10-letter words containing pt
- pterylosis — the arrangement of feathers on a bird
- ptolemaeus — a walled plain in the third quadrant of the face of the moon: about 90 miles (144 km) in diameter.
- ptolemaist — an adherent or advocate of the Ptolemaic system of astronomy.
- ptolemy ii — (surnamed Philadelphus) 309?–247? b.c, king of Egypt 285–247? (son of Ptolemy I).
- put option — put (def 24).
- quadcopter — A rotorcraft propelled by four rotors.
- quikscript — Simulation language derived from SIMSCRIPT, based on 20-GATE.
- rain-swept — A rain-swept place is a place where it is raining heavily.
- re-attempt — to attempt (something) again
- re-baptism — a new or second baptism
- re-baptize — to baptize (someone) again
- readoption — the adoption of something or someone again
- recapturer — a person who recaptures something or someone
- receipting — a written acknowledgment of having received, or taken into one's possession, a specified amount of money, goods, etc.
- receptacle — a container, device, etc., that receives or holds something: a receptacle for trash.
- receptible — adapted to or suitable for reception.
- redemption — an act of redeeming or atoning for a fault or mistake, or the state of being redeemed.
- redemptive — serving to redeem.
- redemptory — of or relating to redemption; redemptive.
- reptilious — like a reptile, resembling or characteristic of a reptile
- resorption — the destruction, disappearance, or dissolution of a tissue or part by biochemical activity, as the loss of bone or of tooth dentin.
- resumption — the act of resuming; a reassumption, as of something previously granted.
- resumptive — that summarizes: a resumptive statement.
- scepticism — skeptical attitude or temper; doubt.
- scriptoria — a room, as in a monastery, library, or other institution, where manuscripts are stored, read, or copied.
- scriptural — (sometimes initial capital letter) of, relating to, or in accordance with sacred writings, especially the Scriptures.
- sculptress — a woman who practices the art of sculpture.
- sculptural — relating to sculpture
- sculptured — having a surface or shape molded, marked, carved, indented, etc., by or as if by sculpture: sculptured leather belts.
- septectomy — excision of part or all of a septum, especially the nasal septum.
- septennate — a seven-year period of office; (more generally) a period of seven years
- septennial — occurring every seven years.
- septennium — a period or cycle of seven years
- septicemia — the invasion and persistence of pathogenic bacteria in the blood-stream.
- septicemic — the invasion and persistence of pathogenic bacteria in the blood-stream.
- septicidal — (of a capsule) dehiscing lengthwise along a septum.
- septillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 24 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 42 zeros.
- septuagint — the oldest Greek version of the Old Testament, traditionally said to have been translated by 70 or 72 Jewish scholars at the request of Ptolemy II: most scholars believe that only the Pentateuch was completed in the early part of the 3rd century b.c. and that the remaining books were translated in the next two centuries.
- shahaptian — Sahaptian
- sheeptrack — a small natural terrace on a hillside
- skepticism — skeptical attitude or temper; doubt.
- spellstopt — immobilized by magic
- striptease — a burlesque act in which a dancer removes garments one at a time to the accompaniment of music.
- subchapter — a subdivision especially of a body of laws.
- suboptimal — being below an optimal level or standard.
- subreption — Canon Law. a concealment of the pertinent facts in a petition, as for dispensation or favor, that in certain cases nullifies the grant. Compare obreption (def 1).
- supraoptic — above the optic chiasm
- susceptive — receptive.
- symptomize — to be a symptom or sign of.
- synaptical — Also called syndesis. Cell Biology. the pairing of homologous chromosomes, one from each parent, during early meiosis.