9-letter words containing a, n, t, i, p
- petrosian — Tigran (tiɡˈran). 1929–84, Soviet chess player; world champion (1963–69)
- phanerite — any igneous rock whose grains are visible to the naked eye.
- phenacite — a rare vitreous mineral, beryllium silicate, Be 2 SiO 4 , occurring in crystals, sometimes used as a gem.
- phenakite — a very hard, glassy, rhombohedral mineral, Be2SiO4, of various colors, sometimes used as a gem; beryllium silicate
- phonation — rapid, periodic opening and closing of the glottis through separation and apposition of the vocal cords that, accompanied by breath under lung pressure, constitutes a source of vocal sound.
- phthalein — any of a group of compounds formed by treating phthalic anhydride with phenols, from which certain important dyes are derived.
- piagetian — of or relating to the theories developed by Jean Piaget.
- pianistic — relating to, characteristic of, or adaptable for the piano.
- pianolist — a person who plays the Pianola
- pickthank — a person who seeks favor by flattery or gossip; sycophant.
- pie plant — rhubarb
- pig latin — a form of language, used especially by children, that is derived from ordinary English by moving the first consonant or consonant cluster of each word to the end of the word and adding the sound (ā), as in Eakspay igpay atinlay for “Speak Pig Latin.”.
- pigmental — of or relating to a pigment or pigments, or the natural colouring of a person or thing
- pignorate — to pledge or pawn
- pin plate — a bearing plate having a projection for fixing into masonry.
- pink coat — the coat, usually scarlet, of the hunt uniform worn by the staff and by male members of the hunt.
- pinnation — pinnate condition or formation.
- pinnulate — having pinnules.
- pintadera — a decorative stamp, usually made of clay, found in the Neolithic of the E Mediterranean and in many American cultures
- pintailed — having a tapered tail
- pistareen — peseta (def 2).
- placating — to appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatory gestures: to placate an outraged citizenry.
- placation — to appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatory gestures: to placate an outraged citizenry.
- placentia — a town in S California.
- plain tex — (publication) Donald Knuth's original set of user-level macros for interaction with his TeX formatter. Dedicated TeX fans still prefer these over the more user-friendly LaTeX macros used by the majority of the TeX community.
- plaintext — the intelligible original message of a cryptogram, as opposed to the coded or enciphered version.
- plaintful — complaining or lamenting
- plaintiff — a person who brings suit in a court (opposed to defendant).
- plaintive — expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournful: a plaintive melody.
- planarity — of or relating to a geometric plane.
- planation — the process whereby an irregular land surface is made flat or level by erosion.
- planetoid — an asteroid.
- plantlike — any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- plantling — a young plant
- platinate — Chemistry. a salt of platinic acid.
- platinize — to coat or plate with metallic platinum.
- platinoid — resembling platinum: the platinoid elements.
- platinous — containing bivalent platinum.
- platonism — the philosophy or doctrines of Plato or his followers.
- platonist — the philosophy or doctrines of Plato or his followers.
- platonize — to follow or adopt the doctrines of Plato.
- plaything — a thing to play with; toy.
- plicating — Also, plicated. folded like a fan; pleated.
- plication — the act or procedure of folding.
- plotinian — of, relating to, or in accordance with Plotinus or his philosophy.
- plutonian — Also, Plutonic [ploo-ton-ik] /pluˈtɒn ɪk/ (Show IPA). of, relating to, or resembling Pluto or the lower world; infernal.
- pneumatic — of or relating to air, gases, or wind.
- point man — the lead soldier of an infantry patrol on combat operations.
- pointable — able to be pointed or pointed out
- pointsman — a railway switchman.