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10-letter words containing y, a, p, s

  • polyanthus — a hybrid primrose, Primula polyantha.
  • polybasite — a blackish mineral, Ag 9 SbS 6 : a minor ore of silver.
  • polycrates — died 522? b.c, Greek tyrant of Samos.
  • polydipsia — excessive thirst.
  • polygamist — a person who practices or favors polygamy.
  • polygamous — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or practicing polygamy; polygamic.
  • polymastia — the condition of having more than the normal number of breasts
  • polymastic — a person with a polymastic condition
  • polymerase — any of several enzymes that catalyze the formation of a long-chain molecule by linking smaller molecular units, as nucleotides with nucleic acids.
  • polynesian — of or relating to Polynesia, its inhabitants, or their languages.
  • polyphasic — having more than two phases.
  • polysemant — a word with multiple meanings
  • polystylar — relating to a polystyle
  • postulancy — the period or state of being a postulant, especially in a religious order.
  • praisingly — in a praising manner; with praise
  • prankishly — in a prankish manner, mischievously
  • presbyopia — farsightedness due to ciliary muscle weakness and loss of elasticity in the crystalline lens.
  • presumably — by assuming reasonably; probably: Since he is a consistent winner, he is presumably a superior player.
  • privy seal — (in Great Britain) the seal affixed to grants, documents, etc., that are to pass the great seal, and to documents of less importance that do not require the great seal.
  • proslavery — favoring slavery.
  • psychiatry — the practice or science of diagnosing and treating mental disorders.
  • psychogram — a message believed to be written by a spirit or authored by psychical means
  • psychopath — a person with a psychopathic personality, which manifests as amoral and antisocial behavior, lack of ability to love or establish meaningful personal relationships, extreme egocentricity, failure to learn from experience, etc.
  • pyatigorsk — a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, in Caucasia.
  • pyramidist — an expert in the structure and history of the Egyptian pyramids
  • pyranoside — a glycoside containing a pyran ring structure.
  • pyrolysate — a product of pyrolysis
  • pythagoras — c582–c500 b.c, Greek philosopher, mathematician, and religious reformer.
  • radioscopy — the examination of objects opaque to light by means of another form of radiation, usually x-rays.
  • rock spray — a low, evergreen, Himalayan shrub, Cotoneaster microphyllus, of the rose family, having shiny leaves with grayish, hairy undersides, white flowers, and scarlet berries.
  • roma gypsy — a member of a people scattered throughout Europe and North America, who maintain a nomadic way of life in industrialized societies
  • rosary pea — a woody tropical vine, Abrus precatorius , of the legume family, having extremely poisonous scarlet and black seeds that are used for beads and a root used as a substitute for licorice.
  • safety pin — pin with covered point
  • safety-pin — to secure or affix with a safety pin: to safety-pin a child's mittens to his coat sleeve.
  • salary cap — a maximum limit on salaries.
  • sally port — a gateway permitting the passage of a large number of troops at a time.
  • sandpapery — of or suggesting the grating sound of sandpaper rubbing against wood or the rough texture of sandpaper.
  • saprophyte — any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria.
  • satyr play — a burlesque or ribald drama having a chorus of satyrs, usually written by a poet to follow the poet's trilogy of tragedies presented at the Dionysian festival in ancient Greece.
  • savoy alps — a range of the Alps in SE France. Highest peak: Mont Blanc, 4807 m (15 772 ft)
  • scampishly — in a scampish manner
  • scatophagy — the act of eating dung or excrement
  • scatoscopy — examination of the feces for diagnostic purposes.
  • screenplay — a motion-picture or television scenario.
  • scyphozoan — any coelenterate of the class Scyphozoa, comprising the true marine jellyfishes.
  • separately — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
  • separatory — serving to separate.
  • serigraphy — a print made by the silkscreen process.
  • shaggy cap — an edible inky-cap mushroom, Coprinus comatus, having an elongated, shaggy pileus.
  • sharp-eyed — having keen sight or perception.
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