8-letter words containing p, y
- hypergol — any hypergolic agent.
- hyperion — Classical Mythology. a Titan, the father of Helios, Selene, and Eos.
- hypernet — (Internet) the Internet inclusive of smartphones and WiFi networks.
- hypernym — superordinate (def 4).
- hyperons — Plural form of hyperon.
- hyperope — A farsighted person, a hyperopic person, a person with hyperopia.
- hypester — a person or organization that gives an idea or product intense publicity in order to promote it
- hyphemia — bleeding inside the eye caused by ruptured blood vessels
- hyphened — Simple past tense and past participle of hyphen.
- hyphenic — relating to a hyphen
- hypnoses — the ancient Greek god of sleep.
- hypnosis — an artificially induced trance state resembling sleep, characterized by heightened susceptibility to suggestion.
- hypnotee — a person being hypnotized
- hypnotic — of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
- hypoacid — relating to a lower than normal level of acidity
- hypobole — the act of anticipating objection for the purpose of refutation
- hypocist — a type of juice derived from the fruit of a plant which grows from the Cistus shrub
- hypoderm — Zoology. an underlayer of epithelial cells in arthropods and certain other invertebrates that secretes substances for the overlying cuticle or exoskeleton.
- hypogamy — Act or practice of seeking a spouse of lower socioeconomic status, or caste status than oneself.
- hypogeal — underground; subterranean.
- hypogean — Existing or growing underground.
- hypogene — formed beneath the earth's surface, as granite (opposed to epigene).
- hypogeum — Ancient Architecture. the underground part of a building, as a vault.
- hypogyny — situated on the receptacle beneath the pistil and free of the ovary, as stamens, petals, or sepals.
- hyponoia — a slow mental function or imagination
- hyponyms — Plural form of hyponym.
- hyponymy — the state or quality of being a hyponym, a term that denotes a subcategory of a more general class: A relationship of hyponymy exists between “dog” and “animal.”.
- hypopnea — abnormally shallow and slow breathing.
- hypopyon — an effusion of pus into the anterior chamber of the eye.
- hyposmia — A reduced ability to smell and to detect odours.
- hypothec — Roman and Civil Law. a mortgage or security held by a creditor on the property of a debtor without possession of it, created either by agreement or by operation of law.
- i-player — a service provided by the BBC, allowing its recently broadcast television programmes to be viewed over the internet
- icy pole — an ice cream or water ice on a stick
- idiotype — the molecular arrangement of amino acids unique to the antigen-binding site of a particular antibody.
- imparity — lack of parity or equality; disparity, difference, or inequality.
- impishly — In an impish manner; mischievously.
- imployed — Simple past tense and past participle of imploy.
- implying — to indicate or suggest without being explicitly stated: His words implied a lack of faith.
- impolicy — The state or act of being impolitic.
- impunity — exemption from punishment.
- impurely — In an impure manner.
- impurify — To make impure.
- impurity — the quality or state of being impure.
- inky cap — any mushroom of the genus Coprinus, especially C. atramentarius, characterized by gills that disintegrate into blackish liquid after the spores mature.
- isohypse — (meteorology) A line on a map connecting points of equal height of a given pressure level.
- isospory — the condition of having spores of only one kind
- isotropy — Physics. of equal physical properties along all axes. Compare anisotropic (def 1).
- isotypic — of or relating to an isotype.
- jayapura — the W part of the island of New Guinea, formerly a Dutch territory: a province of Indonesia since 1963. About 159,000 sq. mi. (411,810 sq. km). Capital: Jayapura.
- jeepneys — Plural form of jeepney.