12-letter words containing p, a, y, t
- tracheophyte — any plant of the former division Tracheophyta, comprising all the vascular plants.
- tracheoscopy — examination of the interior of the trachea, as with a laryngoscope.
- trachypterus — a dealfish or ribbonfish
- transparency — Also, transparence. the quality or state of being transparent.
- triumphantly — having achieved victory or success; victorious; successful.
- trying plane — a plane with a long body for planing the edges of long boards
- trypaflavine — acriflavine hydrochloride.
- trypanocidal — (of a drug, agent, activity, etc) effective in killing trypanosomes
- tryparsamide — a white, crystalline powder, C 8 H 10 O 4 N 2 AsNa·½H 2 , used chiefly in treating African sleeping sickness.
- typhoid mary — Mary ("Typhoid Mary") 1869?–1938, U.S. cook, born in Ireland: known immune carrier of typhoid fever who infected many with the disease, institutionalized in 1914.
- typicalities — of the nature of or serving as a type or representative specimen.
- typification — to serve as a typical example of; exemplify.
- typing paper — paper for typing on
- typographist — a person skilled in the art of typography
- unacceptably — in an intolerable manner
- unhyphenated — without a hyphen
- united party — (formerly, in South Africa) the major opposition party, founded by General Smuts in 1934: the official Opposition in Parliament from 1948, the party was disbanded in 1977
- unpleasantry — an unpleasant word, action, comment, etc.: comments filled with unpleasantries.
- unpoetically — in an unpoetic manner
- unsyncopated — marked by syncopation: syncopated rhythm.
- vacation pay — salary paid during holidays
- vanity plate — a vehicle license plate bearing a combination of letters or numbers requested by the licensee, as a name or occupation.
- vanity press — a printing house that specializes in publishing books for which the authors pay all or most of the costs.
- vituperatory — abusive or blaming
- water supply — the supply of purified water available to a community.
- yachting cap — a cap with a round flat top and a visor
- yachtspeople — Plural form of yachtsperson.
- yachtsperson — A yachtsman or yachtswoman.
- zephyranthes — any of various bulbous plants belonging to the genus Zephyranthes, of the amaryllis family, as Z. grandiflora, having showy rose or pink flowers.
- zone therapy — a type of massage which works on the theory that specific parts of the foot or palm of the hand are associated with different parts of the body, and that massaging the feet or hands will give the patient relief from disorders in the related part of the body