10-letter words containing y, p, e
- dvd player — machine: plays DVDs
- dyophysite — the presence of the divine and human natures in Jesus Christ
- dyspepsias — Plural form of dyspepsia.
- dyspepsies — Plural form of dyspepsy.
- dysphemism — the substitution of a harsh, disparaging, or unpleasant expression for a more neutral one.
- easy-peasy — very easy; presenting no difficulty at all
- echography — a device that records oceanic depths by means of sonic waves.
- ectomorphy — having a thin body build, roughly characterized by the relative prominence of structures developed from the embryonic ectoderm (contrasted with endomorphic, mesomorphic).
- ectophytes — Plural form of ectophyte.
- edaphology — The ecological relationship of soil with plants, and land cultivation practices.
- egyptology — Alternative spelling of Egyptology.
- eightpenny — costing eight pennies
- emphysemic — Relating to emphysema.
- empire day — a former holiday celebrated in the British Empire on May 24, Queen Victoria's birthday
- employable — (especially of a person) Able to be employed.
- employment — The condition of having paid work.
- empty nest — (())
- encrypters — Plural form of encrypter.
- encrypting — Present participle of encrypt.
- encryption — (cryptography) The process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, and/or passwords. May also apply to electronic signal, hard drive, message, document...
- endophytes — Plural form of endophyte.
- endophytic — Of or relating to an endophyte.
- energy gap — the difference of energy between the bottom of the conduction band and the top of the valence band of the electrons in a crystalline solid. For values below about 2eV the substance is considered to be a semiconductor whilst for higher values it is considered to be an insulator
- enphytotic — (of plant diseases) causing a constant amount of damage each year
- entophytic — relating to an entophyte
- entryphone — an intercom system at the entrance to a building through which visitors identify themselves so that someone inside can let them in by a device which unlocks the door remotely
- epeirogeny — (geomorphology) broad regional upwarp of the cratonic portions of continents.
- ependymoma — (medicine) A tumour of the central nervous system.
- epicalyces — Plural form of epicalyx.
- epicalyxes — Plural form of epicalyx.
- epicondyle — (anatomy) A protuberance above the condyle of a bone to which ligaments or tendons are attached.
- epicycloid — A curve traced by a point on the circumference of a circle rolling on the exterior of another circle.
- epididymal — Of, in or pertaining to the epididymis, the tube in male mammals which connects the efferent ducts from the rear of each testicle to its vas deferens.
- epididymis — A highly convoluted duct behind the testis, along which sperm passes to the vas deferens.
- epiphyseal — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the epiphysis.
- epiphysial — Alternative form of epiphyseal.
- epiphytism — the condition of being an epiphyte
- episcopacy — Government of a church by bishops.
- episiotomy — A surgical cut made at the opening of the vagina during childbirth, to aid a difficult delivery and prevent rupture of tissues.
- episomally — In an episomal manner.
- epistolary — Relating to or denoting the writing of letters or literary works in the form of letters.
- eponychium — (anatomy) cuticle (thickened layer of skin on fingernails and toenails).
- erysipelas — An acute, sometimes recurrent disease caused by a bacterial infection. It is characterized by large, raised red patches on the skin, especially that of the face and legs, with fever and severe general illness.
- escape key — a key on a computer keyboard used to leave a computer-program sequence before its end, in order to commence another sequence
- escapology — The study or art of escaping from a constriction, e.g. rope, handcuffs, etc.
- especially — Used to single out one person, thing, or situation over all others.
- eucalyptol — a colourless oily liquid with a camphor-like odour and a spicy taste; it is obtained from eucalyptus oil and used in perfumery and as a flavouring. Formula: C10H18O
- eucalyptus — A fast-growing evergreen Australasian tree that has been widely introduced elsewhere . It is valued for its timber, oil, gum, and resin, and as an ornamental tree.
- euphrosyne — one of the three Graces
- eurypterid — An extinct marine arthropod of a group occurring in the Paleozoic era. They are related to horseshoe crabs and resemble large scorpions with a terminal pair of paddle-shaped swimming appendages.