An initial consonant combination common in Greek; the p- is typically silent in English words that have it but pronounced in French, German, etc.
psychotic
psychotropic
psychro-
psychrometer
psychrophobia
pt-
ptarmic
ptarmigan
ptero-
pterodactyl
Ptolemaic
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