11-letter words containing p, a, t
- orthopaedic — of or relating to orthopedics.
- orthopraxia — the correction of deformities; orthopedics.
- orthopteran — orthopterous.
- osteography — The scientific description of bones; osteology.
- osteopathic — Of or pertaining to osteopathy or osteopathic medicine.
- osteoplasty — plastic surgery on a bone to repair a defect or loss.
- ostreophage — someone who loves or eats oysters
- ostreophagy — the consumption of oysters
- Ötztal alps — division of the E Alps, along the Austrian-Italian border: highest peak, 12,379 ft (3,773 m)
- outer space — space beyond the atmosphere of the earth.
- outerplanar — (mathematics) Describing a graph having a planar embedding such that the vertices lie on a circle and the edges lie inside that circle.
- outline map — a map which only provides very basic information so that more details can be added
- outpatients — Plural form of outpatient.
- outpopulate — to surpass in populating
- outspanning — Present participle of outspan.
- overoperate — to operate on (a patient) unnecessarily
- overpayment — to pay more than (an amount due): I received a credit after overpaying the bill.
- oxtail soup — soup made using the skinned tail of an ox
- p.p. factor — nicotinic acid or its amide, nicotinamide, being the vitamin-B-complex members that serve to prevent pellagra.
- pacesetting — a person, group, or organization that is the most progressive or successful and serves as a model to be imitated.
- pachydactyl — with thick digits
- pacificator — to pacify.
- packability — The quality or state of being packable.
- packet boat — a boat that travels a regular route, as along a coast or on a river, carrying passengers, freight, and mail
- packet soup — soup supplied in dried form in a packet
- packing nut — a nut that serves to condense packing and so to tighten its seal.
- paddle boat — small boat with pedals
- paediatrics — Paediatrics is the area of medicine that is concerned with the treatment of children's illnesses.
- paedodontic — of or relating to paedodontics
- paedotrophy — the art of raising children
- page turner — a book so exciting or gripping that one is compelled to read it very rapidly.
- page-turner — a book so exciting or gripping that one is compelled to read it very rapidly.
- pagoda tree — a Chinese leguminous tree, Sophora japonica, with ornamental white flowers and dark green foliage
- painstaking — taking or characterized by taking pains or trouble; expending or showing diligent care and effort; careful: a painstaking craftsman; painstaking research.
- paint horse — paint (def 6).
- paint spray — paint bought in a special can which you spray on a surface by pressing a button on the top of the can
- painted cup — any of several semiparasitic plants of the genus Castilleja, of the figwort family, having highly colored dilated bracts about the flowers.
- palaearctic — of or denoting a zoogeographical region consisting of Europe, Africa north of the Sahara, and most of Asia north of the Himalayas
- palaeontol. — palaeontology
- palaeotypic — characterized by palaeotype
- palatalized — Phonetics. pronounced with secondary palatal articulation.
- paleoarctic — palearctic.
- paleobotany — the branch of paleontology dealing with fossil plants.
- paleocortex — the olfactory region of the brain.
- paleolithic — (sometimes lowercase) Anthropology. of, relating to, or characteristic of the cultures of the late Pliocene and the Pleistocene epochs, or early phase of the Stone Age, which appeared first in Africa and are marked by the steady development of stone tools and later antler and bone artifacts, engravings on bone and stone, sculpted figures, and paintings and engravings on the walls of caves and rock-shelters: usually divided into three periods (Lower Paleolithic, c2,000,000–c200,000 b.c., Middle Paleolithic, c150,000–c40,000 b.c., Upper Paleolithic, c40,000–c10,000 b.c.)
- palestinian — a native or inhabitant of Palestine.
- palk strait — a strait in the Bay of Bengal between SE India and N Sri Lanka, to the N of Adam's Bridge. 40–85 miles (64–137 km) wide.
- palletising — to place (materials) upon pallets for handling or moving.
- palm desert — a town in S California, near Palm Springs.
- palmatisect — (of leaves) having palmate veins and lobes split almost to the base of the blade.