8-letter words containing p, y, e
- printery — (formerly) an establishment for typographic printing.
- propenyl — containing the propenyl group.
- properly — adapted or appropriate to the purpose or circumstances; fit; suitable: the proper time to plant strawberries.
- property — that which a person owns; the possession or possessions of a particular owner: They lost all their property in the fire.
- prophecy — the foretelling or prediction of what is to come.
- prophesy — to foretell or predict.
- prostyle — (of a classical temple) having a portico on the front with the columns in front of the antae.
- przemysl — a city in SE Poland: occupied by the Russians 1915.
- psaltery — an ancient musical instrument consisting of a flat sounding box with numerous strings which are plucked with the fingers or with a plectrum.
- pseudery — pretentious talk
- pterylae — one of the feathered areas on the skin of a bird.
- ptyalize — to induce the flow of saliva
- pungency — sharply affecting the organs of taste or smell, as if by a penetrating power; biting; acrid.
- puppetry — the art of making puppets or presenting puppet shows.
- purveyor — a person who purveys, provides, or supplies: a purveyor of foods; a purveyor of lies.
- puseyism — Tractarianism.
- pyelitis — inflammation of the pelvis or outlet of the kidney.
- pygmaean — pygmy (defs 6, 7).
- pyoderma — any skin eruption characterized by pustules or the formation of pus
- pyogenic — producing or generating pus.
- pyorrhea — Pathology. a discharge of pus.
- pyranose — any monosaccharide having a pyran ring structure.
- pyrazole — any of the group of heterocyclic compounds containing three carbon atoms, two adjacent nitrogen atoms, and two double bonds in the ring.
- pyrenean — of or relating to the Pyrenees or their inhabitants
- pyrenees — mountains between France and Spain
- pyrenoid — a spherical protein structure found within chloroplasts of certain algae and hornworts.
- pyridine — a colorless, flammable, liquid organic base, C 5 H 5 N, having a disagreeable odor, usually obtained from coal or synthesized from acetaldehyde and ammonia: used chiefly as a solvent and in organic synthesis.
- pyritize — to convert into pyrites
- pyrolize — to subject (a substance) to pyrolysis.
- pyrolyse — to subject (a substance) to pyrolysis.
- pyronine — a xanthine dye used for detecting the presence of RNA.
- pyrosome — a member of a genus, Pyrosoma, of colonial tunicates found in tropical open waters, the sole genus of the order Pyrosomida, which consists of brightly phosphorescent, translucent individuals united into a hollow tube closed at one end
- pyroxene — any of a very common group of minerals of many varieties, silicates of magnesium, iron, calcium, and other elements, occurring as important constituents of many kinds of rocks, especially basic igneous rocks.
- pyruvate — an ester or salt of pyruvic acid.
- re-apply — to make use of as relevant, suitable, or pertinent: to apply a theory to a problem.
- redeploy — to transfer (a unit, a person, supplies, etc.) from one theater of operations to another.
- reemploy — to hire or engage the services of (a person or persons); provide employment for; have or keep in one's service: This factory employs thousands of people.
- reoccupy — to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
- repacify — to pacify again
- repurify — to purify again, make pure again
- resupply — provide with sth
- rheopexy — the property exhibited by certain slow-gelling, thixotropic sols of gelling more rapidly when the containing vessel is shaken gently.
- roleplay — to assume the attitudes, actions, and discourse of (another), especially in a make-believe situation in an effort to understand a differing point of view or social interaction: Management trainees were given a chance to role-play labor negotiators.
- samplery — the making of samplers
- sapiency — having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- schleppy — slovenly, dowdy, or run-down; frumpy: a schleppy hotel; a schleppy old bathrobe.
- scyphate — being in the shape of a cup; cup-shaped.
- sepalody — the changing of other flower parts, such as petals, into sepals
- serotype — a group of organisms, microorganisms, or cells distinguished by their shared specific antigens as determined by serologic testing.
- sex play — erotic caressing, especially as a prelude to sexual intercourse; foreplay.