8-letter words containing p, y
- pyonings — the work of military sappers, such as the digging of trenches
- pyorrhea — Pathology. a discharge of pus.
- pyramids — Architecture. (in ancient Egypt) a quadrilateral masonry mass having smooth, steeply sloping sides meeting at an apex, used as a tomb. (in ancient Egypt and pre-Columbian Central America) a quadrilateral masonry mass, stepped and sharply sloping, used as a tomb or a platform for a temple.
- pyranoid — relating to the structure of a pyranose
- 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.
- pyriform — pear-shaped.
- pyritize — to convert into pyrites
- pyrolize — to subject (a substance) to pyrolysis.
- pyrology — the study of fire or heat, esp the branch of chemistry concerned with the use and properties of fire
- 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
- pyrostat — a thermostat for high temperatures.
- 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.
- pyrrhous — (of a person's complexion) ruddy or reddish
- pyruvate — an ester or salt of pyruvic acid.
- pythonic — prophetic; oracular.
- pyxidium — a seed vessel that opens transversely, the top part acting as a lid, as in the purslane.
- rampancy — a rampant condition or position.
- rapacity — given to seizing for plunder or the satisfaction of greed.
- rapidity — a rapid state or quality; quickness; celerity.
- 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
- rhapsody — Music. an instrumental composition irregular in form and suggestive of improvisation.
- rheopexy — the property exhibited by certain slow-gelling, thixotropic sols of gelling more rapidly when the containing vessel is shaken gently.
- rohypnol — Rohypnol is a powerful drug that makes a person semi-conscious.
- 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.
- saponify — to convert (a fat) into soap by treating with an alkali.
- schleppy — slovenly, dowdy, or run-down; frumpy: a schleppy hotel; a schleppy old bathrobe.
- schlumpy — like a schlump
- scrimply — sparingly
- 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.
- sextuply — to offer a rejoinder
- shipyard — a yard or enclosure in which ships are built or repaired.
- sick pay — wages or other compensation received from an employer during an illness.