11-letter words containing a, c, e, p, r, o
- macrospores — Plural form of macrospore.
- major piece — a queen or rook.
- master copy — an original copy, stencil, tape, etc, from which duplicates are made
- mecopterans — Plural form of mecopteran.
- megaproject — A very large public investment project, especially one costing more than one billion US dollars.
- metamorphic — pertaining to or characterized by change of form, or metamorphosis.
- metatrophic — requiring dead organic matter for food.
- microampere — a unit of electric current, equal to one millionth of an ampere. Symbol: μA.
- microcephal — a person with microcephaly
- microphages — Plural form of microphage.
- narcoleptic — a condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable periods of deep sleep.
- neanthropic — of or relating to modern forms of humans as compared with extinct species of the genus Homo.
- necrophagan — (zoology) Any of the tribe Necrophaga of beetles whose larvae feed on carrion.
- necrophagia — the eating of dead bodies; esp., the practice of feeding on carrion
- necrophilia — an erotic attraction to corpses.
- necrophobia — an abnormal fear of death; thanatophobia.
- neotropical — belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising that part of the New World extending from the tropic of Cancer southward.
- neuropathic — any diseased condition of the nervous system.
- nonoperatic — not operatic
- nonspecular — that reflects light diffusely and evenly over the hemisphere surrounding the reflective surface; diffuse
- ocean perch — redfish (def 1).
- office park — a complex of office buildings located on land planted with lawns, trees, bushes, etc.
- opera cloak — a large cloak worn over evening clothes
- operculated — relating to the operculum
- orthopaedic — of or relating to orthopedics.
- outer space — space beyond the atmosphere of the earth.
- overpackage — to package excessively
- pace bowler — a bowler who characteristically delivers the ball rapidly
- paleoarctic — palearctic.
- paleocortex — the olfactory region of the brain.
- panchreston — a proposed explanation intended to address a complex problem by trying to account for all possible contingencies but typically proving to be too broadly conceived and therefore oversimplified to be of any practical use.
- panegyricon — a collection of sermons
- panicmonger — a person who spreads panic
- papyraceous — papery.
- paracetamol — painkilling drug
- parcel bomb — explosive device in a package
- parcel post — (in the U.S. Postal Service) nonpreferential mail consisting of packages and parcels, weighing one pound or more sent at fourth-class rates. Compare fourth class.
- parfocalize — to make parfocal
- peace corps — a civilian organization, sponsored by the U.S. government, that sends volunteers to instruct citizens of underdeveloped countries in the execution of industrial, agricultural, educational, and health programs.
- peacock ore — bornite.
- peano curve — a curve that passes through every point of a two-dimensional region.
- pechora sea — the SE part of the Barents Sea, northwest of Russia
- pedantocrat — a pedantic ruler
- perchlorate — a salt or ester of perchloric acid, as potassium perchlorate, KClO 4 .
- percolation — the act or state of percolating or of being percolated.
- performance — a musical, dramatic, or other entertainment presented before an audience.
- phanerozoic — the eon comprising the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic eras.
- pico rivera — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- pilocarpine — an oil or crystalline alkaloid, C 1 1 H 1 6 N 2 O 2 , obtained from jaborandi, and used chiefly to produce sweating, promote the flow of saliva, contract the pupil of the eye, and for glaucoma.
- piperaceous — belonging to the Piperacae, the pepper family of plants.