11-letter words containing p, e, a, r, t
- 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
- perlustrate — to inspect thoroughly; to make a thorough examination of (something), esp to intercept and read (letters) for purposes of surveillance; to travel through and survey (a region)
- permanently — existing perpetually; everlasting, especially without significant change.
- permeameter — an instrument for measuring magnetic permeability.
- permittance — the act of permitting or giving consent
- permutation — the act of permuting or permutating; alteration; transformation.
- perpetrable — able to be perpetrated
- perpetrated — to commit: to perpetrate a crime.
- perpetrator — a person who perpetrates, or commits, an illegal, criminal, or evil act: The perpetrators of this heinous crime must be found and punished to the fullest extent of the law.
- perpetuable — able to be perpetuated
- perpetually — continuing or enduring forever; everlasting.
- perpetuance — to make perpetual.
- perpetuated — to make perpetual.
- perpetuates — to make perpetual.
- perpetuator — to make perpetual.
- perseverant — steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., especially in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement.
- perseverate — to repeat something insistently or redundantly: to perseverate in reminding children of their responsibilities.
- 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.).
- persulphate — a sulphuric acid salt of a base peroxide
- perth amboy — a seaport in E New Jersey.
- pertinacity — the quality of being pertinacious; persistence.
- perturbable — to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate.
- perturbator — to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate.
- 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.
- pet scanner — a tomographic imaging device that yields visual information about the ongoing activity of the brain: positron-emitting isotopes, incorporated into biologically important compounds, are injected intravenously or administered by inhalation, and the resultant gamma radiation is sensed by detectors and converted into computer-generated images of blood flow, oxygen utilization, glucose uptake, etc.
- 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
- petrodollar — profits made from oil exports
- petrography — the branch of petrology dealing with the description and classification of rocks, especially by microscopic examination.
- petrol tank — The petrol tank in a motor vehicle is the container for petrol.
- phalanstery — the buildings occupied by a phalanx. the community itself.
- phosphorate — Also, phosphorize. Chemistry. to combine or impregnate with phosphorus.
- phrenetical — of or relating to phrenitis
- phylacteric — of or relating to phylacteries
- physiolater — somebody who worships nature
- piano tuner — a person who tunes pianos and sometimes other keyboard instruments.
- picture hat — a woman's hat having a very broad, flexible brim, often decorated with feathers, flowers, or the like.
- pilot raise — a small raise intended to be enlarged later.
- pin-feather — an undeveloped feather before the web portions have expanded.
- pine marten — a marten, Martes martes, of Europe and western Asia.