13-letter words containing p, y, a, t, i
- particularity — the quality or state of being particular.
- party machine — the internal organization of a political party, which decides its policies and directs its activities
- patentability — the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
- pathogenicity — the disease-producing capacity of a pathogen.
- patriarchally — of or relating to a patriarch, the male head of a family, tribe, community, church, order, etc.: my father's conservative, patriarchal ways.
- patrifocality — the system or fact of being patrifocal
- patriot's day — the third Monday in April, a legal holiday in Me. and Mass. commemorating the battles of Lexington and Concord (April 19, 1775)
- patriotically — of, like, suitable for, or characteristic of a patriot.
- patriots' day — the anniversary of the battles of Lexington and Concord (1775), celebrated the third Monday in April: a legal holiday in Massachusetts and Maine.
- patronizingly — displaying or indicative of an offensively condescending manner: a patronizing greeting, accompanied by a gentle pat on the pack.
- pay attention — be attentive
- pay the piper — a person who plays on a pipe.
- pearly whites — white and lustrous as a pearl.
- pedal cyclist — a person who rides a pedal cycle, as opposed to a motorcycle
- peirastically — in a peirastic manner
- penalty point — an endorsement on a driving licence due to a motoring offence
- penetratively — in a penetrative manner
- peninsularity — the state or fact of being a peninsula
- pennyfarthing — a high bicycle of an early type, with one large wheel in front and one small wheel behind.
- pentadactylic — having five digits on each limb
- pentasyllabic — a word or line of verse of five syllables.
- penultimately — in penultimate position; lastly except for one
- peptidoglycan — a polymer, consisting of polysaccharide and peptide chains, responsible for the structure of the cell wall of bacteria
- peregrinatory — tending to peregrinate; relating to or characteristic of a traveller
- perilymphatic — the fluid between the bony and membranous labyrinths of the ear.
- periodontally — with respect to periodontal tissue
- peripherality — the quality of being peripheral
- perishability — subject to decay, ruin, or destruction: perishable fruits and vegetables.
- perissodactyl — having an uneven number of toes or digits on each foot.
- petit larceny — petty larceny.
- petrophysical — relating to the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks
- phantasmality — the condition or character of being incorporeal and illusory
- phenomenality — highly extraordinary or prodigious; exceptional: phenomenal speed.
- photodynamics — the science dealing with light and its effects on living organisms.
- phreatophytic — of, possessing the properties of, or relating to a phreatophyte
- physicalistic — of or relating to physicalism.
- physicalities — the physical attributes of a person, especially when overdeveloped or overemphasized.
- physiotherapy — physical therapy.
- phytochemical — Also called phytonutrient. any of various bioactive chemical compounds found in plants, as antioxidants, considered to be beneficial to human health.
- phytosanitary — of or relating to the health of plants
- pianistically — in a manner or way that is pianistic
- picardy third — a major third in the final tonic chord of a composition written in a minor key.
- pietistically — in a pietistical manner
- placentia bay — a bay of the Atlantic Ocean on the SE coast of Newfoundland, Canada, W of the Avalon Peninsula. About 100 miles (160 km) long and 80 miles (129 km) wide.
- plain yoghurt — natural yoghurt, without added flavouring
- plantain lily — any Japanese or Chinese plant of the genus Hosta, of the lily family, having large leaves and spikes or one-sided clusters of white, lilac, or blue flowers.
- plastic money — credit cards, used instead of cash
- plastic paddy — a person who, although not born in Ireland, is of Irish descent and places great importance on Irishness
- platinocyanic — of or derived from platinocyanic acid.
- platonic year — a period of about 26,000 years, equal to the time required for a complete revolution of the equinoxes.