12-letter words containing t, i, p, a
- optimistical — disposed to take a favorable view of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.
- optimization — The design and operation of a system or process to make it as good as possible in some defined sense.
- optoacoustic — relating to the relationship between light and sound
- optoisolator — A device that transmits a signal optically between two isolated electronic circuits.
- optometrical — the practice or profession of examining the eyes, by means of suitable instruments or appliances, for defects in vision and eye disorders in order to prescribe corrective lenses or other appropriate treatment.
- organoleptic — perceived by a sense organ.
- organotropic — designating or of a substance or virus that travels predominantly to a specific organ
- orthographic — of or relating to orthography.
- orthopaedics — (used with a singular verb) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, especially the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
- orthopaedist — Alternative spelling of orthopedist.
- orthopedical — (American spelling) Alternative form of orthopaedical.
- osteoplastic — Surgery. pertaining to osteoplasty.
- outspreading — Present participle of outspread.
- overcapacity — capacity beyond what is normal, allowed, or desirable.
- overemphatic — excessive or undue emphasis.
- overtime pay — a higher than normal rate of pay, for work done as overtime
- pacific time — the civil time officially adopted for a country or region, usually the civil time of some specific meridian lying within the region. The standard time zones in the U.S. (Atlantic time, Eastern time, Central time, Mountain time, Pacific time, Yukon time, Alaska-Hawaii time, and Bering time) use the civil times of the 60th, 75th, 90th, 105th, 120th, 135th, 150th, and 165th meridians respectively, the difference of time between one zone and the next being exactly one hour.
- pacification — to pacify.
- packet radio — (communications, radio) The use of packet switched communications protocols in large networks (i.e not wireless LANs or Bluetooth) having wireless links to terminals at least. Packet radio is split into amateur packet radio (AX25) and General Packet Radio Service (GRPS).
- paedobaptism — the baptism of infants
- paedobaptist — a person who baptizes infants
- paedodontics — the branch of dentistry that focuses on the care of children's teeth
- page printer — Computers. a high-speed, high-resolution printer that uses a light source, as a laser beam or electrically charged ions, to print a full page of text or graphics at a time.
- pain control — methods for the relief and management of pain
- paint bridge — a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like.
- paint roller — a roller of absorbent material, mounted on a handle, that is rolled in a trough of paint and then rolled over a flat surface to be painted.
- paintballing — a sport in which players compete in teams or individually to eliminate opponents by hitting them with pellets containing paint from a special gun
- painted lady — a butterfly, Vanessa cardui, having brownish-black and orange wings and hind wings each with four eyespots, the larvae of which feed on thistles.
- pair skating — a form of competitive skating in which a man and a woman skate together in performing a choreographed series of jumps, lifts, and other acrobatic moves to a selection of music.
- palaeolithic — the period of the emergence of primitive man and the manufacture of unpolished chipped stone tools, about 2.5 million to 3 million years ago until about 12 000 bc
- palatability — acceptable or agreeable to the palate or taste; savory: palatable food.
- palatalizing — to articulate (a consonant other than a normal palatal) as a palatal or with relatively more contact between the blade of the tongue and the hard palate, as in certain pronunciations of the l- sound in million.
- paleoclimate — the climate of some former period of geologic time.
- palification — the act of fortifying something with stakes
- palimpsestic — a parchment or the like from which writing has been partially or completely erased to make room for another text.
- palindromist — a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop.
- pallet knife — a small, flat utensil for picking up and handling pastry paste.
- palynologist — the study of live and fossil spores, pollen grains, and similar plant structures.
- panaesthesia — an individual's general awareness or perception
- panarthritis — arthritis in the entire joint
- panchromatic — sensitive to all visible colors, as a photographic film.
- pancreatitis — inflammation of the pancreas.
- pancytopenia — an abnormally low level of all blood cells
- panic attack — an intense attack of anxiety characterized by feelings of impending doom and trembling, sweating, pounding heart, and other physical symptoms.
- panic button — an alarm button for use in an emergency, as to summon help.
- panification — the making of bread
- panning shot — pan3 (def 6).
- pansexualist — someone who is pansexual
- pansexuality — Psychiatry. pertaining to the theory that all human behavior is based on sexuality.
- panspermatic — relating to panspermia