10-letter words containing y, p, e
- improperly — not proper; not strictly belonging, applicable, correct, etc.; erroneous: He drew improper conclusions from the scant evidence.
- improperty — (obsolete) impropriety.
- impudently — of, relating to, or characterized by impertinence or effrontery: The student was kept late for impudent behavior.
- incipiency — the state or condition of being incipient.
- inexpertly — not expert; unskilled.
- inexpiably — In an inexpiable manner or degree; permitting no atonement.
- inoperancy — The quality of being inoperant or inoperative, of lacking the power to be effective or effectual.
- interglyph — a surface between two grooves, as on a triglyph.
- interparty — a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.: a cocktail party.
- interplays — Plural form of interplay.
- intrepidly — In an intrepid manner; fearlessly; daringly; resolutely.
- isocephaly — (of a composition) having the heads of all figures on approximately the same level.
- james espy — James Pollard [pol-erd] /ˈpɒl ərd/ (Show IPA), 1785–1860, U.S. meteorologist.
- jellygraph — a device that uses a plate of jelly to make copies of a sheet of writing, etc
- jockey cap — a cap with a long visor, worn by jockeys.
- jockeyship — the art or skill of a jockey
- joy-popper — Slang. to take a narcotic drug occasionally, but without being an addict.
- karyotyped — Simple past tense and past participle of karyotype.
- karyotypes — Plural form of karyotype.
- keepy-uppy — the act or an instance of keeping a ball off the ground by bouncing it repeatedly on a foot, knee, or head
- kelyphitic — as in kelyphitic rim, a mineral shell enclosing another mineral in an igneous rock
- key player — The key players in a particular organization, event, or situation are the most important people or things involved in it.
- keypunched — Simple past tense and past participle of keypunch.
- keypuncher — A keypunch.
- keypunches — Plural form of keypunch.
- kryptonate — (inorganic chemistry) To infuse a solid with krypton gas (especially with radioactive krypton-85).
- kryptonite — The one weakness of something or someone that is otherwise invulnerable, an Achilles' heel.
- lady apple — a small, yellow apple with a red blush, grown as a specialty variety, and used for eating and in commercial canning.
- lampoonery — a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society, etc.
- lay person — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- lay-people — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- leaky heap — memory leak
- leucopathy — (dated) albinism.
- leukopathy — (pathology) depigmentation of the skin.
- lexigraphy — (uncountable) The representation of words in writing.
- lippershey — Hans. died ?1619, Dutch lens grinder, who built the first telescope
- lithophyte — Zoology. a polyp with a hard or stony structure, as a coral.
- lopsidedly — In a lopsided manner.
- lumpectomy — the surgical removal of a breast cyst or tumor.
- lymph node — any of the glandlike masses of tissue in the lymphatic vessels containing cells that become lymphocytes.
- lymphedema — the accumulation of lymph in soft tissue with accompanying swelling, often of the extremities: sometimes caused by inflammation, obstruction, or removal of lymph channels.
- lymphocyte — a type of white blood cell having a large, spherical nucleus surrounded by a thin layer of nongranular cytoplasm.
- lymphodema — (pathology) A condition of fluid retention caused by a compromised lymphatic system.
- lymphokine — any lymphocyte product, as interferon, that is not an antibody but may participate in the immune response through its effect on the function of other cells, as destroying antigen-coated cells or stimulating macrophages.
- lyophilise — Alternative spelling of lyophilize.
- lyophilize — (of tissue, blood, serum, or the like) to dry by freezing in a high vacuum.
- macrophyte — a plant, especially a marine plant, large enough to be visible to the naked eye.
- medal play — play in which the score is reckoned by counting the strokes taken to complete the round.
- media hype — intensive or exaggerated publicity in the mass media
- mesomorphy — pertaining to or having a muscular or sturdy body build characterized by the relative prominence of structures developed from the embryonic mesoderm (contrasted with ectomorphic, endomorphic).