10-letter words containing p, a, n, t
- paltriness — ridiculously or insultingly small: a paltry sum.
- panama hat — a hat made of finely plaited young leaves of the jipijapa, a palmlike plant of Central and South America.
- panaritium — a whitlow
- panatheism — the belief that because there is no God, nothing can properly be termed sacred or holy.
- pancratian — (in ancient Greece) of, or relating to, the pancratium
- pancratium — (in ancient Greece) an athletic contest combining wrestling and boxing.
- pancreatic — of or affecting the pancreas
- pancreatin — Biochemistry. a substance containing the pancreatic enzymes, trypsin, amylase, and lipase.
- pancreato- — pancreas
- pandectist — a German law student who followed the Pandects of Justinian
- pandermite — a white, marble-like mineral
- pandurated — fiddle-shaped
- panegyrist — a person who panegyrizes; eulogist.
- panic bolt — a bar that spans an emergency exit door on its interior and opens the latch when pressure is applied.
- paniculate — arranged in panicles.
- panopticon — a building, as a prison, hospital, library, or the like, so arranged that all parts of the interior are visible from a single point.
- pansophist — someone with universal knowledge
- pantagraph — pantograph (def 1).
- pantagruel — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) the huge son of Gargantua, represented as dealing with serious matters in a spirit of broad and somewhat cynical good humor.
- pantalones — pantaloons, a man's close-fitting garment for the hips and legs, worn especially in the 19th century, but varying in form from period to period; trousers.
- pantaloons — pantaloons, a man's close-fitting garment for the hips and legs, worn especially in the 19th century, but varying in form from period to period; trousers.
- pantheonic — a domed circular temple at Rome, erected a.d. 120–124 by Hadrian, used as a church since a.d.
- pantheress — a female panther
- pantherine — resembling a panther in manner or appearance
- pantograph — Also, pantagraph. an instrument for the mechanical copying of plans, diagrams, etc., on any desired scale.
- pantomimed — the art or technique of conveying emotions, actions, feelings, etc., by gestures without speech.
- pantomimic — the art or technique of conveying emotions, actions, feelings, etc., by gestures without speech.
- pantophagy — the consumption of all types of food
- pantoscope — a panoramic camera
- pantothere — any animal of the extinct order Pantotheria that lived during the late Mesozoic Era, believed to be the ancestor of the marsupial and placental mammals.
- pantrymaid — a domestic maid whose duties concern the pantry
- pantsuited — wearing a pantsuit
- panty raid — a prankish raid by male college students on the living quarters of female students to steal panties as trophies.
- pantywaist — Informal. a weak, effeminate man; sissy.
- panzerotto — a baked turnover with a folded, sealed pocket containing tomato, cheese, and sometimes other fillings
- paper-thin — extremely thin: a paper-thin razor blade.
- papiamento — a creolized language based on Spanish and spoken on Curaçao.
- papulation — the formation or development of papules
- paraenetic — of or relating to moral and ethical instruction or paraenesis
- paragonite — a mica, similar in composition and appearance to muscovite but containing sodium instead of potassium.
- parakiting — parasailing.
- paralation — PARALlel reLATION. Sabot, MIT 1987. A framework for parallel programming. A "field" is an array of objects, placed at different sites. A paralation is a group of fields, defining nearness between field elements. Operations can be performed in parallel on every site of a paralation.
- paralyzant — to affect with paralysis.
- paramagnet — a body or substance that, placed in a magnetic field, possesses magnetization in direct proportion to the field strength; a substance in which the magnetic moments of the atoms are not aligned.
- paramatman — absolute Atman.
- parcel net — a large bag made of netting attached inside (the boot or trunk of) a car and used to store loose items, such as groceries, sports equipment, or parcels, etc
- parentally — of or relating to a parent.
- parenteral — taken into the body in a manner other than through the digestive canal.
- parenthood — the state, position, or relation of a parent.
- parentless — a father or a mother.