9-letter words containing a, s, o, p, t
- part song — a song with parts for several voices, especially one meant to be sung without accompaniment.
- parthenos — an epithet of Athena, meaning “virgin.”.
- pastedown — the leaf of an endpaper that is pasted to the inside of the front or back cover of a book.
- pasticcio — a pastiche.
- pastitsio — a Greek dish consisting of minced meat and macaroni topped with béchamel sauce
- pastorage — pastorate.
- pastorale — an opera, cantata, or the like, with a pastoral subject.
- pastorate — the office or term of office of a pastor.
- pastoring — a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- pastorium — a Baptist parsonage.
- pastosity — having a heavy impasto.
- pathogens — any disease-producing agent, especially a virus, bacterium, or other microorganism.
- patroclus — Classical Mythology. a friend of Achilles, who was slain by Hector at Troy.
- patroness — a woman who protects, supports, or sponsors someone or something.
- patronise — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- patterson — Eleanor Medill ("Cissy") 1884–1948, U.S. newspaper editor and publisher.
- peat moss — Also called bog moss. any moss, especially of the genus Sphagnum, from which peat may form.
- pectorals — of, in, on, or pertaining to the chest or breast; thoracic.
- pentosans — any of a class of polysaccharides that occur in plants, humus, etc., and form pentoses upon hydrolysis.
- periaktos — an ancient device used for changing theatre scenery, usually consisting of a revolving triangular prism with different scenes painted on each face; the device was heavily used in the Renaissance
- peronista — Peronist.
- personate — to act or portray (a character in a play, a part, etc.).
- petaflops — (unit) 10^15 flops or 1000 teraflops. As with flops, the term ends in S in both the singular and plural as the S stands for seconds. The first computer to perform one petaflops was recorded in June 2008. By June 2012 there were 20.
- petrosian — Tigran (tiɡˈran). 1929–84, Soviet chess player; world champion (1963–69)
- phase out — any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
- phosphate — Chemistry. (loosely) a salt or ester of phosphoric acid. a tertiary salt of orthophosphoric acid, as sodium phosphate.
- photomask — an opaque image on a transparent plate that is used to filter light so the image can be transferred, used in photolithography applications
- photopsia — a rare disease of the eye's retina that results in the perception of flashes of light
- photoscan — to study the distribution of a radioactive isotope or radiopaque dye in (a body organ or part) through the use of x-rays.
- photostat — a camera for making facsimile copies of documents, drawings, etc., in the form of paper negatives on which the positions of lines, objects, etc., in the originals are maintained.
- phytosaur — any armored, semiaquatic reptile of the extinct order Phytosauria, of the Mesozoic Era, resembling the crocodile but unrelated, having the nostrils high on the snout and with well-developed hind limbs suggestive of bipedal ancestors.
- pianolist — a person who plays the Pianola
- piscatory — of or relating to fishermen or fishing: a piscatory treaty.
- pistachio — the nut of a Eurasian tree, Pistacia vera, of the cashew family, containing an edible, greenish kernel.
- plastisol — a dispersion of resin in a plasticizer, forming a liquid or paste that gels when heated.
- platforms — a horizontal surface or structure with a horizontal surface raised above the level of the surrounding area.
- platinous — containing bivalent platinum.
- platonism — the philosophy or doctrines of Plato or his followers.
- platonist — the philosophy or doctrines of Plato or his followers.
- pleonaste — a type of blackish mineral
- 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.
- poetaster — an inferior poet; a writer of indifferent verse.
- pointsman — a railway switchman.
- pole mast — a mast on a sailing vessel, consisting of a single piece without separate upper masts.
- pole star — Polaris.
- pole-star — Polaris.
- port arms — a position in military drill in which one's rifle is held diagonally in front of the body, with the muzzle pointing upward to the left.
- port said — a seaport in NE Egypt at the Mediterranean end of the Suez Canal.
- 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.
- post road — (formerly) a road with stations for furnishing horses for postriders, mail coaches, or travelers.