11-letter words containing p, o, t, a, c
- pterodactyl — any of a number of genera of flying reptiles of the extinct order Pterosauria, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having a highly reduced tail and teeth and a birdlike beak.
- ptochocracy — government by the poor
- ptyalagogic — saliva-inducing
- publication — the act of publishing a book, periodical, map, piece of music, engraving, or the like.
- pump-action — (of a shotgun or rifle) having an action that extracts the empty case, loads, and cocks the piece by means of a hand-operated lever that slides backward and forward; slide-action.
- punctuation — the practice or system of using certain conventional marks or characters in writing or printing in order to separate elements and make the meaning clear, as in ending a sentence or separating clauses.
- purificator — the linen cloth used by the celebrant for wiping the chalice after each communicant has drunk from it.
- pyroclastic — composed chiefly of fragments of volcanic origin, as agglomerate, tuff, and certain other rocks; volcaniclastic.
- radiopacity — opaque to radiation; visible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy (opposed to radiotransparent).
- reciprocant — a differential invariant
- reciprocate — to give, feel, etc., in return.
- recuperator — a person or thing that recuperates.
- replication — a reply; answer.
- report back — If you report back to someone, you tell them about something that they asked you to find out about.
- report card — a written report containing an evaluation of a pupil's scholarship and behavior, sent periodically to the pupil's parents or guardian, usually on a card containing marks and comments together with a record of attendance.
- rockhampton — a city in E Queensland, in E Australia.
- sapotaceous — belonging to the Sapotaceae, the sapodilla family of plants.
- saprobiotic — saprobic
- saprophytic — any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria.
- scotch snap — a rhythmic pattern consisting of a short note followed by a long one
- scotch tape — clear adhesive tape
- scotch-tape — to fasten or mend with Scotch tape.
- scriptorial — of or relating to a scriptorium
- scyphistoma — a stage in the life cycle of a jellyfish or other scyphozoan when it is fixed in place and reproduces asexually to produce free-swimming medusas.
- shoot craps — to play this game
- sociopathic — a person with a psychopathic personality whose behavior is antisocial, often criminal, and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility or social conscience.
- sophistical — of the nature of sophistry; fallacious.
- spasmolytic — of or noting spasmolysis.
- spathaceous — of the nature of or resembling a spathe.
- spatterdock — any of various water lilies of the genus Nuphar, having globular yellow flowers and growing in lakes or sluggish streams, especially N. advena, of the eastern U.S.
- spectrogram — a representation or photograph of a spectrum.
- speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
- speculatory — a place suitable for observation
- spermatoxic — (of a substance) toxic to spermatozoa.
- spiculation — formation into spicules.
- spirochaete — any of various spiral-shaped motile bacteria of the family Spirochaetaceae, certain species, as Treponema, Leptospira, and Borrelia, being pathogenic to humans and other animals, and other species being free-living, saprophytic, or parasitic.
- spodomantic — relating to spodomancy
- sporadicity — (of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional: sporadic renewals of enthusiasm.
- stauroscope — an optical instrument for studying the crystal structure of minerals under polarized light
- steatopygic — extreme accumulation of fat on and about the buttocks, especially of women.
- subtropical — bordering on the tropics; nearly tropical.
- superoctave — an organ stop two octaves above the standard pitch
- support act — a band or entertainer not topping the bill
- supracostal — above the rib
- sycophantic — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
- symptomatic — pertaining to a symptom or symptoms.
- syncopation — Music. a shifting of the normal accent, usually by stressing the normally unaccented beats.
- syncopative — relating to syncopation
- tape-record — to record (speech, music, etc.) on magnetic tape.
- tautophonic — having or repeating the same sound