10-letter words containing p, y
- creepingly — in a creeping manner
- cryophilic — able to thrive at low temperatures
- cryophorus — a glass tube with a bulb at each end which contains water and water vapour, used in physics to demonstrate freezing by evaporation
- cryoprobes — Plural form of cryoprobe.
- cryoscopes — Plural form of cryoscope.
- cryoscopic — Chemistry. a technique for determining the molecular weight of a substance by dissolving it and measuring the freezing point of the solution.
- cryosphere — All those areas of the Earth where the surface is frozen.
- crypto-jew — a member of a Jewish community who secretly practices Judaism while officially converting, under duress, to either Christianity or Islam.
- cryptogams — Plural form of cryptogam.
- cryptogamy — the state of being a cryptogam
- cryptogram — a secret symbol
- cryptology — the study of secret codes or ciphers and the devices used to create and decipher them
- cryptopine — a poisonous alkaloid, C21H23NO5, found in opium
- cryptozoic — of or relating to that part of geological time represented by rocks in which the evidence of life is slight and the life forms are primitive; pre-Phanerozoic
- cryptozoon — an extinct genus of algae from Precambrian and Cambrian times, forming irregularly hemispherical fossil colonies composed of layers of limy precipitate.
- culdoscopy — Endoscopy of the female pelvic organs by way of the vagina.
- curly palm — a feather palm, Howea belmoreana, of Lord Howe Island, having plumy leaves about 7 feet (2.1 meter) long.
- curry puff — (in eastern cookery) a type of pie or pasty consisting of a pastry case containing curried meat and vegetables
- cutesy pie — darling; sweetheart; sweetie (often used as a term of endearment).
- cutesy-poo — embarrassingly or sickeningly cute.
- cyanopathy — (medicine) A disease in which the surface of the body turns blue, usually arising from a malformation of the heart, which causes an imperfect arterialization of the blood.
- cyanophyta — a phylum, or subkingdom, in the kingdom Monera, comprising the blue-green algae.
- cyanophyte — a former name for a cyanobacterium
- cyanotypes — Plural form of cyanotype.
- cybergroup — A group based in cyberspace or on the Internet.
- cyberspace — In computer technology, cyberspace refers to data banks and networks, considered as a place.
- cycle clip — a ring of taut metal that fits on a person's ankles to hold trouser bottoms tight and prevent them getting caught in the chain of a bicycle
- cycle path — A cycle path is a special path on which people can travel by bicycle separately from motor vehicles.
- cycle pump — a hand pump for pumping air into the tyres of a bicycle
- cyclic amp — cyclic adenosine monophosphate: a constituent of biological cells, responsible for triggering processes that are dependent on hormones
- cyclic gmp — a cyclic anhydride of guanosine monophosphate formed from guanosine triphosphate by the action of guanylate cyclase: in cellular metabolism, it acts as a second messenger associated with increased cell division and growth.
- cyclograph — Arcograph.
- cyclopedia — encyclopedia
- cyclopedic — like a cyclopedia in character or contents; broad and varied; exhaustive.
- cymophenol — (organic compound) synonym of carvacrol.
- cynophilia — a love of dogs
- cynophobia — an irrational fear of dogs
- cynopodous — (of some mammals, such as dogs) having claws that do not retract
- cypherpunk — A person who uses encryption when accessing a computer network in order to ensure privacy, especially from government authorities.
- cyphertext — (language) An interactive language for text formatting and typesetting.
- cyprinoids — Plural form of cyprinoid.
- cypripedia — any plant or flower of the genus Cypripedium
- cystocarps — Plural form of cystocarp.
- cystoscope — a slender tubular medical instrument for examining the interior of the urethra and urinary bladder
- cystoscopy — examination of the urinary bladder or tract with the aid of a cystoscope
- cytopathic — of or relating to cytopathy
- cytophilic — (of antibodies, etc) having an attraction or affinity to cells
- cytoplasms — Plural form of cytoplasm.
- cytoplasts — Plural form of cytoplast.
- cytotropic — (of cells or groups of cells) growing or moving toward or away from each other.