11-letter words containing a, p, m
- incompliant — not compliant; unyielding.
- indian hemp — a North American dogbane, Apocynum cannabinum, having erect clusters of greenish-white flowers and a root with laxative and emetic properties.
- infraphylum — (taxonomy) A taxon below subphylum and above superclass.
- intemperant — a person who is intemperate, esp in his or her consumption of alcohol
- intemperate — given to or characterized by excessive or immoderate indulgence in alcoholic beverages.
- intercampus — the grounds, often including the buildings, of a college, university, or school.
- intrapartum — During parturition (childbirth).
- ipratropium — an anticholinergic bronchodilator that is used esp in the treatment of certain forms of asthma
- isometropia — equality of refraction in the two eyes of an individual.
- jumpmasters — Plural form of jumpmaster.
- jumpstarted — Simple past tense and past participle of jumpstart.
- jumpstation — A site on the World Wide Web containing a collection of hypertext links, usually to pages on a particular topic.
- kanchipuram — a city in SE India, in Tamil Nadu: a sacred Hindu town known as "the Benares of the South"; textile industries. Pop: 152 984 (2001)
- kentia palm — a palm, Howea forsterana, of Lord Howe Island, Australia, having erect leaves, widely cultivated as an ornamental.
- kinsmanship — Kinship.
- kleptomania — an irresistible impulse to steal, stemming from emotional disturbance rather than economic need.
- kulturkampf — the conflict between the German imperial government and the Roman Catholic Church from 1872 or 1873 until 1886, chiefly over the control of education and ecclesiastical appointments.
- kymographic — Of or pertaining to a kymograph.
- labour camp — A labour camp is a kind of prison, where the prisoners are forced to do hard, physical work, usually outdoors.
- lagomorphic — Shaped like a hare.
- lamplighter — a person employed to light and extinguish street lamps, especially those burning gas.
- lamprophony — loudness and clarity of voice.
- lamprophyre — any dark intrusive rock in which dark minerals occur both as phenocrysts and as groundmass.
- lampshading — The practice of decorating lampshades.
- lampworking — the method or process of producing articles made of glass tubes or rods formed or shaped while softened by the flame of a lamp or blast lamp.
- laparectomy — excision of strips of the abdominal wall and suturing of the wounds so as to correct laxity of the abdominal muscles.
- lapilliform — shaped like a pebble
- lappet moth — a large purple-brown hairy eggar moth, Gastropacha quercifolia, whose grey furry caterpillars have lappets on each flank
- lasiocampid — (zoology) Any member of the Lasiocampidae.
- lawyer palm — any of various kinds of entangling and thorny vegetation, such as the rattan palm, esp in tropical areas
- lay baptism — baptism administered by a lay-person.
- lepromatous — the swollen lesion of leprosy.
- leprosarium — a hospital for the treatment of lepers.
- lifemanship — the ability to conduct one's life, career, personal relationships, etc., in a successful manner.
- lipomatosis — a genetic disorder which manifests itself in the abnormal growth of fat
- liposarcoma — (medicine) Any malignant tumour that originates in adipose tissue.
- local stamp — stamp (def 22).
- lump hammer — a heavy hammer used for driving stakes or breaking stone
- lump labour — work done by self-employed workers in the building trade
- lymph gland — any of the glandlike masses of tissue in the lymphatic vessels containing cells that become lymphocytes.
- lymphangial — pertaining to the lymphatic vessels.
- lymphoblast — a large, metabolically active lymphocyte shortly before it enters into mitosis.
- lymphopenia — a reduction in the number of lymphocytes in the blood.
- machi chips — in Indian English, fish and chips
- macrocarpas — Plural form of macrocarpa.
- macrographs — Plural form of macrograph.
- macrography — examination or study of an object with the naked eye (opposed to micrography).
- macrophages — Plural form of macrophage.
- macrophagic — Of or pertaining to macrophages.
- macrophylum — a group of languages that are of a higher order than a phylum