10-letter words containing p, t, e
- appetising — (mostly, British) alternative spelling of appetizing.
- appetition — a desire or craving directed towards a specific object, goal, or purpose
- appetitive — pertaining to appetite.
- appetizers — Plural form of appetizer.
- appetizing — Appetizing food looks and smells good, so that you want to eat it.
- apple cart — a huckster's handcart for selling apples in the street, etc.
- apple tart — a pastry case filled with apples, with or without pastry on top
- appointees — a person who is appointed.
- appointers — Plural form of appointer.
- appointive — relating to or filled by appointment
- appositely — In an apposite manner.
- appositive — standing in apposition
- appreciate — If you appreciate something, for example a piece of music or good food, you like it because you recognize its good qualities.
- apprentice — An apprentice is a young person who works for someone in order to learn their skill.
- apprentise — Obsolete form of apprentice.
- appretiate — Archaic form of appreciate.
- approbated — Simple past tense and past participle of approbate.
- apterygial — (of eels, certain insects, etc) lacking such paired limbs as wings or fins
- apterygote — belonging or pertaining to the Apterygota, a subclass of primitive wingless insects that undergo little or no metamorphosis.
- aquaplanet — (astronomy) A planet having a considerable amount of surface water.
- archetypal — Someone or something that is archetypal has all the most important characteristics of a particular kind of person or thing and is a perfect example of it.
- archetypes — the original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype.
- archetypic — Archetypical.
- archpriest — (formerly) a chief assistant to a bishop, performing many of his sacerdotal functions during his absence
- arctophile — a person who collects teddy bears or is fond of them
- areopagite — a member of the Areopagus, a judicial council of ancient Athens that met on the hill of that name
- aristotype — a process of photographic printing in which paper coated with silver chloride in gelatin is used.
- armipotent — strong in arms or war
- arpeggiate — to play an arpeggio
- ascriptive — having the ability to be attributable to
- asepticise — to make aseptic; to treat with aseptics
- asepticism — a form of care or treatment which prevents putrification
- asepticize — to cause (something) to be aseptic or non-putrefying
- aspartates — Plural form of aspartate.
- aspectable — having the ability to be seen
- asperating — to make rough, harsh, or uneven: a voice asperated by violent emotion.
- asperation — The act of asperating; a making or becoming rough.
- asperities — Plural form of asperity.
- asphaltene — any of the constituents of a bitumen, as asphalt, that are insoluble in pentane, hexane, or naphthalene.
- asphaltite — any of various naturally occurring hydrocarbons that resemble asphalt but have a higher melting point
- asphyxiate — If someone is asphyxiated, they die or lose consciousness because they are unable to breathe properly.
- aspirinate — (organic compound) Any salt or ester of aspirin.
- assumptive — taken for granted.
- asthenopia — a strained condition of the eyes, often with headache, dizziness, etc.
- asymptotes — Plural form of asymptote.
- at a price — If you can buy something that you want at a price, it is for sale, but it is extremely expensive.
- at present — A situation that exists at present exists now, although it may change.
- atmosphere — A planet's atmosphere is the layer of air or other gases around it.
- atropatene — Media Atropatene.
- attempting — to make an effort at; try; undertake; seek: to attempt an impossible task; to attempt to walk six miles.