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11-letter words containing a, n, t, i, p

  • atriopeptin — any of several peptide hormones that are released by the atria of the heart in response to an abnormal increase in blood volume and that modulate blood pressure and the excretion of sodium, potassium, and water. Abbreviation: ANF.
  • attempering — Present participle of attemper.
  • auspicating — Present participle of auspicate.
  • axanthopsia — a defect of vision in which the retina fails to respond to yellow.
  • bankrupting — Present participle of bankrupt.
  • basis point — In finance, a basis point is one hundredth of a per cent (.01%).
  • bathing cap — a tight rubber cap worn by a swimmer to keep the hair dry
  • batsmanship — (cricket) A skilled or courteous display of skill as a batsman.
  • beneplacito — an indication of approval
  • bi-partisan — representing, characterized by, or including members from two parties or factions: Government leaders hope to achieve a bipartisan foreign policy.
  • bipartition — divided into or consisting of two parts.
  • bipectinate — having both margins toothed like a comb, as the antennae of certain moths.
  • birthparent — a person's parent related biologically rather than by adoption
  • bit pattern — (data)   A sequence of bits, in a memory, a communications channel or some other device. The term is used to contrast this with some higher level interpretation of the bits such as an integer or an image. A bit string is similar but suggests an arbitrary, as opposed to predetermined, length.
  • bitmap font — a font format in which letters and symbols are stored as a pattern of dots
  • blind-stamp — to emboss or impress (the cover or spine of a book) without using ink or foil.
  • boatmanship — boatsmanship.
  • bon appetit — enjoy your meal
  • bonapartism — a political system resembling the rules of the Bonapartes, esp Napoleon I and Napoleon III: centralized government by a military dictator, who enjoys popular support given expression in plebiscites
  • bonapartist — an adherent of the Bonapartes or their policies.
  • break point — a point which allows the receiving player to break the service of the server
  • call option — an option to buy a stated amount of securities at a specified price during a specified period
  • campestrian — Relating to open fields; growing in a field, or open ground.
  • canophilist — a person who loves dogs
  • cap-haitien — a port in N Haiti: capital during the French colonial period. Pop: 134 000 (2005 est)
  • capacitance — the property of a system that enables it to store electric charge
  • capernoited — capricious
  • capernoitie — the head
  • capitations — Plural form of capitation.
  • capri pants — women's tight-fitting trousers
  • capsulation — enclosed in or formed into a capsule.
  • captainship — captaincy.
  • captionless — (of a cartoon) having no caption
  • captivating — Someone or something that is captivating fascinates or attracts you.
  • captivation — to attract and hold the attention or interest of, as by beauty or excellence; enchant: Her blue eyes and red hair captivated him.
  • carnaptious — ill-tempered or cantankerous
  • carpathians — a mountain range in central Europe, extending from N Slovakia to central Romania. Highest peak, Gerlachovka, 8737 feet (2663 meters).
  • carpentaria — Gulf ofarm of the Arafura Sea, indenting the N coast of Australia: c. 480 mi (772 km) long; 400 mi (644 km) wide
  • carpinteria — a town in SW California.
  • cataphonics — catacoustics
  • catapulting — Present participle of catapult.
  • centripetal — acting, moving, or tending to move towards a centre
  • cephalothin — a cephalosporin antibiotic often used in the treatment of bacterial infections
  • ceratopsian — resembling or belonging to the Ceratopsia, a suborder of herbivorous dinosaurs characterized by their parrot-like beaks, horns, and neck frills
  • chain plate — any of the metal plates secured to the hull of a sailing vessel or elsewhere to hold shrouds and backstays at their lower ends.
  • chainplates — Plural form of chainplate.
  • charpentier — Gustave (ɡystav). 1860–1956, French composer, whose best-known work is the opera Louise (1900)
  • chiropteran — of, relating to, or belonging to the Chiroptera, an order of placental mammals comprising the bats
  • cleptomania — kleptomania
  • compaginate — to join or unite
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