11-letter words containing p, o, t, i
- postmarital — occurring, effective, or provided after marriage
- postnuptial — subsequent to marriage: postnuptial adjustments.
- postorbital — located behind the orbit or socket of the eye.
- postprimary — of or relating to education after primary school
- postpyloric — the opening between the stomach and the duodenum.
- postscenium — a wing on either side of the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theatre where props could be stored and actors could prepare; a parascenium
- posttension — (in prestressed-concrete construction) to apply tension to (reinforcing strands) after the concrete has set. Compare pretension2 (def 1).
- posttussive — of or relating to a cough.
- posttyphoid — occurring as a sequela of typhoid fever.
- postulating — to ask, demand, or claim.
- postulation — to ask, demand, or claim.
- posturizing — to posture; pose.
- postvocalic — immediately following a vowel.
- postweaning — of, relating to, or occurring in the period following weaning
- pot sticker — a pan-fried and steamed Chinese dumpling with a ground meat or vegetable filling.
- pot-bellied — a distended or protuberant belly.
- pot-valiant — brave only as a result of being drunk.
- potato chip — a thin slice of potato fried until crisp and usually salted.
- potato vine — a tender, woody Brazilian vine, Solanum jasminoides, of the nightshade family, having starlike, blue-tinged white flowers in clusters, grown as an ornamental.
- potentially — possibly but not yet actually: potentially useful information.
- potentiator — to cause to be potent; make powerful.
- potshotting — the act of taking potshots
- potteringly — in a pottering fashion, slowly
- potty-chair — a small chair with an open seat over a removable pot, for use by a child during toilet training.
- potty-train — to teach a small child to use a potty or toilet
- potvaliancy — brave only as a result of being drunk.
- pourability — to send (a liquid, fluid, or anything in loose particles) flowing or falling, as from one container to another, or into, over, or on something: to pour a glass of milk; to pour water on a plant.
- power elite — a closely knit alliance of military, government, and corporate officials perceived as the center of wealth and political power in the U.S.
- power point — electrical socket
- power train — a train of gears and shafting transmitting power from an engine, motor, etc., to a mechanism being driven.
- praetorship — the office of a praetor.
- pre-emption — the act or right of claiming or purchasing before or in preference to others.
- pre-notions — a preconception.
- precautious — using or displaying precaution: a precautious reply; a precautious person.
- precipitous — of the nature of or characterized by precipices: a precipitous wall of rock.
- predication — to proclaim; declare; affirm; assert.
- predicatory — of or relating to preaching.
- predominant — having ascendancy, power, authority, or influence over others; preeminent.
- predominate — to be the stronger or leading element or force.
- preelection — a choice or selection made beforehand.
- prefunction — the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role.
- prehistoric — of or relating to the time or a period prior to recorded history: The dinosaur is a prehistoric beast.
- preignition — ignition of the charge in an internal-combustion engine earlier in the cycle than is compatible with proper operation.
- prelibation — a foretaste.
- premonition — a feeling of anticipation of or anxiety over a future event; presentiment: He had a vague premonition of danger.
- premonitive — of, or relating to, a premonition
- premonitory — giving premonition; serving to warn beforehand.
- premunition — Immunology. a state of balance between host and infectious agent, as a bacterium or parasite, such that the immune defense of the host is sufficient to resist further infection but insufficient to destroy the agent.
- prenominate — mentioned beforehand.
- preparation — a proceeding, measure, or provision by which one prepares for something: preparations for a journey.