11-letter words containing p, o, t, i
- protagonism — the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work.
- protagonist — the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work.
- protectible — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- proteinuria — the presence of abnormally large amounts of protein in the urine, usually resulting from kidney disease but sometimes from fever, excessive exercise, or other abnormal condition.
- proteolysis — the breaking down of proteins into simpler compounds, as in digestion.
- proteolytic — the breaking down of proteins into simpler compounds, as in digestion.
- proterozoic — noting or pertaining to the latter half of the Precambrian Era, from about 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago, characterized by the appearance of bacteria and marine algae; Algonkian.
- prothalamia — a song or poem written to celebrate a marriage.
- prothallium — Botany. the gametophyte of ferns and related plants.
- prothalloid — resembling a prothallus
- prothoracic — relating to an insect's prothorax
- prothrombin — a plasma protein involved in blood coagulation that on activation by factors in the plasma is converted to thrombin.
- proto-doric — of or relating to architecture, as in certain Egyptian tombs, supposedly anticipating the Grecian Doric order.
- proto-ionic — of or relating to architecture supposedly anticipating the Grecian Ionic order.
- protocolist — a person who drafts protocols
- protocolize — to make a protocol of
- protolithic — noting or pertaining to stone implements selected according to suitability of the form to a particular purpose without definite shaping on the part of the user.
- protonation — the act of providing an atom, molecule, or ion with a proton
- protopathic — noting or pertaining to a general, nondiscriminating responsiveness to pain or temperature stimuli (opposed to epicritic).
- protopectin — any of the class of water-insoluble pectic substances that are found in the rind of citrus fruits or in apple peels and that are hydrolyzed to pectin or pectic acid.
- protophilic — having or involving an affinity for hydrogen ions (protons)
- protophytic — pertaining to the class Protophyta
- protopodite — the basal portion of a two-branched crustacean leg or other appendage.
- prototyping — The creation of a model and the simulation of all aspects of a product. CASE tools support different degrees of prototyping. Some offer the end-user the ability to review all aspects of the user interface and the structure of documentation and reports before code is generated.
- protractile — capable of being protracted, lengthened, or protruded.
- protraction — the act of protracting; prolongation; extension.
- protractive — to draw out or lengthen, especially in time; extend the duration of; prolong.
- protrusible — able to be thrust outwards
- providently — having or showing foresight; providing carefully for the future.
- provocation — the act of provoking.
- provocative — tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing.
- provostship — the office of a provost
- proximately — next; nearest; immediately before or after in order, place, occurrence, etc.
- proximation — next; nearest; immediately before or after in order, place, occurrence, etc.
- proximities — nearness in place, time, order, occurrence, or relation.
- proxy fight — a contest between factions of stockholders in a company, in which each group attempts to gain control by soliciting signed proxy statements for sufficient votes.
- psilophytic — (of a plant) that grows well in the dry savannah
- psittacosis — a rickettsial disease affecting birds of the parrot family, pigeons, and domestic fowl, caused by the chlamydia Chlamydia psittaci and transmissible to humans.
- psittacotic — of or relating to psittacosis
- psychotoxic — toxic or harmful to the mind or personality.
- pteridology — the branch of botany dealing with ferns and related plants, as the horsetails and club mosses.
- pteropodium — the foot of a pteropod.
- ptyalagogic — saliva-inducing
- publication — the act of publishing a book, periodical, map, piece of music, engraving, or the like.
- puerto rico — an island in the central West Indies: a commonwealth associated with the U.S. 3435 sq. mi. (8895 sq. km). Capital: San Juan. Abbreviation: P.R., PR.
- pullulation — to send forth sprouts, buds, etc.; germinate; sprout.
- pulveration — the reduction of something to powder
- 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.
- pumpstation — A pumpstation is a place with pumps and equipment for pumping fluids from one place to another.
- punctilious — extremely attentive to punctilios; strict or exact in the observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions.