12-letter words containing p, a, t, i, n
- on probation — under the supervision of a probation officer
- onomatapoeia — Misspelling of onomatopoeia.
- onomatopoeia — the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
- onomatopoeic — the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
- open trailer — any dog that barks or bays on the trail of its quarry.
- operationism — the doctrine that the meaning of a scientific term, concept, or proposition consists of the operation or operations performed in defining or demonstrating it.
- opinionately — in a conceited or vain manner
- opinionating — Present participle of opinionate.
- opinionative — of, relating to, or of the nature of opinion.
- opinionators — Plural form of opinionator.
- oppositional — the action of opposing, resisting, or combating.
- opsonisation — Alternative form of opsonization.
- opsonization — to increase the susceptibility of (bacteria) to ingestion by phagocytes.
- optimisation — Alternative spelling of optimization.
- optimization — The design and operation of a system or process to make it as good as possible in some defined sense.
- organoleptic — perceived by a sense organ.
- organotropic — designating or of a substance or virus that travels predominantly to a specific organ
- outspreading — Present participle of outspread.
- pacification — to pacify.
- paedodontics — the branch of dentistry that focuses on the care of children's teeth
- page printer — Computers. a high-speed, high-resolution printer that uses a light source, as a laser beam or electrically charged ions, to print a full page of text or graphics at a time.
- pain control — methods for the relief and management of pain
- paint bridge — a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like.
- paint roller — a roller of absorbent material, mounted on a handle, that is rolled in a trough of paint and then rolled over a flat surface to be painted.
- paintballing — a sport in which players compete in teams or individually to eliminate opponents by hitting them with pellets containing paint from a special gun
- painted lady — a butterfly, Vanessa cardui, having brownish-black and orange wings and hind wings each with four eyespots, the larvae of which feed on thistles.
- pair skating — a form of competitive skating in which a man and a woman skate together in performing a choreographed series of jumps, lifts, and other acrobatic moves to a selection of music.
- palatalizing — to articulate (a consonant other than a normal palatal) as a palatal or with relatively more contact between the blade of the tongue and the hard palate, as in certain pronunciations of the l- sound in million.
- palification — the act of fortifying something with stakes
- palindromist — a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop.
- pallet knife — a small, flat utensil for picking up and handling pastry paste.
- palynologist — the study of live and fossil spores, pollen grains, and similar plant structures.
- panaesthesia — an individual's general awareness or perception
- panarthritis — arthritis in the entire joint
- panchromatic — sensitive to all visible colors, as a photographic film.
- pancreatitis — inflammation of the pancreas.
- pancytopenia — an abnormally low level of all blood cells
- panic attack — an intense attack of anxiety characterized by feelings of impending doom and trembling, sweating, pounding heart, and other physical symptoms.
- panic button — an alarm button for use in an emergency, as to summon help.
- panification — the making of bread
- panning shot — pan3 (def 6).
- pansexualist — someone who is pansexual
- pansexuality — Psychiatry. pertaining to the theory that all human behavior is based on sexuality.
- panspermatic — relating to panspermia
- pantechnicon — a furniture van; moving van.
- pantisocracy — a community, social group, etc, in which all have rule and everyone is equal
- pantophagist — an omnivore
- panty girdle — women's control pants
- paracentesis — puncture of the wall of a cavity to drain off fluid.
- paragnathism — the condition or fact of having upper and lower jaws of equal length