English words starting with pt - page 3

Meanings of Ptolemy:

proper noun

The name of all the macedonian rulers of egypt, a dynasty founded by ptolemy, the close friend and general of alexander the great, who took charge of egypt after the latter's death and declared himself king (ptolemy i) in 304 bc. the dynasty ended with the death of cleopatra in 30 bc.

Meanings of Ptomaine:

noun

Any of a group of amine compounds of unpleasant taste and odour formed in putrefying animal and vegetable matter and formerly thought to cause food poisoning.

Usage examples:

Being in town, i warily went along to the colorado ballet's production of the nutcracker, a ballet …

Meanings of Ptomaines:

noun

Any of a group of amine compounds of unpleasant taste and odour formed in putrefying animal and vegetable matter and formerly thought to cause food poisoning.

Usage examples:

Being in town, i warily went along to the colorado ballet's production of the nutcracker, a ballet …

Meanings of Ptomainic:

adjective

Ptomaic.

Meanings of Ptosis:

noun

Drooping of the upper eyelid due to paralysis or disease, or as a congenital condition.

Usage examples:

The first sign frequently presents as ocular muscle weakness resulting in diploplia (double vision)…

Meanings of Pts:

noun

Abbreviation for pint

adjective, adverb

Written abbreviation for part-time

Usage examples:

F/t & p/t sales assistants needed.

Meanings of Pty:

abbreviation

Proprietary (used in the names of companies).

Usage examples:

Apex engineering pty ltd

Written abbreviation for proprietary: used after the names of limited companies (= companies whose owners only have to pay part of its debts if it fails) in south africa, australia, and new zealand

Usage examples:

Auto cable industries pty

Meanings of Ptyalin:

noun

A form of amylase found in the saliva of humans and some other animals.

Usage examples:

It begins in the mouth where the enzyme ptyalin, present in saliva, begins to break down starch in …

Meanings of Ptyalism:

noun

Excessive salivation; an instance of this. also: any condition characterized by excessive salivation, especially that produced by the medicinal administration of mercury (now historical).

Meanings of Ptyxis:

noun

The way in which the individual parts in a leaf- or flower-bud are folded. (contrasted with vernation, aestivation, the arrangement of the parts collectively.).