10-letter words containing y, p, e
- psephology — the study of elections.
- pseudo-tty — (operating system) Berkeley Unix networking device which appears to an application program as an ordinary terminal but which is in fact connected via the network to a process running on a different host or a windowing system. Pseudo-ttys have a slave half and a control half. The slave tty (/dev/ttyp*) is the device that user programs use and the control tty (/dev/ptyp*) is used by daemons to talk to the net.
- pseudology — lying considered as an art.
- psilophyte — any plant that is adapted to grow well in the dry savannah
- psyched up — psychologically prepared
- pterylosis — the arrangement of feathers on a bird
- ptolemy ii — (surnamed Philadelphus) 309?–247? b.c, king of Egypt 285–247? (son of Ptolemy I).
- public eye — public attention or notice; limelight: a politician who keeps out of the public eye.
- puducherry — a union territory of India, on the Coromandel Coast: formerly the chief settlement of French India; territory includes Mahé (on the Malabar Coast), Karikal, and Yanaon. 181 sq. mi. (469 sq. km).
- pulpectomy — the removal of all the pulp tissue in a tooth in the course of endodontic therapy.
- pumy stone — a piece of pumice stone
- punitively — serving for, concerned with, or inflicting punishment: punitive laws; punitive action.
- puppy love — temporary infatuation of a boy or girl for another person.
- purveyance — the act of purveying.
- push money — a cash inducement provided by a manufacturer or distributor for a retailer or his staff, to reward successful selling
- pussy-toes — any of various woolly composite plants of the genus Antennaria, having small white or grayish flower heads.
- putatively — commonly regarded as such; reputed; supposed: the putative boss of the mob.
- puy lentil — a greyish-green variety of lentil that retains its shape after cooking
- pycnocline — a layer, zone, or gradient of changing density, esp. a thin layer of ocean water with a density that increases rapidly with depth
- pycnometer — a container used for determining the density of a liquid or powder, having a specific volume and often provided with a thermometer to indicate the temperature of the contained substance.
- pycnostyle — having an intercolumniation of 1½ diameters.
- pyogenesis — the generation of pus; the process of the formation of pus.
- pyranoside — a glycoside containing a pyran ring structure.
- pyrazoline — any of the group of heterocyclic compounds containing three carbon atoms, two adjacent nitrogen atoms, and one double bond in the ring.
- pyrazolone — any of the group of heterocyclic compounds containing the pyrazoline ring in which one carbon atom is doubly linked to an oxygen atom not in the ring.
- pyrenocarp — Mycology. a perithecium.
- pyrethroid — any of several synthetic compounds that are similar to but more persistent than natural pyrethrins.
- pyretology — a discourse on fevers
- pyridoxine — a derivative of pyridine, C 8 H 1 1 NO 3 , occurring in whole-grain cereals, meats, fish, etc., and also made synthetically: required for the prevention of pellagra and the formation of hemoglobin; vitamin B 6 .
- pyrimidine — a heterocyclic compound, C 4 H 4 N 2 , that is the basis of several important biochemical substances.
- pyroborate — borax1 .
- pyrochlore — a mineral, chiefly composed of niobates of the cerium metals, occurring in syenites in the form of brown crystals.
- pyrogenous — pyrogenic (def 2).
- pyrolusite — a common mineral, manganese dioxide, MnO 2 , the principal ore of manganese, used in various manufactures, as a decolorizer of brown or green tints in glass, and as a depolarizer in dry-cell batteries.
- pyrolysate — a product of pyrolysis
- pyromeride — a devitrified form of rhyolite, having a nodular appearance and spherulitic texture
- pyrotechny — the art of making fireworks
- pyroxenite — any rock composed essentially, or in large part, of pyroxene of any kind.
- pyroxenoid — any of a group of triclinic silicates including wollastonite, rhodonite, and pectolite
- pyrrhotite — a common mineral, iron sulfide, approximately FeS but variable because of a partial absence of ferrous ions, occurring in massive and in crystal forms with a bronze color and metallic luster; magnetic pyrites: generally slightly magnetic.
- pyrrophyte — any of various single-celled, biflagellated algae, of the phylum Pyrrophyta, especially the dinoflagellates.
- pythogenic — originating from filth or putrescence.
- qwertyuiop — Filler text.
- recipiency — the act of receiving; reception.
- redemptory — of or relating to redemption; redemptive.
- renography — x-ray examination of the kidney following injection of a radiopaque substance.
- rent party — (especially during the Great Depression) a party with music and dancing, given to raise money for the host's rent by collecting a contribution from each guest.
- reparatory — tending to repair; repairing; mending.
- repeatedly — done, made, or said again and again: repeated attempts.
- repellency — to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).