10-letter words containing o, p, t, a
- phonematic — phonemic.
- phonetical — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
- phosphatic — of, relating to, or containing phosphates: phosphatic slag.
- photically — in a photic manner, by way of photic processes
- photoaging — damage to the skin, as wrinkles or discoloration, caused by prolonged exposure to sunlight.
- photodrama — photoplay.
- photoflash — flashbulb.
- photograph — a picture produced by photography.
- photomural — a wall decoration consisting of a very large photograph or photographs.
- photonasty — a nastic movement in response to a change in light intensity
- photopathy — movement of an organism in response to the intensity of light, especially away from the source of light.
- photophase — a phase of light in a cycle of light and dark
- phototaxis — movement of an organism toward or away from a source of light.
- phyllotaxy — the arrangement of leaves on a stem or axis.
- physiocrat — one of a school of political economists who followed Quesnay in holding that an inherent natural order properly governed society, regarding land as the basis of wealth and taxation, and advocating a laissez-faire economy.
- phytoplasm — protoplasm of a plant or plants.
- piano duet — a musical composition for two pianists playing two pianos or together at one piano.
- piano trio — an instrumental ensemble consisting of a piano, a violin, and a cello
- pianoforte — a piano.
- piatigorsk — a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, in Caucasia.
- picketboat — a boat which keeps guard
- pictograph — pictogram
- pictorials — pertaining to, expressed in, or of the nature of a picture.
- pileolated — pileated.
- pilot boat — a boat carrying pilots to or from large ships.
- pilot flag — the flag symbolizing the letter G in the International Code of Signals, flown by itself to request a pilot from a pilot service: a flag of three yellow and three blue vertical stripes.
- pilot lamp — an electric lamp, used in association with a control, which by means of position or color indicates the functioning of the control; an indicator light or a control light.
- pilot tape — Television. pilot (def 9).
- pina cloth — a fine, sheer fabric of pineapple-leaf fiber, used especially for lingerie.
- pinto bean — a variety of the common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris, having mottled or spotted seeds: grown chiefly in the southern U.S.
- piss about — to behave in a casual or silly way
- pitchwoman — a female pitchman
- pixelation — in computer graphics and digital photography, to cause (an image) to break up into pixels, as by overenlarging the image: When enlarging a photograph, first increase the resolution to avoid pixelating it.
- pixilation — the state or quality of being pixilated.
- planet zog — a place or situation that is far removed from reality or what is currently happening
- planktonic — the aggregate of passively floating, drifting, or somewhat motile organisms occurring in a body of water, primarily comprising microscopic algae and protozoa.
- planoblast — the medusa of a hydroid.
- planometer — surface plate.
- plant cost — the cost to a business of mechanical equipment
- plant food — nourishment, as fertilizer or chemicals, for plants.
- plantation — a town in S Florida.
- plastogamy — the fusion of multiple cells without the fusion of their nuclei
- plastogene — a separate genetic particle associated with, and influencing the activity of, the plastids
- plastotype — a casting of a type specimen, especially of a fossil.
- plate shop — a shop for cold-forming metal plates.
- plauditory — approving or laudatory
- play up to — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- played out — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- pleasanton — a town in W California.
- pleonastic — the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy.