10-letter words containing n, t, y, p
- nickeltype — an electrotype with a deposit of nickel.
- nilpotency — The quality of being nilpotent.
- non parity — parity
- nonpayment — failure or neglect to pay: His property was confiscated for nonpayment of taxes.
- nontypical — not typical; unusual
- nostopathy — a fear of returning home, often observed in those who have been in institutions such as prison or hospital for a long time
- nuptiality — The frequency or incidence of marriage within a population.
- nyctalopia — night blindness.
- nyctalopic — (medicine) Unable to see clearly in low light; night-blind; suffering from nyctalopia.
- nyctophile — (zoology) Any of the Australian bats of the genus Nyctophilus.
- nympholept — a person seized with nympholepsy.
- omniparity — a state of universal equality
- optionally — left to one's choice; not required or mandatory: Formal dress is optional.
- outplaying — Present participle of outplay.
- panegyrist — a person who panegyrizes; eulogist.
- pantophagy — the consumption of all types of food
- pantrymaid — a domestic maid whose duties concern the pantry
- panty raid — a prankish raid by male college students on the living quarters of female students to steal panties as trophies.
- pantywaist — Informal. a weak, effeminate man; sissy.
- paralyzant — to affect with paralysis.
- parentally — of or relating to a parent.
- paroxytone — having an acute accent on the next to the last syllable.
- partisanly — in a partisan manner
- party line — the authorized, prescribed policies and practices of a group, especially of the Communist Party, usually followed by the members without deviation; official philosophy or credo.
- party plan — of or relating to a method of selling products such as jewellery, clothes, or kitchen items: agents hold a party at which they display and sell the goods
- paternally — characteristic of or befitting a father; fatherly: a kind and paternal reprimand.
- pathognomy — the study of the symptoms or characteristics of a disease; diagnosis.
- patricliny — patrocliny.
- patrocliny — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the paternal parent (opposed to matrocliny).
- patronymic — (of family names) derived from the name of a father or ancestor, especially by the addition of a suffix or prefix indicating descent.
- penetrancy — the quality of being penetrant
- penitently — feeling or expressing sorrow for sin or wrongdoing and disposed to atonement and amendment; repentant; contrite.
- penny ante — a game of poker in which the ante or limit is a very small amount, as one cent
- penny post — (formerly) any of various postal systems delivering mail for a penny a letter.
- penny-ante — involving a trifling sum of money; small in amount: a penny-ante investment.
- pennyworth — as much as may be bought for a penny.
- pentaptych — a work of art consisting of five panels or sections.
- pentastyle — having five columns.
- periphyton — the community of tiny organisms, as protozoans, hydras, insect larvae, and snails, that lives on the surfaces of rooted aquatic plants.
- pernickety — persnickety.
- personalty — personal estate or property.
- petrifying — stunning or dazing with horror, fear, etc
- petromoney — the money that is regarded in terms of income derived from petroleum
- phantastry — a display of flamboyance or extravagance
- pheasantry — a place where pheasants are bred or are kept together
- phenocryst — any of the conspicuous crystals in a porphyritic rock.
- phenotypes — the observable constitution of an organism.
- phenotypic — the observable constitution of an organism.
- photonasty — a nastic movement in response to a change in light intensity
- photophony — the practice of using a photophone