10-letter words containing t, y, p, i
- party line — the authorized, prescribed policies and practices of a group, especially of the Communist Party, usually followed by the members without deviation; official philosophy or credo.
- party list — of or relating to a system of voting in which people vote for a party rather than for a candidate. Parties are assigned the number of seats which reflects their share of the vote
- party time — the season for parties
- party whip — whip (def 21).
- pastry mix — a product that can be mixed with water to make pastry
- patibulary — of or relating to a gallows or an execution
- patriality — (in Britain formerly) the right to patrial status
- patriarchy — a form of social organization in which the father is the supreme authority in the family, clan, or tribe and descent is reckoned in the male line, with the children belonging to the father's clan or tribe.
- patricliny — patrocliny.
- patrocliny — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the paternal parent (opposed to matrocliny).
- patronymic — (of family names) derived from the name of a father or ancestor, especially by the addition of a suffix or prefix indicating descent.
- payability — to be paid; due: a loan payable in 30 days.
- pearl city — a city on S Oahu, in central Hawaii.
- pelvimetry — measurement of the diameters of the female pelvis, especially the birth canal.
- penitently — feeling or expressing sorrow for sin or wrongdoing and disposed to atonement and amendment; repentant; contrite.
- peptolysis — causing the hydrolysis of peptides.
- peptolytic — causing the hydrolysis of peptides.
- periphytic — the community of tiny organisms, as protozoans, hydras, insect larvae, and snails, that lives on the surfaces of rooted aquatic plants.
- periphyton — the community of tiny organisms, as protozoans, hydras, insect larvae, and snails, that lives on the surfaces of rooted aquatic plants.
- pernickety — persnickety.
- perpetuity — the state or character of being perpetual (often preceded by in): to desire happiness in perpetuity.
- perplexity — the state of being perplexed; confusion; uncertainty.
- perversity — the state or quality of being perverse.
- petit jury — petty jury.
- petrifying — stunning or dazing with horror, fear, etc
- phagocytic — any cell, as a macrophage, that ingests and destroys foreign particles, bacteria, and cell debris.
- phatically — in a phatic manner
- phenotypic — the observable constitution of an organism.
- philomathy — an enjoyment of and passion for learning new facts and acquiring new knowledge
- photically — in a photic manner, by way of photic processes
- photolysis — the chemical decomposition of materials under the influence of light.
- phycobiont — the algae component of a lichen.
- physiatric — physical medicine.
- physiocrat — one of a school of political economists who followed Quesnay in holding that an inherent natural order properly governed society, regarding land as the basis of wealth and taxation, and advocating a laissez-faire economy.
- physiotype — the set of physical features that make a person or organism different from others.
- phytogenic — of plant origin.
- phytotoxic — of or relating to phytotoxin.
- phytotoxin — any toxin, as ricin or crotin, produced by a plant.
- piezometry — the measurement of pressure or compressibility.
- pigmentary — of, pertaining to, having, or producing pigment.
- pinocytose — (of a cell) to take within by means of pinocytosis.
- pitilessly — feeling or showing no pity; merciless: pitiless criticism of his last novel.
- pity party — indulgence in self-pity
- pityriasis — Pathology. any of various skin diseases marked by the shedding of branlike scales of epidermis.
- planimetry — the measurement of plane areas.
- plant city — a city in W Florida.
- plasticity — the quality or state of being plastic.
- plauditory — approving or laudatory
- play dirty — use unfair or dishonest tactics
- playacting — to engage in make-believe.