11-letter words containing p, a, t, i
- pentatonism — the use of a five-tone scale.
- pentazocine — a synthetic narcotic analgesic, C 1 9 H 2 7 NO, used chiefly for the relief of moderate to severe pain.
- pentlandite — a mineral, sulfide of nickel, occurring in the form of bronze-colored granular aggregates, found with pyrrhotite: the principal source of nickel.
- penultimate — next to the last: the penultimate scene of the play.
- perciatelli — a tubular pasta in long, straight pieces, resembling thick spaghetti.
- percolation — the act or state of percolating or of being percolated.
- perduration — the act of lasting forever or enduring continually; the capacity to endure indefinitely
- peregrinate — to travel or journey, especially to walk on foot.
- perennation — the survival of a plant through the winter or dry season
- perestroika — Russian. the program of economic and political reform in the Soviet Union initiated by Mikhail Gorbachev in 1986.
- perforation — a hole, or one of a series of holes, bored or punched through something, as those between individual postage stamps of a sheet to facilitate separation.
- perforative — that perforates readily
- pericentral — arranged around a centre
- periclitate — exposed to danger
- perigastric — located near or around the gastric system (predominantly the stomach)
- perihepatic — surrounding the liver; located around the liver
- perinatally — during the perinatal period; before birth
- periodontal — of or relating to the periodontium.
- periodontia — the bone, connective tissue, and gum surrounding and supporting a tooth.
- peripatetic — walking or traveling about; itinerant.
- peristalith — a group of stones encircling a mound, dolmen, or the like.
- peristalsis — the progressive wave of contraction and relaxation of a tubular muscular system, especially the alimentary canal, by which the contents are forced through the system.
- peristaltic — of, relating to, or resembling peristalsis.
- perithecial — of, pertaining to, or having a perithecium
- permittance — the act of permitting or giving consent
- permutation — the act of permuting or permutating; alteration; transformation.
- persian cat — a long-haired variety of the domestic cat, originally raised in Persia and Afghanistan.
- personalist — Also called personal idealism. a modern philosophical movement locating ultimate value and reality in persons, human or divine.
- personality — the visible aspect of one's character as it impresses others: He has a pleasing personality.
- personation — to act or portray (a character in a play, a part, etc.).
- pertinacity — the quality of being pertinacious; persistence.
- pescatarian — a person whose diet is mostly vegetarian but includes fish and seafood.
- pescetarian — a person whose diet is mostly vegetarian but includes fish and seafood.
- petah tiqwa — city in WC Israel: pop. 153,000
- petalomania — the condition in which a flower has proportionately more petals than is normal
- petitionary — of the nature of or expressing a petition.
- petrarchism — the poetic style introduced by Petrarch and characteristic of his work, marked by complex grammatical structure, elaborate conceits, and conventionalized diction.
- petrarchist — a person who imitates the literary style employed by Petrarch, especially the poets of the English Renaissance who employed the Petrarchan sonnet style.
- petri plate — a petri dish containing culture medium
- petticoated — wearing a petticoat
- phagocytize — (of a phagocyte) to devour (material).
- phallotoxin — any of a group of potent mycotoxins produced by certain mushroom species of the genus Amanita.
- phantasiast — a person who adhered to the religious doctrine that Christ had no substantial reality
- phantomlike — an apparition or specter.
- pharyngitic — relating to the medical condition of pharyngitis that is characterized by pain and swelling of the pharynx
- pharyngitis — inflammation of the mucous membrane of the pharynx; sore throat.
- philatelist — the collecting of stamps and other postal matter as a hobby or an investment.
- philomathic — relating to or enjoying the process of learning new facts and acquiring new knowledge
- phitsanulok — a city in central Thailand.
- phonematics — phonemics.