10-letter words containing s, p, e, y
- lyophilise — Alternative spelling of lyophilize.
- mesomorphy — pertaining to or having a muscular or sturdy body build characterized by the relative prominence of structures developed from the embryonic mesoderm (contrasted with ectomorphic, endomorphic).
- mesophylls — Plural form of mesophyll.
- mesophytes — Plural form of mesophyte.
- mesophytic — Relating to a mesophyte.
- metaphysic — metaphysics.
- metaphysis — (anatomy) The part of a long bone that grows during development.
- micropyles — Plural form of micropyle.
- mispayment — Incorrect payment.
- monospermy — the fertilization of an ovum by only one spermatozoon.
- mushy peas — dried peas that have been soaked, boiled and mashed - often eaten with fish and chips
- myopathies — Plural form of myopathy.
- myrioscope — a form of kaleidoscope
- narcolepsy — a condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable periods of deep sleep.
- necroscopy — necropsy.
- oppositely — situated, placed, or lying face to face with something else or each other, or in corresponding positions with relation to an intervening line, space, or thing: opposite ends of a room.
- osteopathy — a therapeutic system originally based upon the premise that manipulation of the muscles and bones to promote structural integrity could restore or preserve health: current osteopathic physicians use the diagnostic and therapeutic techniques of conventional medicine as well as manipulative measures.
- osteophyte — a small osseous excrescence or outgrowth on bone.
- oversimply — in an oversimple manner
- oversupply — an excessive supply.
- oyster cap — an edible, brownish-gray to white mushroom, Pleurotus ostreatus, that grows in clusters on fallen trees and their stumps.
- panegyrist — a person who panegyrizes; eulogist.
- parablepsy — a hallucination
- paracyesis — ectopic pregnancy.
- paraphyses — one of the erect, sterile filaments often growing among the reproductive organs in many fungi, mosses, and ferns.
- passageway — a way for passing into, through, or out of something, as within a building or between buildings; a corridor, hall, alley, catwalk, or the like.
- passerby's — a person passing by.
- passerbyes — a person passing by.
- pausefully — in a pauseful manner
- pdsa cycle — Plan, Do, See, Approve (from Japan).
- peerlessly — in a peerless manner
- pelycosaur — any of a group of large primitive reptiles belonging to the extinct order Pelycosauria, abundant in North America and Europe during the Permian Period, often having a tall spinal sail.
- penis envy — the repressed wish of a female to possess a penis.
- penny post — (formerly) any of various postal systems delivering mail for a penny a letter.
- penny-wise — greatly concerned with saving small sums of money
- pennycress — any of several plants belonging to herbs of the genus Thlaspi, of the mustard family, especially T. arvense, of Europe, bearing somewhat round, flat pods.
- pensionary — a pensioner.
- pentastyle — having five columns.
- peptolysis — causing the hydrolysis of peptides.
- percursory — passing through rapidly; cursory
- perigynous — situated around the pistil on the edge of a cuplike receptacle, as stamens or petals.
- perilously — involving or full of grave risk or peril; hazardous; dangerous: a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat.
- perimysium — the connective tissue surrounding bundles of skeletal muscle fibers.
- perrysburg — a town in NW Ohio.
- 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.
- personally — through direct contact; in person; directly: I will thank him personally.
- personalty — personal estate or property.
- perversely — willfully determined or disposed to go counter to what is expected or desired; contrary.
- perversity — the state or quality of being perverse.