9-letter words containing py
- isopycnic — Also, isopycnal [ahy-suh-pik-nl] /ˌaɪ səˈpɪk nl/ (Show IPA). having the same density.
- labor spy — an employee who is used by management to spy on union activities.
- line copy — a document, drawing, or the like, consisting of two tones, as black and white, without intermediate gradations. Compare halftone (def 1).
- lipotropy — the process of breaking down excess fat in the human body
- lumpy jaw — actinomycosis.
- macrocopy — an enlargement of printed material for easier reading
- manoscopy — the measurement of the densities of gases
- microcopy — a microphotographic copy of a printed page or the like, as in microfilm or microfiche.
- micropyle — Zoology. any minute opening in an ovum through which a spermatozoon can enter, as in many insects.
- monotropy — polymorphism that is irreversible.
- mud puppy — any of several often large, aquatic salamanders of the genus Necturus, of eastern North America, having bushy, red gills and well-developed limbs.
- multicopy — any of several or many copies (of a book, document, record, etc)
- occupying — to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
- overhappy — too happy
- phenocopy — the observed result of an environmentally induced, nongenetic alteration of a phenotype to a form that resembles the expression of a known genetic mutation.
- phonotypy — phonography (def 2).
- photocopy — a photographic reproduction of a document, print, or the like.
- phototypy — the process or art of producing phototypes
- poppy day — Remembrance Day
- poppy red — poppy (def 4).
- poppycock — nonsense; bosh.
- poppyhead — a finial or other ornament, often richly carved, as the top of the upright end of a bench or pew.
- poroscopy — a method for identifying people by the impression left by the pores of the finger(s)
- preoccupy — to absorb or engross to the exclusion of other things.
- propylene — containing the propylene group.
- propylite — a hydrothermally altered andesite or allied rock containing secondary minerals, as calcite, chlorite, serpentine, or epidote.
- prosopyle — (in sponges) a pore through which water is drawn from the outside into one of the saclike chambers formed by the evagination of the body wall.
- puppy dog — puppy (def 1).
- puppy fat — Puppy fat is fat that some children have on their bodies when they are young but that disappears when they grow older and taller.
- puppyfoot — the ace of clubs.
- puppylike — resembling a puppy or the manner of a puppy
- pycnidium — (in certain ascomycetes and fungi imperfecti) a globose or flask-shaped fruiting body bearing conidia on conidiophores.
- pycnosome — a body type characterized by stockiness
- pyelogram — an x-ray produced by pyelography.
- pygmalion — Classical Mythology. a sculptor and king of Cyprus who carved an ivory statue of a maiden and fell in love with it. It was brought to life, in response to his prayer, by Aphrodite.
- pygmy owl — any of several small, diurnal owls of the genus Glaucidium, that feed chiefly on insects.
- pygostyle — the bone at the posterior end of the spinal column in birds, formed by the fusion of several caudal vertebrae.
- pyodermic — relating to a skin disease characterized by the production of pus
- pyongyang — a country in E Asia: formed 1948 after the division of the former country of Korea at 38° N. 50,000 sq. mi. (129,500 sq. km). Capital: Pyongyang. Compare Korea.
- pyorrhoea — Pathology. a discharge of pus.
- pyothorax — empyema.
- pyoureter — distention of a ureter with pus.
- pyracanth — a thorny evergreen shrub of the genus Pyracantha, related to the hawthorn
- pyramidal — of, relating to, or shaped like a pyramid: the pyramidal form.
- pyramidon — a pedal organ stop made of wooden pipes in the shape of an inverted pyramid
- pyreneite — a garnet, of greyish-black colour, usually identified as a variety of andradite
- pyrethrin — Also called pyrethrin I. a viscous, water-insoluble liquid, C 2 1 H 2 8 O 3 , extracted from pyrethrum flowers, used as an insecticide.
- pyrethrum — any of several chrysanthemums, as Chrysanthemum coccineum, having finely divided leaves and showy red, pink, lilac, or white flowers, cultivated as an ornamental.
- pyridoxal — a naturally occurring derivative of pyridoxine that is a precursor of a coenzyme (pyridoxal phosphate) involved in several enzymic reactions. Formula: (CH2OH)(CHO)C5HN(OH)(CH3)
- pyritical — relating to pyrites