person) Able to be employed.
- energy gap — the difference of energy between the bottom of the conduction band and the top of the valence band of the electrons in a crystalline solid. For values below about 2eV the substance is considered to be a semiconductor whilst for higher values it is considered to be an insulator
- ependymoma — (medicine) A tumour of the central nervous system.
- epicalyces — Plural form of epicalyx.