11-letter words containing a, e, r, o, p, t
- kleptocrats — Plural form of kleptocrat.
- laparectomy — excision of strips of the abdominal wall and suturing of the wounds so as to correct laxity of the abdominal muscles.
- lepidoptera — the order comprising the lepidopterous insects.
- lepromatous — the swollen lesion of leprosy.
- leptocercal — having a long thin tail
- leptospiral — relating to, caused by, or characteristic of leptospires
- light opera — operetta.
- logotherapy — (psychotherapy) A therapy that involves finding the meaning of one's life.
- lone parent — a parent who is not married and does not have a partner, who is bringing up a child or children
- lycanthrope — a person affected with lycanthropy.
- macrophytes — Plural form of macrophyte.
- madreporite — a sievelike plate in certain echinoderms, through which water passes into the vascular system.
- 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.
- meprobamate — a white powder, C 9 H 1 8 N 2 O 4 , used in medicine chiefly as a tranquilizer for treating anxiety, tension, and skeletal muscle spasm.
- mesotherapy — a cosmetic procedure in which minute doses of medication, vitamins, etc, are injected repeatedly into the mesodermal tissue under the skin to promote fat loss
- metamorphic — pertaining to or characterized by change of form, or metamorphosis.
- metanephroi — Plural form of metanephros.
- metanephros — one of the three embryonic excretory organs of higher vertebrates, becoming the permanent and functional kidney.
- metaphorist — a creator or user of metaphors
- metaphorize — To describe something using metaphors.
- metaprogram — A program which modifies or generates other programs. A compiler is an example of a metaprogram: it takes a program as input and produces another (compiled) one as output.
- metaprotein — a hydrolytic derivative of protein, insoluble in water but soluble in dilute acids or alkalis.
- metatrophic — requiring dead organic matter for food.
- misanthrope — a comedy (1666) by Molière.
- monotherapy — (medicine) A therapy which is administered by itself.
- morse taper — a taper that is one of a standard series used in the shank of tools to fit a matching taper in the mandrel of a machine tool
- mount pearl — a town in Newfoundland, in E Canada, on the SE part of the island, S of St. John's.
- 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.
- nematomorph — any member of the phylum Nematomorpha, having a threadlike body, comprising the horsehair worms.
- nematophore — (within the coenosarc of certain colonial hydrozoans) a small specialized tentacle-like polyp having nematocysts
- neotropical — belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising that part of the New World extending from the tropic of Cancer southward.
- nephropathy — any disease of the kidney.
- neuropathic — any diseased condition of the nervous system.
- neuroplasty — Any surgery to repair nerve tissue.
- neuropteral — (zoology) Of or pertaining to the Neuroptera.
- neuropteran — neuropterous.
- neutropenia — a decrease in the number of neutrophils in the blood: mild, moderate, or severe neutropenia.
- nonoperatic — not operatic
- nonparental — of or relating to a parent.
- nonpregnant — Not pregnant.
- nontemporal — not indicating time
- obtemperate — (obsolete) To obey.
- ommatophore — a tentacle or movable stalk bearing an eye, as in certain snails.
- open market — an unrestricted competitive market in which any buyer and seller is free to participate.
- open-hearth — noting, pertaining to, or produced by the open-hearth process.
- openhearted — Frank and candid.
- operability — that can be treated by a surgical operation. Compare inoperable (def 2).