11-letter words containing p, o, t, i
- petitionary — of the nature of or expressing a petition.
- petitionist — a person who petitions or makes appeals or requests
- petits pois — small sweet fresh green peas
- petticoated — wearing a petticoat
- pettifogger — a lawyer of inferior status who conducts unimportant cases, esp one who is unscrupulous or resorts to trickery
- petting zoo — a zoo, or a part of a larger zoo, where children may hold and stroke and sometimes feed small or young animals
- phagocytize — (of a phagocyte) to devour (material).
- phallotoxin — any of a group of potent mycotoxins produced by certain mushroom species of the genus Amanita.
- phantomlike — an apparition or specter.
- philoctetes — Classical Mythology. a noted archer and squire of Hercules. Bitten by a snake and abandoned on an island because of his festering wound, he was at length brought by the Greeks to Troy, where he recovered and later killed Paris.
- philologist — the study of literary texts and of written records, the establishment of their authenticity and their original form, and the determination of their meaning.
- philomathic — relating to or enjoying the process of learning new facts and acquiring new knowledge
- phitsanulok — a city in central Thailand.
- phlebotomic — of or noting phlebotomy.
- phonematics — phonemics.
- phonetastic — (communications) A CTI product from Callware. Phonetastic employs if-then rules and customer records to tell those receiving calls who is calling (based on ANI and DNIS) and to determine how the call should be routed, e.g. to a certain sales representative or to the general sales department; receive high-priority treatment; receive a fax-back, etc.
- phonetician — a specialist in phonetics or in some aspect of phonetics.
- phoneticism — a phonetic scheme of writing
- phoneticize — to represent (speech) in writing by means of a system in which individual symbols correspond regularly with speech sounds.
- phoniatrics — the study and treatment of voice disorders.
- phonologist — a specialist in phonology.
- phonotactic — of or relating to phonotactics: Phonotactic constraints in English prevent the occurrence of the consonant clusters (sr) and (dl) at the beginning of words.
- phosphatide — phospholipid.
- phosphatize — to treat with phosphates.
- phosphorite — a sedimentary rock sufficiently rich in phosphate minerals to be used as a source of phosphorus for fertilizers.
- photic zone — the upper layer of a body of water delineated by the depth to which enough sunlight can penetrate to permit photosynthesis.
- photoactive — the activation or control of a chemical, chemical reaction, or organism by light, as the activation of chlorophyll by sunlight during photosynthesis.
- photobiotic — living or thriving only in the presence of light.
- photocopier — any electrically operated machine using a photographic method, as the electrostatic process, for making instant copies of written, drawn, or printed material.
- photoflight — pertaining to a flight made for the purpose of aerial photography.
- photoionize — to cause to undergo or to undergo photoionization
- photometric — the measurement of the intensity of light or of relative illuminating power.
- photomosaic — mosaic (def 4).
- photoperiod — the interval in a 24-hour period during which a plant or animal is exposed to light.
- photophilic — of or relating to an organism, as a plant, that is receptive to, seeks, or thrives in light.
- photophobia — an abnormal sensitivity to or intolerance of light, as in iritis.
- photophobic — of or relating to an organism that avoids light.
- photophonic — of, relating to, or having the properties of a photophone
- photoresist — Electronics. a photosensitive liquid polymer, used in photolithography to produce integrated circuits.
- photostatic — a camera for making facsimile copies of documents, drawings, etc., in the form of paper negatives on which the positions of lines, objects, etc., in the originals are maintained.
- phototactic — movement of an organism toward or away from a source of light.
- phototropic — growing toward or away from the light.
- phycologist — the branch of botany dealing with algae.
- phyllotaxis — phyllotaxy.
- physiolater — somebody who worships nature
- physiolatry — the worship of nature
- physiometry — measurement of the physiological functions of the body.
- phytoalexin — any of a class of plant compounds that accumulate at the site of invading microorganisms and confer resistance to disease.
- phytotomist — someone who studies or who is an expert in phytotomy
- piano stool — adjustable stool used by pianist