11-letter words containing t, o, n, i, p
- perennation — the survival of a plant through the winter or dry season
- perforation — a hole, or one of a series of holes, bored or punched through something, as those between individual postage stamps of a sheet to facilitate separation.
- peril point — the lower limit of a tariff on a commodity at which import of that commodity would have a seriously adverse effect on the local producers.
- periodontal — of or relating to the periodontium.
- periodontia — the bone, connective tissue, and gum surrounding and supporting a tooth.
- peritonitic — inflammation of the peritoneum, often accompanied by pain and tenderness in the abdomen, vomiting, constipation, and moderate fever.
- peritonitis — inflammation of the peritoneum, often accompanied by pain and tenderness in the abdomen, vomiting, constipation, and moderate fever.
- perlocution — (of a speech act) producing an effect upon the listener, as in persuading, frightening, amusing, or causing the listener to act.
- permutation — the act of permuting or permutating; alteration; transformation.
- persecution — the act of persecuting.
- personalist — Also called personal idealism. a modern philosophical movement locating ultimate value and reality in persons, human or divine.
- personality — the visible aspect of one's character as it impresses others: He has a pleasing personality.
- personation — to act or portray (a character in a play, a part, etc.).
- persorption — the deep penetration of a liquid into a highly porous solid, resulting in an intimate mixture.
- petalomania — the condition in which a flower has proportionately more petals than is normal
- petit point — a small stitch used in embroidery. Compare gros point (def 1), tent stitch.
- petitionary — of the nature of or expressing a petition.
- petitionist — a person who petitions or makes appeals or requests
- petting zoo — a zoo, or a part of a larger zoo, where children may hold and stroke and sometimes feed small or young animals
- phallotoxin — any of a group of potent mycotoxins produced by certain mushroom species of the genus Amanita.
- phantomlike — an apparition or specter.
- phitsanulok — a city in central Thailand.
- phonematics — phonemics.
- phonetastic — (communications) A CTI product from Callware. Phonetastic employs if-then rules and customer records to tell those receiving calls who is calling (based on ANI and DNIS) and to determine how the call should be routed, e.g. to a certain sales representative or to the general sales department; receive high-priority treatment; receive a fax-back, etc.
- phonetician — a specialist in phonetics or in some aspect of phonetics.
- phoneticism — a phonetic scheme of writing
- phoneticize — to represent (speech) in writing by means of a system in which individual symbols correspond regularly with speech sounds.
- phoniatrics — the study and treatment of voice disorders.
- phonologist — a specialist in phonology.
- phonotactic — of or relating to phonotactics: Phonotactic constraints in English prevent the occurrence of the consonant clusters (sr) and (dl) at the beginning of words.
- photic zone — the upper layer of a body of water delineated by the depth to which enough sunlight can penetrate to permit photosynthesis.
- photoionize — to cause to undergo or to undergo photoionization
- photophonic — of, relating to, or having the properties of a photophone
- phytoalexin — any of a class of plant compounds that accumulate at the site of invading microorganisms and confer resistance to disease.
- piano stool — adjustable stool used by pianist
- piano tuner — a person who tunes pianos and sometimes other keyboard instruments.
- piedmontese — a native or inhabitant of Piedmont, Italy.
- piedmontite — a mineral, similar to epidote but containing manganese: found in schists and manganese ores.
- pigeon loft — a raised shelter or building where pigeons are kept
- pigeon post — the use of homing pigeons to carry messages
- pigeon-toed — having the toes or feet turned inward.
- pignoration — the act or process of pledging or pawning
- pilot plant — an experimental industrial plant in which processes or techniques planned for use in full-scale operation are tested in advance.
- pima cotton — a variety of fine cotton developed from Egyptian cotton, produced in the southwestern U.S., used chiefly in the manufacture of shirts, ties, etc.
- pinacotheca — a place where works of art are displayed or stored
- pinchbottle — a bottle with concave sides, as for containing liquor.
- pinocytoses — (of a cell) to take within by means of pinocytosis.
- pinocytosis — the transport of fluid into a cell by means of local infoldings by the cell membrane so that a tiny vesicle or sac forms around each droplet, which is then taken into the interior of the cytoplasm.
- pinocytotic — the transport of fluid into a cell by means of local infoldings by the cell membrane so that a tiny vesicle or sac forms around each droplet, which is then taken into the interior of the cytoplasm.
- pinot blanc — any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.