10-letter words containing p, y, r, o, n
- hypocentre — (geology) The focus of an earthquake, directly under the epicentre.
- hypocretin — Either of the peptide hormones orexin.
- hypodorian — denoting a plagal mode represented by the ascending diatonic scale from A to A
- hypothenar — the fleshly prominence on the palm at the base of the little finger.
- importancy — (obsolete) importance; significance.
- inoperancy — The quality of being inoperant or inoperative, of lacking the power to be effective or effectual.
- 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.
- lampoonery — a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society, etc.
- lay person — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- mommy porn — sexually explicit or pornographic books, photos, videos, etc., that appeal to women, especially middle-aged women.
- monography — A monograph.
- monospermy — the fertilization of an ovum by only one spermatozoon.
- morphogeny — a biological term denoting the origin and development of morphological forms
- mummy porn — sexually explicit or pornographic books, photos, videos, etc., that appeal to women, especially middle-aged women.
- mummy-porn — sexually explicit or pornographic books, photos, videos, etc., that appeal to women, especially middle-aged women.
- narcolepsy — a condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable periods of deep sleep.
- necrophagy — The eating of dead or decaying animal flesh.
- necrophily — Necrophilia.
- necroscopy — necropsy.
- negentropy — The entropy that a living thing exports to keep its own entropy low.
- nephrology — the branch of medical science that deals with the kidney.
- nephropexy — (surgery) suspension or fixation of the kidney.
- 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.
- nomography — the art of or a treatise on drawing up laws.
- non parity — parity
- non-expiry — expiration of breath.
- nosography — the systematic description of diseases.
- omniparity — a state of universal equality
- open-carry — the practice of publicly carrying a gun or other weapon that is fully or partially visible.
- oropharynx — the part of the pharynx between the soft palate and the upper edge of the epiglottis.
- overcanopy — to cover like a canopy
- paronychia — inflammation of the folds of skin bordering a nail of a finger or toe, usually characterized by infection and pus formation; felon.
- paronymous — containing the same root or stem, as the words wise and wisdom.
- paroxytone — having an acute accent on the next to the last syllable.
- passionary — passional (def 3).
- 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.
- pennyroyal — an aromatic Old World plant, Mentha pulegium, of the mint family, having clusters of small purple flowers and yielding a pungent essential oil used medicinally and as an insect repellent.
- pennyworth — as much as may be bought for a penny.
- pensionary — a pensioner.
- perigynous — situated around the pistil on the edge of a cuplike receptacle, as stamens or petals.
- perikaryon — cell body.
- periphyton — the community of tiny organisms, as protozoans, hydras, insect larvae, and snails, that lives on the surfaces of rooted aquatic plants.
- person-day — a unit of measurement, especially in accountancy, based on an ideal amount of work done by one person in one working day.
- personably — of pleasing personal appearance; handsome or comely; attractive.