10-letter words containing s, p, e, y
- petty cash — funds kept for minor expenses
- pheasantry — a place where pheasants are bred or are kept together
- phenocryst — any of the conspicuous crystals in a porphyritic rock.
- phenotypes — the observable constitution of an organism.
- photolyses — the chemical decomposition of materials under the influence of light.
- physiotype — the set of physical features that make a person or organism different from others.
- pinocytose — (of a cell) to take within by means of pinocytosis.
- pitilessly — feeling or showing no pity; merciless: pitiless criticism of his last novel.
- planlessly — in a planless or aimless manner
- plasmacyte — Anatomy. an antibody-secreting cell, derived from B cells, that plays a major role in antibody-mediated immunity.
- plasmolyse — to subject (a cell) to plasmolysis or (of a cell) to undergo plasmolysis
- plasmolyze — to subject to or undergo plasmolysis
- plastotype — a casting of a type specimen, especially of a fossil.
- play false — not true or correct; erroneous: a false statement.
- play games — an amusement or pastime: children's games.
- play house — to pretend in child's play to be grown-up people with the customary household duties
- playstreet — an urban street closed to traffic during specified times and sometimes equipped with recreational facilities, for use by children as a play area.
- pleasantly — pleasing, agreeable, or enjoyable; giving pleasure: pleasant news.
- pleasantry — good-humored teasing; banter.
- poetastery — the work done by a poetaster
- pokerishly — in a pokerish manner
- polybasite — a blackish mineral, Ag 9 SbS 6 : a minor ore of silver.
- polychrest — a thing which has adapted to multiple uses
- polycrates — died 522? b.c, Greek tyrant of Samos.
- polydeuces — Greek name of Pollux.
- polygenism — the theory that the human race has descended from two or more ancestral types.
- polygenist — a person who advocates polygenism
- polygenous — polygenetic
- polylysine — a type of synthetic polypeptide used to enable adhesion of cells to microscope slides
- polymerase — any of several enzymes that catalyze the formation of a long-chain molecule by linking smaller molecular units, as nucleotides with nucleic acids.
- polymerise — to subject to polymerization.
- polymerism — Chemistry. a polymeric state.
- polymerous — Biology. composed of many parts.
- polynesian — of or relating to Polynesia, its inhabitants, or their languages.
- polyphemus — a Cyclops who was blinded by Odysseus.
- polysemant — a word with multiple meanings
- polysemous — a condition in which a single word, phrase, or concept has more than one meaning or connotation.
- polyspermy — the fertilization of an ovum by several spermatozoa.
- polytheism — the doctrine of or belief in more than one god or in many gods.
- polytheist — the doctrine of or belief in more than one god or in many gods.
- pope's eye — (in sheep and cows) a gland in the middle of the thigh surrounded by fat
- poppy seed — seed of the poppy plant, used as an ingredient or topping for breads, rolls, cakes, and cookies.
- positively — with certainty; absolutely: The statement is positively true.
- possessory — of or relating to a possessor or to possession: registration of possessory claims.
- post entry — a late entry, as a horse in a horse show or race.
- poster boy — a person who appears on a poster
- preciosity — fastidious or carefully affected refinement, as in language, style, or taste.
- preciously — of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals.
- precursory — of the nature of a precursor; preliminary; introductory: precursory remarks.
- predestiny — predestination; pre-determined destiny