10-letter words containing p, o, n, y, t
- hypocenter — focus (def 5).
- hypocentre — (geology) The focus of an earthquake, directly under the epicentre.
- hypocretin — Either of the peptide hormones orexin.
- hypotenuse — the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
- hypothenar — the fleshly prominence on the palm at the base of the little finger.
- imployment — Obsolete spelling of employment.
- importancy — (obsolete) importance; significance.
- impotently — not potent; lacking power or ability.
- iron putty — a compound of iron oxide and boiled linseed oil for caulking pipe joints.
- jouy print — toile de Jouy.
- kryptonate — (inorganic chemistry) To infuse a solid with krypton gas (especially with radioactive krypton-85).
- kryptonite — The one weakness of something or someone that is otherwise invulnerable, an Achilles' heel.
- negentropy — The entropy that a living thing exports to keep its own entropy low.
- nephrotomy — incision into the kidney, as for the removal of a calculus.
- neuropathy — any diseased condition of the nervous system.
- neurotropy — the quality of being neurotropic.
- nilpotency — The quality of being nilpotent.
- non parity — parity
- nonpayment — failure or neglect to pay: His property was confiscated for nonpayment of taxes.
- nontypical — not typical; unusual
- nostopathy — a fear of returning home, often observed in those who have been in institutions such as prison or hospital for a long time
- nyctalopia — night blindness.
- nyctalopic — (medicine) Unable to see clearly in low light; night-blind; suffering from nyctalopia.
- nyctophile — (zoology) Any of the Australian bats of the genus Nyctophilus.
- nympholept — a person seized with nympholepsy.
- omniparity — a state of universal equality
- optionally — left to one's choice; not required or mandatory: Formal dress is optional.
- outplaying — Present participle of outplay.
- pantophagy — the consumption of all types of food
- paroxytone — having an acute accent on the next to the last syllable.
- pathognomy — the study of the symptoms or characteristics of a disease; diagnosis.
- 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.
- penny post — (formerly) any of various postal systems delivering mail for a penny a letter.
- pennyworth — as much as may be bought for a penny.
- periphyton — the community of tiny organisms, as protozoans, hydras, insect larvae, and snails, that lives on the surfaces of rooted aquatic plants.
- personalty — personal estate or property.
- petromoney — the money that is regarded in terms of income derived from petroleum
- phenocryst — any of the conspicuous crystals in a porphyritic rock.
- phenotypes — the observable constitution of an organism.
- phenotypic — the observable constitution of an organism.
- photonasty — a nastic movement in response to a change in light intensity
- photophony — the practice of using a photophone
- phycobiont — the algae component of a lichen.
- phytogenic — of plant origin.
- phytotoxin — any toxin, as ricin or crotin, produced by a plant.
- pinocytose — (of a cell) to take within by means of pinocytosis.
- plottingly — in a plotting manner
- pogonotomy — the cutting or shaving of a beard
- poignantly — keenly distressing to the feelings: poignant regret.