11-letter words containing p, t, y, a
- phagocytose — phagocytize.
- phalanstery — the buildings occupied by a phalanx. the community itself.
- pharyngitic — relating to the medical condition of pharyngitis that is characterized by pain and swelling of the pharynx
- pharyngitis — inflammation of the mucous membrane of the pharynx; sore throat.
- photo essay — a group of photographs, usually with supplementary text, that conveys a unified story and is published as a book or as a feature in a magazine or newspaper.
- photography — the process or art of producing images of objects on sensitized surfaces by the chemical action of light or of other forms of radiant energy, as x-rays, gamma rays, or cosmic rays.
- phylacteric — of or relating to phylacteries
- phyllotaxis — phyllotaxy.
- physiatrics — physical medicine.
- physiatrist — a physician specializing in physical medicine.
- physicalist — a doctrine associated with logical positivism and holding that every meaningful statement, other than the necessary statements of logic and mathematics, must refer directly or indirectly to observable properties of spatiotemporal things or events.
- physicality — the physical attributes of a person, especially when overdeveloped or overemphasized.
- physiolater — somebody who worships nature
- physiolatry — the worship of nature
- phytic acid — a white to pale-yellow, water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 1 8 O 2 4 P 6 , found in cereal grains: used chiefly to chelate heavy metals during the manufacture of animal fats and vegetable oils and as a water-softening agent.
- phytoalexin — any of a class of plant compounds that accumulate at the site of invading microorganisms and confer resistance to disease.
- phytography — the branch of botany dealing with the description of plants.
- piacularity — the state of being piacular
- piatigorsky — Gregor [greg-er] /ˈgrɛg ər/ (Show IPA), 1903–76, U.S. cellist, born in Russia.
- pictography — the use of pictographs; picture writing.
- pictorially — pertaining to, expressed in, or of the nature of a picture.
- pirate copy — an illicitly reproduced copy of a DVD, video, book, game, etc
- piscatology — the art or science of fishing.
- placatingly — in a placating manner
- planetology — the branch of astronomy that deals with the physical features of the planets.
- plantocracy — government by plantation owners.
- platinotype — a process of printing positives in which a platinum salt is used, rather than the usual silver salts, in order to make a more permanent print.
- platycnemia — (in the shinbone) the state of being laterally flattened.
- platykurtic — (of a frequency distribution) less concentrated about the mean than the corresponding normal distribution.
- platyrrhine — Anthropology. having a broad, flat-bridged nose.
- play a part — act
- play doctor — a person, usually a professional playwright, employed to improve a script, especially shortly before the play's opening.
- play truant — be absent from school without permission
- play-acting — Play-acting is behaviour where someone pretends to have attitudes or feelings that they do not really have.
- play-centre — a regular meeting of small children arranged by their parents or a welfare agency to give them an opportunity of supervised creative play
- playability — the quality or state of being playable: The sound and playability of vintage instruments depends on how well they are maintained. Poor graphics and counterintuitive controls negatively affected the playability of the video game.
- playstation — (games, hardware) The leading family of games consoles, from Sony Corporation consisting of the original Playstation (PS1) and the Playstation 2 (PS2). The basic Playstations consist of a small box containing the processor and a DVD reader, with video outputs to connect to a TV, sockets for two game controllers, and a socket for one or two memory cards. The PS2 also has USB sockets. The PS2 can run PS1 software because the PS2's I/O processor is the same as the PS1's CPU.
- playwriting — the art or technique of writing theatrical plays; the work or profession of a playwright.
- plisetskaya — Maya (Mikhailovna) [mah-yuh myi-khahy-luh v-nuh] /ˈmɑ yə myɪˈxaɪ ləv nə/ (Show IPA), 1925–2015, Soviet ballet dancer.
- poetry slam — a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- pointy-head — stupid; idiotic.
- politically — of, relating to, or concerned with politics: political writers.
- polyactinal — possessing many rays
- polyandrist — a woman who practices or favors polyandry.
- polycrystal — an object composed of randomly oriented crystals, formed by rapid solidification
- polydactyly — the condition of being polydactyl.
- polygonatum — a plant of the genus Polygonatum
- polysorbate — any of a class of emulsifying and dispersing agents used in various foods and pharmaceutical preparations.
- porphyratin — any of various complex compounds formed of metals and porphyrins
- portability — the state or quality of being portable.