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12-letter words containing p, t

  • alphabetizer — to put or arrange in alphabetical order.
  • alphabetizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alphabetize.
  • alphitomancy — the use of barley meal as a means of divination.
  • alpine-style — of or in an ascent (esp in high mountains like the Himalayas) in which the climbers carry all their equipment with them in a single ascent from base to summit
  • alveopalatal — articulated with the blade or front of the tongue approaching or touching the front of the hard palate near its junction with the alveolar ridge; having a primary palatal articulation and a secondary alveolar articulation.
  • ambiposition — (linguistics) An adposition that can occur either before or after its complement.
  • amenhotep iv — died 1357? b.c, king of Egypt 1375?–1357?: reformer of ancient Egyptian religion (son of Amenhotep III).
  • amethopterin — (now rare) Methotrexate.
  • amor patriae — love of one's country; patriotism
  • amperometric — relating to or involving the measurement of an electric current
  • amphetamines — Plural form of amphetamine.
  • amphiblastic — (of animal ova) showing complete but unequal cleavage after fertilization
  • amphibolitic — Of, pertaining to, or composed of an amphibolite.
  • amphictyonic — of or relating to an amphictyon or an amphictyony.
  • amphidentate — (of a ligand) able to coordinate through either of two different atoms, as in CN–
  • amphistomous — (of certain animals, such as leeches) having a sucker at either end of the body
  • amphitheater — An amphitheater is a large open area surrounded by rows of seats sloping upward. Amphitheaters were built mainly in Greek and Roman times for the performance of plays.
  • amphitheatre — An amphitheatre is a large open area surrounded by rows of seats sloping upwards. Amphitheatres were built mainly in Greek and Roman times for the performance of plays.
  • amphithecium — the outer layer of cells of the sporophyte of mosses and liverworts that develops into the outer parts of the spore-bearing capsule
  • amphitropous — (of a plant ovule) partially inverted so that the base and the micropyle at the apex are the same distance from the funicle
  • amphotericin — an amphoteric antibiotic produced by the bacterium Streptomyces nodosus and used in the treatment of fungal infections.
  • anabaptistic — relating to Anabaptists
  • analphabetic — not in alphabetical order
  • anapaestical — belonging to the form of poetry which uses a reversed dactyl consisting of two short syllables followed by a long one
  • anaphylactic — exaggerated allergic reaction to a foreign protein resulting from previous exposure to it.
  • anapodeictic — (rare, rhetoric) not able to be shown or proved by argument; undemonstrable.
  • anchor plant — a South American shrub, Colletia cruciata, of the buckthorn family, having flattened green branches and yellowish-white flowers.
  • anemotropism — orientation in response to a current of air.
  • angelo patri — Angelo [an-juh-loh] /ˈæn dʒəˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1877–1965, U.S. educator and writer, born in Italy.
  • angiopathies — Plural form of angiopathy.
  • anisotropies — Plural form of anisotropy.
  • anisotropism — the state of being anisotropic
  • answer print — a motion-picture film print composed of picture and sound, used for evaluation.
  • antependiums — Plural form of antependium.
  • anteposition — the position opposite a given part of a plant
  • anteprandial — before dinner
  • anthocarpous — resembling or pertaining to an anthocarp
  • anthophagous — That feeds on flowers.
  • anthophilous — (esp of insects) frequenting flowers
  • anthrophonic — Relating to anthrophony.
  • anthropodicy — An attempt, or argument attempting, to justify the existence of humanity as good (contrast theodicy).
  • anthropogeny — the genesis or development of the human race, especially as a subject of scientific study.
  • anthropoglot — An animal with tongue similar to humans allowing human-like speech.
  • anthropogony — the origin of the human species
  • anthropoidal — Anthropoid.
  • anthropology — Anthropology is the scientific study of people, society, and culture.
  • anthroponomy — the science dealing with the laws regulating the development of the human organism in relation to other organisms and to environment.
  • anthroponymy — the study of personal names.
  • anthropotomy — the structure of the human body
  • anti-dumping — designating or of laws, tariffs, etc. that ban or counteract the dumping of goods by a foreign manufacturer
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