11-letter words containing t, o, a, l, y
- 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.
- play doctor — a person, usually a professional playwright, employed to improve a script, especially shortly before the play's opening.
- 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.
- poetry slam — a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- 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.
- portability — the state or quality of being portable.
- postholiday — occurring after a holiday
- postnatally — after birth, following a birth
- postulatory — of or relating to a postulate or assumption
- potentially — possibly but not yet actually: potentially useful information.
- potvaliancy — brave only as a result of being drunk.
- poultry-man — a person who raises domestic fowls, especially chickens, to sell as meat; a chicken farmer.
- pourability — to send (a liquid, fluid, or anything in loose particles) flowing or falling, as from one container to another, or into, over, or on something: to pour a glass of milk; to pour water on a plant.
- primatology — the branch of zoology dealing with the primates.
- proactively — serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory: proactive measures against crime.
- probability — the quality or fact of being probable.
- prodigality — the quality or fact of being prodigal; wasteful extravagance in spending.
- promilitary — of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy: from civilian to military life.
- protanomaly — a defect of vision characterized by a diminished response of the retina to red.
- protocolary — the customs and regulations dealing with diplomatic formality, precedence, and etiquette.
- protogalaxy — the large concentration of gas and dust from which a galaxy is formed.
- proximately — next; nearest; immediately before or after in order, place, occurrence, etc.
- pterodactyl — any of a number of genera of flying reptiles of the extinct order Pterosauria, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having a highly reduced tail and teeth and a birdlike beak.
- ptyalagogic — saliva-inducing
- ptyalagogue — an item that causes the flow of saliva
- pyroclastic — composed chiefly of fragments of volcanic origin, as agglomerate, tuff, and certain other rocks; volcaniclastic.
- pyrogallate — a salt or ether of pyrogallol.
- pyrosulfate — a salt of pyrosulfuric acid.
- quotability — The degree to which a person, literature, or a speech is useful or relevant for being quoted.
- quotidianly — daily: a quotidian report.
- rapturously — full of, feeling, or manifesting ecstatic joy or delight.
- rationality — the state or quality of being rational.
- retaliatory — to return like for like, especially evil for evil: to retaliate for an injury.
- rhinoplasty — plastic surgery of the nose.
- roadability — the ability of a motor vehicle to maintain a steady, balanced, and comfortable ride, especially under a variety of road conditions.
- robotically — in a robotic manner
- rotary club — a local club of business and professional men that is a member of a world-wide organization of similar clubs (Rotary International) devoted to serving the community and promoting world peace.
- rotary dial — dial (def 4).
- rotary kiln — type of industrial oven
- rotary plow — a tined auger mounted on a horizontal power-driven shaft, for pulverizing unplowed soil preparatory to planting.
- safety bolt — a bolt or lock on a door or gate that cannot be moved from the outside
- safety lock — a lock designed to prevent picking.