9-letter words containing t, a, m, p
- ply metal — a composition of dissimilar metals bonded together in sheet form.
- pneumatic — of or relating to air, gases, or wind.
- pneumato- — air; breath or breathing; spirit
- point man — the lead soldier of an infantry patrol on combat operations.
- pointsman — a railway switchman.
- pole mast — a mast on a sailing vessel, consisting of a single piece without separate upper masts.
- polymathy — learning in many fields; encyclopedic knowledge.
- port arms — a position in military drill in which one's rifle is held diagonally in front of the body, with the muzzle pointing upward to the left.
- postwoman — female postal worker
- pot metal — an alloy of copper and lead, formerly used for making plumbing fixtures, bearings, etc.
- potassium — a silvery-white metallic element that oxidizes rapidly in the air and whose compounds are used as fertilizer and in special hard glasses. Symbol: K; atomic weight: 39.102; atomic number: 19; specific gravity: 0.86 at 20°C.
- practicum — (in a college or university) the part of a course consisting of practical work in a particular field.
- pragmatic — of or relating to a practical point of view or practical considerations.
- preatomic — of or relating to the period of history preceding the atomic age.
- predatism — the state of living as a predator or by predation.
- preformat — to format in advance
- prelatism — prelacy; episcopacy.
- premarket — of the period before a product is available
- premature — occurring, coming, or done too soon: a premature announcement.
- premiated — to grant a prize or an award to.
- premortal — subject to death; having a transitory life: all mortal creatures.
- primality — the state of being primal
- primatial — Ecclesiastical. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.
- primitiae — the first fruits of the harvest
- primitial — relating to primitiae
- prismatic — of, relating to, or like a prism.
- privatism — concern with or pursuit of one's personal or family interests, welfare, or ideals to the exclusion of broader social issues or relationships.
- progamete — a cell that is the precursor of one ovum or many spermatozoa; a spermatocyte or oocyte.
- protamine — any of a group of arginine-rich, strongly basic proteins that are not coagulated by heat, occurring primarily in the sperm of fish.
- protonema — a primary, usually filamentous structure produced by the germination of the spore in mosses and certain related plants, and from which the leafy plant which bears the sexual organs arises as a lateral or terminal shoot.
- proximate — next; nearest; immediately before or after in order, place, occurrence, etc.
- prytaneum — a public building in ancient Greece, containing the symbolic hearth of the community and commonly resembling a private dwelling in plan, used as a community meeting place and as a lodging for guests of the community.
- psamtik i — king of Egypt 663–609 b.c. (son of Necho I).
- ptarmigan — any of several grouses of the genus Lagopus, of mountainous and cold northern regions, having feathered feet.
- ptolemaic — of or relating to Ptolemy or his system of astronomy.
- ptomainic — causing or resulting from ptomaines
- pulmonate — Zoology. having lungs or lunglike organs.
- punctatim — point for point.
- reattempt — to make an effort at; try; undertake; seek: to attempt an impossible task; to attempt to walk six miles.
- recompact — to pack or join (something) closely together again
- redtapism — excessive formality and routine required before official action can be taken.
- reimplant — Surgery. to restore (a tooth, organ, limb, or other structure) to its original site.
- repayment — to pay back or refund, as money.
- rest camp — a camp where soldiers rest
- route map — road plan showing where to go
- separatum — a reprint of an article separately from the magazine, journal, or book in which it was originally published; an offprint
- septarium — a concretionary nodule or mass, usually of calcium carbonate or of argillaceous carbonate of iron, traversed within by a network of cracks filled with calcite and other minerals.
- septimana — a week.
- simpatico — congenial or like-minded; likable: I find our new neighbor simpatico in every respect.
- spasmatic — given to spasms