9-letter words containing p, a, n, t
- baptising — Present participle of baptise.
- baptizand — A person about to submit to baptism.
- baptizing — Present participle of baptize.
- beaten-up — A beaten-up car or other object is old and in bad condition.
- bee plant — any of various plants much visited by bees for nectar and pollen
- bioparent — a biological parent
- bipinnate — (of pinnate leaves) having the leaflets themselves divided into smaller leaflets
- bit plane — (graphics) (Or "bitplane") The memory in a graphic display device which holds a complete one-bit-per-pixel image. Several bit planes may be used in conjunction to give more bits per pixel or to overlay several images or mask one with another. "Bit plane" may be used as a synonym for "bitmap", though the latter suggests the data itself rather than the memory and also suggests a graphics file format.
- bonaparte — Jérôme (ʒerom), brother of Napoleon I. 1784–1860, king of Westphalia (1807–13)
- breastpin — a brooch worn on the breast, esp to close a garment
- cam plant — any plant that undergoes a form of photosynthesis known as crassulacean acid metabolism, in which carbon dioxide is taken up only at night
- campanist — an expert on bells
- cantalope — Misspelling of cantaloupe.
- cape town — the legislative capital of South Africa and capital of Western Cape province, situated in the southwest on Table Bay: founded in 1652, the first White settlement in southern Africa; important port. Pop: 3 740 026 (2011)
- caponette — a capon produced by the administration of a synthetic sex hormone.
- capstones — Plural form of capstone.
- captaincy — The captaincy of a team is the position of being captain.
- captained — Simple past tense and past participle of captain.
- captainry — captainship
- captioned — Simple past tense and past participle of caption.
- capturing — Present participle of capture.
- carpenter — A carpenter is a person whose job is making and repairing wooden things.
- carpentry — Carpentry is the activity of making and repairing wooden things.
- carpeting — You use carpeting to refer to a carpet, or to the type of material that is used to make carpets.
- cashpoint — A cashpoint is the same as a cash dispenser.
- cataplane — an aircraft designed to be launched by a catapult.
- cathepsin — a proteolytic enzyme responsible for the autolysis of cells after death
- catnapped — Simple past tense and past participle of catnap.
- catnapper — a person who catnaps
- cenotaphs — Plural form of cenotaph.
- chinstrap — a strap that goes under the chin
- cisplatin — a cytotoxic drug that acts by preventing DNA replication and hence cell division, used in the treatment of tumours, esp of the ovary and testis
- city plan — the developmental plan for a city or town arrived at through the process of city planning.
- co-parent — a divorced or separated parent who shares equally with the other parent in the custody and care of a child.
- complaint — A complaint is a statement in which you express your dissatisfaction with a particular situation.
- compliant — If you say that someone is compliant, you mean they willingly do what they are asked to do.
- computant — a person who calculates
- copartner — a partner or associate, esp an equal partner in business
- copataine — (of a hat) high-crowned
- copayment — a fee paid by a subscriber to a service for the use of additional services not covered by the subscription
- corposant — Saint Elmo's fire
- crapulent — given to or resulting from intemperance
- crepitant — to make a crackling sound; crackle.
- cup plant — a hardy composite plant, Silphium perfoliatum, of eastern North America, having large yellow flower heads and opposite leaves that envelop the stem, forming a cup.
- cyanotype — a process of photographic printing, used chiefly in copying architectural and mechanical drawings, that produces a blue line on a white background.
- cytopenia — a condition characterized by a deficiency of a type of blood cells
- dandiprat — a small English coin minted in the 16th century
- datapoint — An identifiable element in a data set.
- davenport — a tall narrow desk with a slanted writing surface and drawers at the side
- departing — to go away; leave: She departed from Paris today. The train departs at 10:52.