11-letter words containing a, p, m
- raffia palm — any of various palms of the genus Raphia, as R. farinifera of tropical Africa, having pinnate leaves that yield a strong, flexible fiber.
- rap jumping — the sport of descending high buildings, attached to ropes and a pulley
- re-emphasis — special stress laid upon, or importance attached to, anything: The president's statement gave emphasis to the budgetary crisis.
- rear bumper — the bar at the back of a vehicle which protects it if it bumps into something
- reemphasize — to give emphasis to; lay stress upon; stress: to emphasize a point; to emphasize the eyes with mascara.
- repairwoman — a woman whose occupation is the making of repairs, readjustments, etc.
- repeat mark — a sign on a piece of music instructing the player to replay a certain passage or section
- replacement — the act of replacing.
- riding lamp — a light on a boat or ship showing that it is at anchor
- ripple mark — one of the wavy lines or ridges produced, especially on sand, by the action of waves, wind, or the like.
- rising damp — moisture problem affecting walls
- rockhampton — a city in E Queensland, in E Australia.
- roman peace — the establishment and maintenance of peace by armed force.
- roman punch — a lemon-water ice flavored with rum or other alcoholic beverage.
- rotary pump — a pump for transferring water or other fluids by the rotating action of its component parts, as by the meshing of vanes or screws.
- safety lamp — a miner's lamp in which the flame is protected by wire gauze to prevent the immediate ignition of explosive gases.
- salmon pink — salmon (defs 4, 5).
- sample book — a number of pieces of fabric, wallpaper, etc fastened together at one edge, for people to examine when trying to choose which example to buy
- sample case — a handheld container of samples of products used by a salesperson to show potential customers what is available
- sample rate — (digital signal processing) The number of times an analog signal is measured (sampled) per second. The unit of sample rate is "samples per second". This is often expressed in kiloHertz (kHz). For example, "CD quality" sound has a sample rate of 44 kHz. Compare data rate. See Nyquist frequency.
- sample room — a room, as in a hotel suite, in which merchandise is displayed for sale to the trade.
- samson post — a strong bitt or post at the bow or stern of a vessel.
- scalpriform — chisel-shaped, as the incisors of certain rodents.
- scopolamine — a colorless, syrupy, water-soluble alkaloid, C 1 7 H 2 1 NO 4 , obtained from certain plants of the nightshade family, used chiefly as a sedative and mydriatic and to alleviate the symptoms of motion sickness.
- scrap metal — discarded metal
- scyphistoma — a stage in the life cycle of a jellyfish or other scyphozoan when it is fixed in place and reproduces asexually to produce free-swimming medusas.
- sea lamprey — a parasitic marine lamprey, Petromyzon marinus, that spawns in fresh water along both Atlantic coasts and in the Great Lakes, where it is responsible for losses of economically valuable fish.
- seismic gap — the part of an active fault that has experienced little or no seismic activity for a long period, indicating the buildup of stresses that are useful in predicting earthquakes.
- seismograph — any of various instruments for measuring and recording the vibrations of earthquakes.
- semelparous — (of a plant) producing flowers and fruit only once before dying
- semipalmate — partially or imperfectly palmate, as a bird's foot; half-webbed.
- semiplastic — imperfectly plastic; in a state between rigidity and plasticity.
- semipopular — relatively popular; quite popular
- semiprivate — having some degree of privacy but not fully private, as a hospital room with fewer beds than a ward.
- sempiternal — everlasting; eternal.
- septemviral — of or relating to septemvirs or a septemvirate.
- septicaemia — the invasion and persistence of pathogenic bacteria in the blood-stream.
- showmanship — the skill or ability of a showman.
- siphonogamy — a mode of pollination in which pollen tubes develop to facilitate the passage of male cells to eggs
- sky compass — a device for taking a bearing by means of polarized sunlight when the sun is invisible.
- small print — text typewritten in a small-sized font
- smart phone — a device that combines a cell phone with a handheld computer, typically offering Internet access, data storage, email capability, etc.
- smoky topaz — smoky quartz used as a gemstone: not a true topaz.
- somatoplasm — the cytoplasm of a somatic cell, especially as distinguished from germ plasm.
- southampton — Henry Wriothesley [rahy-uh ths-lee] /ˈraɪ əθs li/ (Show IPA), 3rd Earl of, 1573–1624, English nobleman, soldier, and patron of writers, including William Shakespeare.
- sparagmatic — denoting a type of Precambrian rock found in Scandinavia
- spasmolysis — the relaxation or relief of muscle spasm.
- spasmolytic — of or noting spasmolysis.
- spectrogram — a representation or photograph of a spectrum.
- speechmaker — a person who delivers speeches.