10-letter words containing y, a, p, s
- hyperlapse — Lb photography A form of time-lapse photography where the camera is gradually moved across a long distance, such as down a highway, and a frame is captured at each new position.
- hyperosmia — an abnormally acute sense of smell.
- hyperspace — a Euclidean space of dimension greater than three.
- hypersparc — (processor) The successor to the SuperSPARC processor, based on the SPARC ISA. The HyperSPARC has smaller caches than the SuperSPARC: 8kb on-chip and 256kb off-chip (compared with 36kb and 1Mb). The HyperSPARC's memory management is optimised for more efficient out-of-cache addressing which means quicker access to external (slower, cheaper) memory.
- hyphenates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hyphenate.
- hypoblasts — Plural form of hypoblast.
- hypocausts — Plural form of hypocaust.
- hypogeusia — a disease characterized by a decreased ability to taste and, sometimes, to smell: associated with a zinc deficiency
- hypomnesia — Deficiency of the memory.
- hypoplasia — Pathology. abnormal deficiency of cells or structural elements.
- hypostases — Metaphysics. something that stands under and supports; foundation. the underlying or essential part of anything as distinguished from attributes; substance, essence, or essential principle.
- hypostasis — Metaphysics. something that stands under and supports; foundation. the underlying or essential part of anything as distinguished from attributes; substance, essence, or essential principle.
- hypostatic — of or relating to a hypostasis; fundamental.
- impassably — In an impassable manner.
- impassibly — In an impassible manner.
- interplays — Plural form of interplay.
- isocephaly — (of a composition) having the heads of all figures on approximately the same level.
- isopycnals — Plural form of isopycnal.
- james espy — James Pollard [pol-erd] /ˈpɒl ərd/ (Show IPA), 1785–1860, U.S. meteorologist.
- karyoplasm — nucleoplasm.
- karyotypes — Plural form of karyotype.
- kymographs — Plural form of kymograph.
- lay person — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- lithophysa — a cavity or hollow found in volcanic rocks, caused by expanding gas
- lymphatics — Plural form of lymphatic.
- mastopathy — any disease of the breast.
- metaphysic — metaphysics.
- metaphysis — (anatomy) The part of a long bone that grows during development.
- mispayment — Incorrect payment.
- mushy peas — dried peas that have been soaked, boiled and mashed - often eaten with fish and chips
- mycoplasma — any of numerous parasitic microorganisms of the class Mollicutes, comprising the smallest self-reproducing prokaryotes, lacking a true cell wall and able to survive without oxygen: a common cause of pneumonia and urinary tract infections.
- myopathies — Plural form of myopathy.
- mysophilia — a pathological attraction to dirt or filth.
- mysophobia — a dread of dirt or filth.
- nappy rash — If a baby has nappy rash, the skin under its nappy is red and sore.
- narcolepsy — a condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable periods of deep sleep.
- naya paisa — a former monetary unit of India and Bhutan, the 100th part of a rupee.
- nosography — the systematic description of diseases.
- nostopathy — a fear of returning home, often observed in those who have been in institutions such as prison or hospital for a long time
- 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.
- oyster cap — an edible, brownish-gray to white mushroom, Pleurotus ostreatus, that grows in clusters on fallen trees and their stumps.
- paddy last — the last person in a race or competition
- panegyrist — a person who panegyrizes; eulogist.
- pantywaist — Informal. a weak, effeminate man; sissy.
- 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.
- paraphysis — one of the erect, sterile filaments often growing among the reproductive organs in many fungi, mosses, and ferns.
- parastichy — one of a number of seemingly secondary spirals or oblique ranks winding around the stem or axis to the right and left in a spiral arrangement of leaves, scales, etc., where the internodes are short and the members closely crowded, as in the houseleek and the pine cone.
- paronymous — containing the same root or stem, as the words wise and wisdom.