10-letter words containing p, y, i, n
- pyridoxine — a derivative of pyridine, C 8 H 1 1 NO 3 , occurring in whole-grain cereals, meats, fish, etc., and also made synthetically: required for the prevention of pellagra and the formation of hemoglobin; vitamin B 6 .
- pyrimidine — a heterocyclic compound, C 4 H 4 N 2 , that is the basis of several important biochemical substances.
- pyromaniac — a compulsion to set things on fire.
- pyromantic — divination by fire, or by forms appearing in fire.
- pyroxenite — any rock composed essentially, or in large part, of pyroxene of any kind.
- pyroxenoid — any of a group of triclinic silicates including wollastonite, rhodonite, and pectolite
- pyrrhonism — the Skeptic doctrines of Pyrrho and his followers.
- pythogenic — originating from filth or putrescence.
- recipiency — the act of receiving; reception.
- repentigny — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada: suburb of Montreal.
- repiningly — in a repining manner, discontentedly
- rhinophyma — a red-coloured bump or bumps on the nose which form as a result of enlarged sebaceous glands and rosacea
- rhinoscopy — examination of the nasal passages, esp with a rhinoscope
- safety pin — pin with covered point
- safety-pin — to secure or affix with a safety pin: to safety-pin a child's mittens to his coat sleeve.
- ship money — a tax levied to finance the fitting out of warships: abolished 1640
- sixtypenny — noting a nail 6 inches (15 cm) long. Abbreviation: 60d.
- skimpingly — in a manner marked by skimpiness
- skinny-dip — to swim in the nude.
- skippingly — in the manner of a skip
- snappingly — involving a snap
- snappishly — in a sharp or irritable manner
- spankingly — in a spanking manner
- speakingly — in an eloquent manner
- spellingly — one letter at a time
- spin-dryer — to remove moisture from (laundry) by centrifugal force, as in an automatic washing machine.
- spinsterly — relating to or resembling a spinster
- splendidly — gorgeous; magnificent; sumptuous. Synonyms: luxurious, dazzling, imposing. Antonyms: squalid.
- sportingly — engaging in, disposed to, or interested in open-air or athletic sports: a rugged, sporting man.
- staphyline — having a form resembling a bunch of grapes
- stupefying — to put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties of; put into a stupor.
- suppliancy — suppliance2 .
- sylphidine — resembling a sylph
- symphonion — a 19th-century mechanical music player
- symphonist — a composer who writes symphonies.
- symphonize — to play or sound together harmoniously.
- synaptical — Also called syndesis. Cell Biology. the pairing of homologous chromosomes, one from each parent, during early meiosis.
- synopsises — to make a synopsis of; summarize.
- tachypneic — excessively rapid respiration.
- timor pony — a small stocky breed of pony originally bred in Timor, used on Australian ranches
- toponymics — the study of place-names
- toponymist — a person who studies place names
- tryptamine — a crystalline substance, C 10 H 12 N 2 , that is formed from tryptophan and is involved in various metabolic processes.
- turpentiny — of, containing, or similar to turpentine
- tympanites — distention of the abdominal wall, as in peritonitis, caused by the accumulation of gas or air in the intestine or peritoneal cavity.
- tympanitic — distention of the abdominal wall, as in peritonitis, caused by the accumulation of gas or air in the intestine or peritoneal cavity.
- tympanitis — inflammation of the middle ear; otitis media.
- typhogenic — producing typhus or typhoid fever.
- unpolitely — impolitely
- unpriestly — not befitting a priest