10-letter words containing p, a, t
- allopathic — of, relating to, or used in allopathy
- allopatric — (of biological speciation or species) taking place or existing in areas that are geographically separated from one another
- alloplasty — implantation of a synthetic material to replace a diseased or damaged body tissue or organ.
- allotropes — Plural form of allotrope.
- allotropic — of or characterized by allotropy
- alpenstock — an early form of ice axe, consisting of a stout stick with an iron tip and sometimes having a pick and adze at the head, formerly used by mountain climbers
- alpestrine — (of plants) growing at high altitudes; subalpine
- alpha-test — an in-house test of a new or modified piece of computer software
- alphabetic — in the order of the letters of the alphabet: alphabetical arrangement.
- alphametic — a mathematical puzzle using letters to express numbers that must be deciphered
- altarpiece — An altarpiece is a work of art behind the altar in a church.
- altiplanos — Plural form of altiplano.
- altophobia — an abnormal fear of heights; acrophobia.
- amboceptor — an immune body formed in the blood during infection or immunization that serves to link the complement to the antigen
- aminoplast — amino resin.
- amphiaster — the structure that occurs in a cell undergoing mitosis, consisting of a spindle with an aster at each end
- amphictyon — a delegate to an amphictyonic council
- amphithyra — Also, amphithyron, amphithura [am-fuh-thoo r-uh] /ˌæm fəˈθʊər ə/ (Show IPA), amphithuron. Greek Orthodox Church. a divided curtain in front of the door of the iconostasis.
- amphitrite — a sea goddess, wife of Poseidon and mother of Triton
- amphitryon — the grandson of Perseus and husband of Alcmene
- ampholytic — capable of ionizing into both anions and cations; amphoteric.
- amphoteric — able to function as either a base or an acid
- ampliation — an extension or addition to what is already known
- ampliative — serving to extend or add to what is already known
- amplitudes — Plural form of amplitude.
- amputating — Present participle of amputate.
- amputation — to cut off (all or part of a limb or digit of the body), as by surgery.
- amyloplast — a non-pigmented granule in a plant cell which stores amylopectin
- amyotrophy — wasting of muscles, caused by disease of the nerves supplying them
- anabaptise — to rebaptise
- anabaptism — a member of any of various Protestant sects, formed in Europe after 1520, that denied the validity of infant baptism, baptized believers only, and advocated social and economic reforms as well as the complete separation of church and state.
- anabaptist — a member of any of various 16th-century Protestant movements that rejected infant baptism, insisted that adults be rebaptized, and sought to establish Christian communism
- anabaptize — to baptize again
- anaglyptic — Of or pertaining to anaglyptics or to an anaglyph.
- analeptics — Plural form of analeptic.
- analphabet — an illiterate person unfamiliar with the letters of the alphabet
- anaplastic — of or relating to anaplasia
- anapodoton — (uncountable, rhetoric) The rhetorical device in which a main clause is implied by a subordinate clause, without mention.
- anastrophe — reversal of the usual order of the parts of a sentence; inversion (Ex.: “Came the dawn”)
- anatropous — (of a plant ovule) inverted during development by a bending of the stalk (funicle) attaching it to the carpel wall
- ancipitous — Alternative form of ancipital.
- angiopathy — (pathology) Any disease of the blood vessels.
- anisotropy — Physics. of unequal physical properties along different axes. Compare isotropic (def 1).
- antechapel — the outer part of a chapel at the west end
- antepartum — of or noting the period prior to childbirth; before delivery.
- antepenult — the third last syllable in a word
- anthophore — an elongation of the receptacle of a flower between the calyx and corolla
- anthropoid — resembling man
- anticipant — operating in advance; expectant; anticipating
- anticipate — If you anticipate an event, you realize in advance that it may happen and you are prepared for it.