8-letter words containing y, p, e
- deployer — a person or thing that deploys
- deprenyl — a drug used to treat senile dementia, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, and depression, by acting as a monoamine oxidase inhibitor
- diphenyl — biphenyl.
- dispermy — the fertilization of an ovum by two spermatozoa.
- dropsley — a dish of very small dumplings made from a batter of butter, egg, flour, and seasoning dropped in small pieces into broth.
- dyspepsy — (archaic) dyspepsia.
- dyspneal — Alt form dyspnoeal.
- dyspneic — difficult or labored breathing.
- dyspnoea — Alternative spelling of dyspnea.
- e-piracy — the illegal uploading of digital copies of copyrighted works to a website, or the illegal downloading of such material.
- ecotypes — Plural form of ecotype.
- ecotypic — Of or pertaining to an ecotype.
- egyptian — person from Egypt
- employed — Give work to (someone) and pay them for it.
- employee — A person employed for wages or salary, especially at nonexecutive level.
- employer — A person or organization that employs people.
- employes — Plural form of employe.
- empty of — lacking; without; devoid of
- emptying — Present participle of to empty.
- emptysis — the act of spitting up blood
- empyesis — a pus-filled boil on the skin
- empyreal — Pertaining to the highest heaven or the empyrean; celestial; sublime; exalted.
- empyrean — Belonging to or deriving from heaven.
- encrypts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of encrypt.
- endplays — Plural form of endplay.
- enthalpy — A thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the total heat content of a system. It is equal to the internal energy of the system plus the product of pressure and volume.
- ependyma — (anatomy) A thin epithelial membrane lining the ventricular system of the brain and the spinal cord.
- epically — In an epic manner.
- epicalyx — (botany) A group of bracts resembling a calyx.
- epicotyl — The region of an embryo or seedling stem above the cotyledon.
- epicycle — A small circle whose center moves around the circumference of a larger one.
- epilepsy — A neurological disorder marked by sudden recurrent episodes of sensory disturbance, loss of consciousness, or convulsions, associated with abnormal electrical activity in the brain.
- epimysia — Plural form of epimysium.
- epinasty — (botany) the downward curvature of leaves etc due to differential growth rates.
- epiphany — The manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi (Matthew 2:1–12).
- epiphyte — A plant that grows on another plant but is not parasitic, such as the numerous ferns, bromeliads, air plants, and orchids growing on tree trunks in tropical rain forests.
- episcopy — (obsolete) survey; superintendence.
- epistyle — architrave (sense 1)
- epizooty — an epizootic disease
- eponymes — Plural form of eponyme.
- eponymic — Of or relating to an eponym.
- epyllion — (literary) a
- eucalypt — Any tree of the genus Eucalyptus.
- euphrasy — eyebright
- euploidy — (genetics) The condition of having a chromosome number that is an exact multiple of the haploid number for the species.
- eutrophy — (medicine) healthy nutrition.
- exophagy — the practice of cannibalism outside of the tribe or family
- expertly — In an expert manner; with great skill.
- eyedrops — Plural form of eyedrop.
- eyepatch — A patch worn to protect an injured eye.