10-letter words containing y, p, e
- pigmentary — of, pertaining to, having, or producing pigment.
- pik pobedy — Russian name of Pobeda Peak.
- pikeblenny — any of several tropical American clinid fishes of the genus Chaenopsis, as C. ocellata (bluethroat pikeblenny) the male of which is noted for its aggressive behavior in defending its territory.
- pin cherry — any of several species of cherry, especially Prunus padus (European bird cherry) of Europe and Asia, and P. pensylvanica (pin cherry) of the U.S.
- pinchpenny — a miser or niggard.
- pineal eye — an eyelike structure that develops from the pineal apparatus in certain cold-blooded vertebrates.
- pinocytose — (of a cell) to take within by means of pinocytosis.
- pipe-layer — a worker employed in laying a pipeline or one experienced in such work.
- pitilessly — feeling or showing no pity; merciless: pitiless criticism of his last novel.
- planimetry — the measurement of plane areas.
- 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.
- platelayer — a workman who lays and maintains railway track
- play agent — a broker representing a playwright in dealings with theater managers, producers, etc.
- 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
- play money — paper that is cut and printed to resemble paper money, often used in playing board games.
- playbroker — play agent.
- played out — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- playfellow — a playmate.
- playleader — a person who leads or assists with organized children's play
- playreader — a person who reads and evaluates plays, as for a publisher, producer, or theatrical company.
- playstreet — an urban street closed to traffic during specified times and sometimes equipped with recreational facilities, for use by children as a play area.
- pleadingly — the act of a person who pleads.
- pleasantly — pleasing, agreeable, or enjoyable; giving pleasure: pleasant news.
- pleasantry — good-humored teasing; banter.
- plebeianly — in a plebeian manner
- pleiotropy — the phenomenon of one gene being responsible for or affecting more than one phenotypic characteristic.
- plerophory — the presence of total assurance regarding a religious doctrine
- pleurotomy — surgical incision into the pleura, esp to drain fluid, as in pleurisy
- pleximetry — the practice of using a pleximeter
- poetastery — the work done by a poetaster
- poetically — possessing the qualities or charm of poetry: poetic descriptions of nature.
- pogey bait — candy or a treat used to lure a child into a sexual situation.
- pokerishly — in a pokerish manner
- polemology — the analysis of human conflict and war, particularly international war.
- pollutedly — in a polluted manner
- polyactine — the spicule of a polyactinal sponge
- polybasite — a blackish mineral, Ag 9 SbS 6 : a minor ore of silver.
- polychaete — any annelid of the class Polychaeta, having unsegmented swimming appendages with many setae or bristles.
- polychrest — a thing which has adapted to multiple uses
- polychrome — being of many or various colors.
- polycrates — died 522? b.c, Greek tyrant of Samos.
- polydeuces — Greek name of Pollux.
- polyethnic — inhabited by or consisting of people of many ethnic backgrounds.
- polygamize — to practise polygamy