10-letter words containing p, t, e
- anastrophe — reversal of the usual order of the parts of a sentence; inversion (Ex.: “Came the dawn”)
- antechapel — the outer part of a chapel at the west end
- antepartum — of or noting the period prior to childbirth; before delivery.
- antepenult — the third last syllable in a word
- anthophore — an elongation of the receptacle of a flower between the calyx and corolla
- anticipate — If you anticipate an event, you realize in advance that it may happen and you are prepared for it.
- antiherpes — acting against the herpes simplex virus
- antilepton — the antiparticle of any of the leptons
- antilopine — of or relating to the antelope
- antiphoner — An antiphonal.
- antiplague — acting against plague
- antiplaque — acting against or preventing plaque
- antipodean — Antipodean describes people or things that come from or relate to Australia and New Zealand.
- antipoetic — relating to poetry which does not conform to poetic conventions
- antipolice — opposed to or against the police
- antiporter — a membrane protein that transports substances across cell membranes
- antipyrine — a drug formerly used to reduce pain and fever. Formula: C11H12N2O
- antisepsis — destruction of undesirable microorganisms, such as those that cause disease or putrefaction
- antiseptic — Antiseptic is a substance that kills germs and harmful bacteria.
- aparthotel — a hotel in which self-catering service apartments are available for rent
- apartments — a suite of rooms in a grand residence such as a palace distinguished from any public rooms and designated for the use of a particular person or group
- aphaeretic — (rare) Of the nature of aphaeresis.
- apiculture — the breeding and care of bees
- apitherapy — the medicinal use of honey or other bee products
- aplacental — (of monotremes and marsupials) having no placenta
- apocopated — to shorten by apocope.
- apodeictic — unquestionably true by virtue of demonstration
- apologetic — If you are apologetic, you show or say that you are sorry for causing trouble for someone, for hurting them, or for disappointing them.
- apopemptic — relating to departure, valedictory
- apophthegm — a short cryptic remark containing some general or generally accepted truth; maxim
- apoplectic — If someone is apoplectic, they are extremely angry about something.
- apoprotein — any conjugated protein from which the prosthetic group has been removed, such as apohaemoglobin (the protein of haemoglobin without its haem group)
- aposematic — (of the coloration of certain distasteful or poisonous animals) characterized by bright conspicuous markings, which predators recognize and learn to avoid; warning
- apostatise — Alternative spelling of apostatize.
- apostatize — to forsake or abandon one's belief, faith, or allegiance
- apostilled — Simple past tense and past participle of apostille.
- apostolate — the office, authority, or mission of an apostle
- apostolise — to preach
- apostolize — to proclaim
- apostrophe — An apostrophe is the mark ' when it is written to indicate that one or more letters have been left out of a word, as in 'isn't' and 'we'll'. It is also added to nouns to form possessives, as in 'Mike's car'.
- apothecary — An apothecary was a person who prepared medicines for people.
- apothecial — Lb lichenology Relating to the apothecium.
- apothecium — a cup-shaped structure that contains the asci, esp in lichens; a type of ascocarp
- apotheoses — Plural form of apotheosis.
- apotheosis — If something is the apotheosis of something else, it is an ideal or typical example of it.
- apparently — You use apparently to indicate that the information you are giving is something that you have heard, but you are not certain that it is true.
- appellants — Plural form of appellant.
- appendants — Plural form of appendant.
- appertains — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of appertain.
- appetisers — Plural form of appetiser.