10-Letter Words Containing: N,Y,M,P

• any of a group of compounds that are inactive precursors of enzymes and require some change (such as the hydrolysis of a fragment that masks an active enzyme) to become active

• a protein that combines with a coenzyme to form an active enzyme

• a cytokine secreted by helper T cells in response to stimulation by antigens and that acts on other cells of the immune system (as by activating macrophages)

• the cuplike or ringlike or tubular structure of a flower which bears the sepals and stamens and calyx (as in Rosaceae)

• the semantic relation of being subordinate or belonging to a lower rank or class

• animal tissue that constitutes the essential part of an organ as contrasted with e.g. connective tissue and blood vessels

• the primary tissue of higher plants composed of thin-walled cells that remain capable of cell division even when mature; constitutes the greater part of leaves, roots, the pulp of fruits, and the pith of stems

• large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and seed pods that are eaten by cattle