9-letter words containing p, y, i, n
- polypneic — characterized by polypnea
- polyvinyl — pertaining to or derived from a vinyl polymer.
- pond lily — any of several water lilies, as the common water lily, Nymphaea odorata, or the spatterdock.
- porphyrin — a dark red, photosensitive pigment consisting of four pyrrole rings linked by single carbon atoms: a component of chlorophyll, heme, and vitamin B 1 2 .
- pouringly — in a pouring fashion
- prayingly — with prayer, prayerfully
- prenotify — to notify in advance
- probingly — with a probing approach
- procyonid — any animal of the family Procyonidae, including the raccoons
- profanity — the quality of being profane; irreverence.
- puffingly — in a puffing manner
- pugnacity — inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
- punningly — in a punning manner
- puromycin — a substance with antibiotic properties, obtained from certain species of Streptomyces
- purringly — in a purring manner
- pycnidium — (in certain ascomycetes and fungi imperfecti) a globose or flask-shaped fruiting body bearing conidia on conidiophores.
- pygmalion — Classical Mythology. a sculptor and king of Cyprus who carved an ivory statue of a maiden and fell in love with it. It was brought to life, in response to his prayer, by Aphrodite.
- pyramidon — a pedal organ stop made of wooden pipes in the shape of an inverted pyramid
- pyreneite — a garnet, of greyish-black colour, usually identified as a variety of andradite
- pyrethrin — Also called pyrethrin I. a viscous, water-insoluble liquid, C 2 1 H 2 8 O 3 , extracted from pyrethrum flowers, used as an insecticide.
- pyrogenic — producing or produced by heat or fever.
- pyromania — a compulsion to set things on fire.
- pyrotoxin — pyrogen.
- pyroxylin — a nitrocellulose compound containing fewer nitrate groups than guncotton, used in the manufacture of artificial silk, leather, oilcloth, etc.
- quintuply — in a quintuple manner; involving five times as much
- raspingly — harsh; grating: a rasping voice.
- rip entry — an entry into the water with little splashing.
- rompingly — in a romping manner
- sisyphean — of or relating to Sisyphus.
- snipe fly — any of various predatory dipterous flies of the family Leptidae (or Rhagionidae), such as Rhagio scolopacea of Europe, having an elongated body and long legs
- sparingly — economical (often followed by in or of).
- spinosity — the condition of being spinose
- spiny rat — any of various ratlike rodents of the genus Echimys, inhabiting forests of Central and South America, most having bristly fur.
- splintery — a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
- stony pit — a disease of pears, caused by a virus and characterized by deformed, pitted fruit.
- supplying — to furnish or provide (a person, establishment, place, etc.) with what is lacking or requisite: to supply someone clothing; to supply a community with electricity.
- sympathin — a substance released at certain sympathetic nerve endings: thought to be identical with adrenaline
- symphonia — any of various medieval musical instruments, as the hurdy-gurdy.
- symphonic — Music. of, for, pertaining to, or having the character of a symphony or symphony orchestra.
- synopsize — to make a synopsis of; summarize.
- synoptist — one of the authors (Matthew, Mark, or Luke) of the synoptic Gospels.
- syphoning — a tube or conduit bent into legs of unequal length, for use in drawing a liquid from one container into another on a lower level by placing the shorter leg into the container above and the longer leg into the one below, the liquid being forced up the shorter leg and into the longer one by the pressure of the atmosphere.
- toponymic — of toponyms
- toppingly — excellently; wonderfully
- tympanist — a person who plays the drums, especially the kettledrums, in an orchestra.
- typhoidin — a culture of dead typhoid bacilli used by cutaneous inoculation to detect the presence of a typhoid infection.
- typhonian — of or relating to Typhon
- typomania — an obsession with typology
- unhappily — sad; miserable; wretched: Why is she so unhappy?
- unpitying — not taking pity or showing mercy; uncaring; unsympathetic