9-letter words containing p, y
- asymptote — a straight line that is closely approached by a plane curve so that the perpendicular distance between them decreases to zero as the distance from the origin increases to infinity
- asynapsis — failure of pairing of chromosomes at meiosis
- atypicals — Plural form of atypical.
- aulophyte — a free-living plant growing on or in another plant.
- auriscopy — (medicine) Examination of the ear using an auriscope.
- autophagy — the consumption of one's own tissue by biting oneself
- autophoby — the reluctance to refer to oneself or be egotistical
- autophony — a diagnosis made by listening to vibration of one's own voice on the patient's chest
- autophyte — an autotrophic plant, such as any green plant
- autoreply — a facility for sending automated replies to email messages
- autoscopy — the experience of hallucination in which one sees oneself from outside one's own body
- ayia napa — a coastal resort in SE Cyprus. Pop: 9500 (2004 est)
- azeotropy — the existence of azeotropes
- baby bump — the rounded abdominal area of a pregnant woman: She's delighted to be pregnant, and loves showing off her baby bump.
- baby spot — a small spotlight, usually 250–400 watts, used to highlight a specific section of a stage setting or acting area.
- baby step — (in the game of giant steps) the shortest step permitted a player, executed by placing the heel of one foot against the toe of the other and drawing the back foot up to the front foot.
- baby wipe — a disposable moistened medicated paper towel, usually supplied in a plastic drum or packet, used for cleaning babies
- babyproof — made safe for babies to come into contact with
- back copy — A back copy of a magazine or newspaper is the same as a back issue.
- baptistry — a part of a Christian church in which baptisms are carried out
- barotropy — a state of fluid stratification in which surfaces of constant pressure and others of constant density do not intersect but are parallel.
- belly pan — a plate enclosing the bottom of an automotive vehicle or the like below the chassis.
- biography — A biography of someone is an account of their life, written by someone else.
- biopiracy — the use of wild plants by international companies to develop medicines, without recompensing the countries from which they are taken
- bipedally — in a bipedal manner
- bipyramid — a geometrical form consisting of two pyramids with a common polygonal base
- blasphemy — You can describe something that shows disrespect for God or a religion as blasphemy.
- bobby pin — A bobby pin is a small piece of metal or plastic bent back on itself, which someone uses to hold their hair in position.
- body copy — the main part of an advertisement, as opposed to headlines, etc
- body drop — a judo throw executed by grabbing the opponent as one is turning one's back and then extending a leg to pull the opponent down over it.
- body part — a part of a human body
- body plan — Biology. the basic shape of members of an animal phylum; the general structure each individual organism assumes as it develops. Compare bilateral symmetry, radial symmetry.
- body shop — a place where the bodywork of motor vehicles is built or repaired
- body type — type used in the main text of printed matter, generally less than 14 points.
- body wrap — a beauty treatment in which the body is covered in lotion and wrapped tightly in strips of cloth in order to promote weight loss or improve skin tone
- bold type — a weight of type characterized by thick heavy lines, as the entry words in a dictionary
- bryophyte — any plant of the phyla Bryophyta (mosses), Hepatophyta (liverworts), or Anthocerophyta (hornworts), having stems and leaves but lacking true vascular tissue and roots and reproducing by spores
- bumpkinly — like a bumpkin
- bumpology — phrenology
- bunny hop — a jump executed with the feet held tightly together and the knees bent
- buoy rope — a rope attaching a buoy to its anchor
- busy-loop — tight loop
- by repute — If you know someone by repute, you have never met them but you have heard or read about them.
- bypassers — a road enabling motorists to avoid a city or other heavy traffic points or to drive around an obstruction.
- bypassing — a road enabling motorists to avoid a city or other heavy traffic points or to drive around an obstruction.
- byproduct — A byproduct is something that is produced during the manufacture or processing of another product.
- cacophony — You can describe a loud, unpleasant mixture of sounds as a cacophony.
- calotypes — Plural form of calotype.
- canopying — The activity of going through the canopy of a forest on a zipline.
- cape york — the northernmost point of the Australian mainland, in N Queensland on the Torres Strait at the tip of Cape York Peninsula (a peninsula between the Coral Sea and the Gulf of Carpentaria)