11-letter words containing n, p, t
- patrimonial — an estate inherited from one's father or ancestors.
- patroclinic — inherited from the father; more like the father than the mother
- patrolwoman — a policewoman who is assigned to patrol a specific district, route, etc.
- patron-ship — a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- patronising — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- patronizing — displaying or indicative of an offensively condescending manner: a patronizing greeting, accompanied by a gentle pat on the pack.
- patroonship — a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
- patsy cline — Patsy (Virginia Patterson Hensley) 1932–63, U.S. country singer.
- patter song — a comic song depending for its humorous effect on rapid enunciation of the words, occurring most commonly in comic opera and operetta.
- patternless — a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
- paumgartner — Bernhard [bern-hahrt] /ˈbɛrn hɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1887–1971, Austrian composer, conductor, and musicologist.
- pawn ticket — a receipt given for goods left with a pawnbroker.
- pay station — a machine where you can pay for parking, as in a car park, etc
- peach stone — the stone in the centre of the fruit the peach
- peanut worm — any small, unsegmented, marine worm of the phylum Sipuncula, that when disturbed retracts its anterior portion into the body, giving the appearance of a peanut seed.
- pearlescent — having an iridescent luster resembling that of pearl; nacreous: healthy skin with a pearlescent glow.
- pecan patty — a praline made with pecans.
- pectinately — in a pectinate manner
- pedal point — a sustained bass note, over which the other parts move bringing about changing harmonies
- pedanticise — to be pedantic
- pedanticism — pedantry.
- pedanticize — to be pedantic
- pedantocrat — a pedantic ruler
- pedetentous — progressing gradually; proceeding cautiously
- pedodontics — the branch of dentistry dealing with the care and treatment of children's teeth.
- pedodontist — a specialist in pedodontics.
- pedogenetic — the process of soil formation.
- pedunculate — having a peduncle.
- peeping tom — a person who obtains sexual gratification by observing others surreptitiously, especially a man who looks through windows at night.
- penalty box — an enclosed space adjacent to the rink for penalized players, the penalty timekeeper, the game timekeeper, and the official scorer.
- pencil gate — any of a large number of narrow gates used for rapid distribution of metal in large castings.
- pendulosity — the state or quality of being pendulous
- penetrating — able or tending to penetrate; piercing; sharp: a penetrating shriek; a penetrating glance.
- penetration — the act or power of penetrating.
- penetrative — tending to penetrate; piercing.
- penicillate — having a penicil or penicils.
- peninsulate — to cause (land) to become peninsular
- penitential — of, pertaining to, proceeding from, or expressive of penitence or repentance.
- penny stock — common stock, usually highly speculative, selling for less than a dollar a share.
- pennyweight — (in troy weight) a unit of 24 grains or 1/20 of an ounce (1.56 grams). Abbreviation: dwt, pwt.
- pentactinal — of or relating to a pentact
- pentacyclic — having five rings of atoms
- pentadactyl — having five digits on each hand or foot.
- pentagonese — a style of language characterized by the use of euphemisms, technical jargon, acronyms, and circumlocutions, used especially by people working in the U.S. military establishment.
- pentagonoid — like a pentagon in shape.
- pentagynous — (of plants) belonging to the order Pentagynia, characterized by the presence of five styles or pistils
- pentahedron — a solid figure having five faces.
- pentahydric — (especially of alcohols and phenols) pentahydroxy.
- pentamerous — consisting of or divided into five parts.
- pentamidine — an antiprotozoal substance, C 1 9 H 2 4 N 4 O 2 , used in the treatment of leishmaniasis, trypanosomiasis, and pneumonia due to Pneumocystis carinii.