11-letter words containing py
- hemotherapy — therapy by means of blood, serum, or plasma transfusion.
- hepatoscopy — medical examination of the liver.
- heterocarpy — the production of more than one kind of fruit in one plant.
- keratoscopy — an instrument, as Placido's disk, for determining the symmetry of the curvature of the cornea.
- laparoscopy — examination of the abdominal cavity or performance of minor abdominal surgery using a laparoscope.
- logotherapy — (psychotherapy) A therapy that involves finding the meaning of one's life.
- lycanthropy — a delusion in which one imagines oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.
- master copy — an original copy, stencil, tape, etc, from which duplicates are made
- mesotherapy — a cosmetic procedure in which minute doses of medication, vitamins, etc, are injected repeatedly into the mesodermal tissue under the skin to promote fat loss
- metoposcopy — the prediction of a person's fortune, or the reading of a person's character, through the examination of the forehead or face
- microfloppy — Alternative spelling of micro-floppy.
- misanthropy — hatred, dislike, or distrust of humankind.
- monotherapy — (medicine) A therapy which is administered by itself.
- morphotropy — the study of the changes in crystal structure that occur when chemicals replace one another
- nappy liner — a disposable paper or fabric liner placed inside a baby's nappy to catch excrement
- nay pyi taw — the official capital of Myanmar (Burma), built in the centre of the country near Pyinmana in 2005–2006, and superseding Yangon (Rangoon) for main government functions. Pop: officially approaching 1 000 000 in 2007
- oneiroscopy — the interpretation or study of dreams
- opium poppy — a Eurasian poppy, Papaver somniferum, having white, pink, red, or purple flowers, cultivated as the source of opium, for its oily seeds, and as an ornamental.
- papyraceous — papery.
- pelotherapy — the application of mud to the body for therapeutic purposes
- pirate copy — an illicitly reproduced copy of a DVD, video, book, game, etc
- postpyloric — the opening between the stomach and the duodenum.
- proctoscopy — examination by means of a proctoscope.
- prokopyevsk — a city in the S central Russian Federation in Asia, NW of Novokuznetsk.
- propylamine — an isomeric amine of propyl
- propylitize — to become propylite
- pseudoscopy — the use of a pseudoscope.
- pycniospore — the spore produced in a pycnium.
- pyelography — the science or technique of making photographs of the kidneys, renal pelves, and ureters by means of x-rays, after the injection of an opaque solution or of a radiopaque dye.
- pylorectomy — the surgical removal of all or part of the pylorus, often including the adjacent portion of the stomach (partial gastrectomy)
- pyramid bet — a set of bets on two or more horse races or other sporting events in which the stake and winnings from the first bet automatically become the stake in the next bet, and so on as long as each bet wins.
- pyramidical — pyramidal.
- pyrargyrite — a blackish mineral, silver antimony sulfide, AgSbS 3 , showing, when transparent, a deep ruby-red color by transmitted light; ruby silver: an ore of silver.
- pyrgeometer — an instrument for measuring the loss of heat by radiation from the earth's surface
- pyroballogy — the study of artillery
- pyrobitumen — any of the dark, solid hydrocarbons including peat, coal, and bituminous shale.
- pyroclastic — composed chiefly of fragments of volcanic origin, as agglomerate, tuff, and certain other rocks; volcaniclastic.
- pyrogallate — a salt or ether of pyrogallol.
- pyrogenetic — heat-producing
- pyrognostic — relating to heated minerals
- pyrokinesis — the ability to set objects or people on fire through the concentration of psychic power.
- pyrokinetic — the ability to set objects or people on fire through the concentration of psychic power.
- pyrolysable — able to be pyrolysed
- pyrosulfate — a salt of pyrosulfuric acid.
- pyrotechnic — of or relating to pyrotechnics.
- pyrovanadic — of or relating to an acid of vanadium
- pyroxenitic — relating to pyroxenite
- pyrrhuloxia — a cardinallike grosbeak, Cardinalis (Pyrrhuloxia) sinuatus, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having a bill superficially resembling that of a parrot.
- pyrrolidine — a colorless, water-soluble, unpleasant smelling, poisonous liquid, C 4 H 9 N, from which proline and certain alkaloids are derived, prepared by reducing pyrrole: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- pythagorean — of or relating to Pythagoras, to his school, or to his doctrines.