/ Dictionary / Index P ptisan: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ptis•an Pronunciation: (tiz'un, ti-zan'), [key] — n. a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. PTH PTM Related Content Daily Word Quiz: deleterious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language