11-letter words containing a, t, e, m, p, s
- pentastomid — tongue worm.
- pentatonism — the use of a five-tone scale.
- petrarchism — the poetic style introduced by Petrarch and characteristic of his work, marked by complex grammatical structure, elaborate conceits, and conventionalized diction.
- phonematics — phonemics.
- plagiostome — (of fish) belonging to the genus Plagiostomi, which includes sharks and rays, characterized by a transverse mouth with the jaw suspended from the skull
- plastometer — an instrument for measuring the plasticity of a substance.
- poetry slam — a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- presagement — an omen
- primateship — primacy (def 2).
- prostomiate — having a prostomium.
- psammophyte — a plant that grows in sand or sandy soil.
- safety lamp — a miner's lamp in which the flame is protected by wire gauze to prevent the immediate ignition of explosive gases.
- 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.
- scrap metal — discarded metal
- semipalmate — partially or imperfectly palmate, as a bird's foot; half-webbed.
- semiplastic — imperfectly plastic; in a state between rigidity and plasticity.
- 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.
- smart phone — a device that combines a cell phone with a handheld computer, typically offering Internet access, data storage, email capability, etc.
- spectrogram — a representation or photograph of a spectrum.
- speed metal — a style of heavy-metal music typically played at extremely fast tempos.
- spermaphyte — the placenta of a plant
- spermatheca — a small sac or cavity in female or hermaphroditic invertebrates used to store sperm for fertilizing eggs, as in the queen bee.
- spermatoxic — (of a substance) toxic to spermatozoa.
- spermatoxin — a substance toxic to spermatozoa.
- spermatozoa — one of the minute, usually actively motile gametes in semen, which serve to fertilize the ovum; a mature male reproductive cell.
- spot market — a market in which commodities, as grain, gold, or crude oil, are dealt in for cash and immediate delivery (distinguished from futures market).
- steam point — the temperature at which water vapor condenses at a pressure of one atmosphere, represented by 100°C and 212°F.
- supermarket — a large retail market that sells food and other household goods and that is usually operated on a self-service basis.
- supremacist — a person who believes in or advocates the supremacy of a particular group, especially a racial group: a white supremacist.
- suprematism — a nonrepresentational style of art developed in Russia in the early 20th century, characterized by severely simple geometric shapes or forms and an extremely limited palette.
- sympathetic — characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate: a sympathetic listener.
- sympathique — pleasing or congenial
- sympathizer — a person who sympathizes.
- sympetalous — gamopetalous.
- synaptosome — a saclike structure at an isolated nerve ending
- team spirit — camaraderie, esprit de corps
- temptatious — enticing or illicitly desirable
- tennis camp — a camp that people go to in order to play and be taught tennis
- timepleaser — a timeserver.
- trypanosome — any minute, flagellate protozoan of the genus Trypanosoma, parasitic in the blood or tissues of humans and other vertebrates, usually transmitted by insects, often causing serious diseases, as African sleeping sickness in humans, and many diseases in domestic animals.
- ultrasimple — extremely or exceptionally easy
- wet compass — a compass having a compass card floating in a liquid.