9-letter words containing p, o, e, y
- hypostyle — having many columns carrying the roof or ceiling: a hypostyle hall.
- hypotheca — (microbiology, planktology) The lower or posterior half of the theca of a thecate protist such as a diatom or dinoflagellate.
- hypoxemia — inadequate oxygenation of the blood.
- hypoxemic — inadequate oxygenation of the blood.
- impotency — the condition or quality of being impotent; weakness.
- isopentyl — isoamyl.
- ivorytype — an antiquated photoprinting technique in which two prints are made of the same image, and the weaker one, made transparent with varnish and colored on the back, is laid over the stronger one.
- joypopper — a person who takes addictive drugs occasionally without becoming addicted
- karyotype — the chromosomes of a cell, usually displayed as a systematized arrangement of chromosome pairs in descending order of size.
- laypeople — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- layperson — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- lectotype — a specimen designated as the type of a species or subspecies when no holotype was designated by the original author of the name.
- leprosery — a hospital for leprosy sufferers
- leprosity — the state of being leprous
- leprously — In a leprous way.
- line copy — a document, drawing, or the like, consisting of two tones, as black and white, without intermediate gradations. Compare halftone (def 1).
- linotyper — a person who uses a Linotype printing machine
- lipectomy — the surgical removal of fatty tissue.
- logotypes — Plural form of logotype.
- lyophiled — (of blood, serum, tissue, etc) freeze-dried
- mastopexy — fixation of a pendulous breast.
- mesophyll — the parenchyma, usually containing chlorophyll, that forms the interior parts of a leaf.
- mesophyte — a plant growing under conditions of well-balanced moisture supply.
- micropyle — Zoology. any minute opening in an ovum through which a spermatozoon can enter, as in many insects.
- misemploy — to use for the wrong purpose; use wrongly or improperly; misuse.
- money pit — sth continually costing money
- monkey up — To hack together hardware for a particular task, especially a one-shot job. Connotes an extremely crufty and consciously temporary solution. Compare hack up, kluge up.
- monkeypod — a tropical American tree, Samanea saman, of the legume family, having spreading branches and dense heads of small, pink flowers.
- monkeypot — the woody, operculate seed vessel of any of certain large South American trees of the genus Lecythis.
- monkeypox — A viral disease of African origin, related to smallpox and transmitted to humans through fluid exchange by rodents and primates.
- monotypes — Plural form of monotype.
- mycophile — A person who likes hunting for, cooking or eating mushrooms and other edible fungi.
- mysophobe — A person with an abnormal fear of filth or dirt.
- mythopoet — a writer of mythic verse
- myxospore — a spore produced within any of various fruiting bodies of myxomycetes.
- neophytes — Plural form of neophyte.
- neophytic — a beginner or novice: He's a neophyte at chess.
- neoplasty — the surgical formation of new tissue structures or repair of damaged structures
- nephology — The study or contemplation of clouds.
- nonplayer — a person that is not playing
- nyctalope — a person or animal affected by nyctalopia
- oedipally — in an oedipal manner
- oenophily — a liking for or expert knowledge of wine
- open city — a city that, during a war, is officially declared demilitarized and open to occupation, and that will consequently not be defended, in order to spare it, under international law, from bombardment or other military attack.
- open-eyed — having the eyes open.
- operantly — In an operant manner.
- operatory — a room or other area with special equipment and facilities, as for dental surgery, scientific experiments, or the like.
- operosely — In an operose manner.
- operosity — the quality or characteristic of being operose
- opponency — an act or instance of opposing.