15-letter words containing p, a, t
- anchorage point — a point to which something such as the straps securing a childseat can be safely attached
- angel's-trumpet — any of several plants belonging to the genera Brugmansia and Datura, of the nightshade family, having large, trumpet-shaped flowers in a variety of colors.
- angina pectoris — a sudden intense pain in the chest, often accompanied by feelings of suffocation, caused by momentary lack of adequate blood supply to the heart muscle
- anisotropically — Physics. of unequal physical properties along different axes. Compare isotropic (def 1).
- annuity payment — a payment that the investor receives at regular intervals from an annuity
- antarctic plate — a major tectonic division of the earth's crust, comprising Antarctica and adjacent ocean basins (the South Indian, Southeast Pacific, and Atlantic-Indian basins) and bounded on the north by the Nazca, South American, African, Indo-Australian, and Pacific plates.
- antepenultimate — third from last
- anteprohibition — before prohibition.
- anteroposterior — Relating to or directed toward both front and back.
- anthropobiology — the biological study of the human species
- anthropocentric — regarding man as the most important and central factor in the universe
- anthropogenesis — the study of the origins of man
- anthropological — the science that deals with the origins, physical and cultural development, biological characteristics, and social customs and beliefs of humankind.
- anthropologists — Plural form of anthropologist.
- anthropometrics — the science of measuring the size and proportions of the human body (called anthropometry), especially as applied to the design of furniture and machines.
- anthropomorphic — Anthropomorphic means relating to the idea that an animal, a god, or an object has feelings or characteristics like those of a human being.
- anthropopathism — ascription of human passions or feelings to a being or beings not human, especially to a deity.
- anthropophagite — a cannibal
- anthropophagous — Who practices anthropophagy.
- anthropopsychic — the attribution of consciousness to divine beings and nature
- anthroposophist — A proponent of anthroposophy.
- anti-capitalism — an economic system in which investment in and ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange of wealth is made and maintained chiefly by private individuals or corporations, especially as contrasted to cooperatively or state-owned means of wealth.
- anti-censorship — the act or practice of censoring.
- anti-corruption — the act of corrupting or state of being corrupt.
- anti-depressant — An anti-depressant is a drug which is used to treat people who are suffering from depression.
- anti-pathogenic — Pathology. capable of producing disease: pathogenic bacteria.
- anti-patriarchy — a form of social organization in which the father is the supreme authority in the family, clan, or tribe and descent is reckoned in the male line, with the children belonging to the father's clan or tribe.
- anti-productive — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
- anti-puritanism — the principles and practices of the Puritans.
- anti-republican — of, relating to, or of the nature of a republic.
- anti-separatist — a person who separates, withdraws, or secedes, as from an established church.
- antiaphrodisiac — something that represses sexual desire
- anticardiolipin — (medicine, immunology) Directed against cardiolipin.
- anticipointment — (rare) The state of mind resulting from excitedly anticipating a strongly promoted product, event, film, etc, and then being disappointed when it fails to meet the expectations generated by this promotion.
- anticlinal trap — An anticlinal trap is a structural trap which is closed by an anticline (= an arch-shaped fold in rock, in which rock layers are upwardly convex).
- anticompetitive — (in business) discouraging competition
- antidepressants — of or relating to a substance that is used in the treatment of mood disorders, as characterized by various manic or depressive affects.
- antidevelopment — (of a group) opposed to development
- antihypotensive — An antihypotensive is any drug that raises low blood pressure.
- antiperistalses — Plural form of antiperistalsis.
- antiperistalsis — contractions of the intestine that force the contents in the opposite direction to the normal
- antiperistaltic — reversed peristaltic action of the intestines, by which their contents are carried upward.
- antiperspirants — Plural form of antiperspirant.
- antipornography — opposed to or acting against pornography
- antipositivists — Plural form of antipositivist.
- antiprogressive — opposed to or acting against progression in society
- antishoplifting — designed to prevent shoplifting
- antispeculation — opposed to or acting against excessive oil speculation
- antispeculative — opposed to or acting against speculation
- antitranspirant — any substance that decreases transpiration and, usually, photosynthesis