9-letter words containing a, c, e, p, t
- pawtucket — a city in NE Rhode Island.
- peacetime — a time or period of peace: a large navy even in peacetime.
- pearlitic — Metallurgy. a microscopic lamellar structure found in iron or steel, composed of alternating layers of ferrite and cementite.
- pectinate — formed into or having closely parallel, toothlike projections; comblike.
- pectineal — of or relating to the pectineus muscle or the pubic bone
- pectorals — of, in, on, or pertaining to the chest or breast; thoracic.
- pediatric — the branch of medicine concerned with the development, care, and diseases of babies and children.
- peirastic — involving an experiment; experimental
- pentarchy — a government by five persons.
- percental — Also called per centum. one one-hundredth part; 1/100.
- percolate — to cause (a liquid) to pass through a porous body; filter.
- petechiae — a minute, round, nonraised hemorrhage in the skin or in a mucous or serous membrane.
- petechial — pertaining to, resembling, or characterized by petechiae.
- pett scan — PET scan
- petticoat — slip worn under a skirt
- petulance — moodiness, irritability
- phacolite — a colorless variety of chabazite.
- phagocyte — any cell, as a macrophage, that ingests and destroys foreign particles, bacteria, and cell debris.
- phenacite — a rare vitreous mineral, beryllium silicate, Be 2 SiO 4 , occurring in crystals, sometimes used as a gem.
- phlyctena — a small vesicle, blister, or pustule.
- pie chart — a graphic representation of quantitative information by means of a circle divided into sectors, in which the relative sizes of the areas (or central angles) of the sectors correspond to the relative sizes or proportions of the quantities.
- piracetam — a drug used to improve cognitive powers and memory, used to treat stroke victims and sufferers of dementia, Alzheimer's disease, etc
- pit scale — any of various small oval-shaped homopterous insects of the family Asterolecaniidae, the female members of which have their bodies embedded in a waxy mass, as in the destructive Cerococcus quercus ((oak wax scale) or (oak scale)) or covered with a waxy film.
- placative — placatory.
- place mat — a mat set on a dining table beneath a place setting.
- place-mat — a mat set on a dining table beneath a place setting.
- placement — the act of placing.
- placental — Anatomy, Zoology. the organ in most mammals, formed in the lining of the uterus by the union of the uterine mucous membrane with the membranes of the fetus, that provides for the nourishment of the fetus and the elimination of its waste products.
- placentia — a town in S California.
- plicature — the act or procedure of folding.
- pneumatic — of or relating to air, gases, or wind.
- pocatello — a city in SE Idaho.
- podcaster — a digital audio or video file or recording, usually part of a themed series, that can be downloaded from a website to a media player or computer: Download or subscribe to daily, one-hour podcasts of our radio show.
- podotheca — the horny integument covering unfeathered portions of the legs and toes of most birds.
- porchetta — Italian boneless stuffed pork cut from a whole roast pig
- post race — a race in which each owner is allowed to list a number of possible entries and, at a stipulated time before the race, specify which horse will actually compete.
- pothecary — apothecary.
- practiced — skilled or expert; proficient through practice or experience: a practiced hand at politics.
- practicer — habitual or customary performance; operation: office practice.
- practised — skilled or expert; proficient through practice or experience: a practiced hand at politics.
- practiser — someone who practises something, esp a trade or skill; practitioner
- practises — habitual or customary performance; operation: office practice.
- pratchett — Sir Terence (David John), known as Terry. (1948–2015), British writer, noted for his comic fantasy novels in the Discworld series
- pre-chart — a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- pre-enact — to enact beforehand
- preaction — the process or state of acting or of being active: The machine is not in action now.
- preactive — engaged in action; characterized by energetic work, participation, etc.; busy: an active life.
- preatomic — of or relating to the period of history preceding the atomic age.
- precatory — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or expressing entreaty or supplication: precatory overtures.
- precoital — sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.