11-letter words containing c, o, m, p, r
- mirror carp — a variety of the common carp, Cyprinus carpio, with reduced scales, giving a smooth shiny body surface
- mirrorscope — (dated) A slide projector.
- mixotrophic — relating to a combination of heterotrophic and autotrophic sustenance
- monocarpous — having a gynoecium that forms only a single ovary.
- monographic — a treatise on a particular subject, as a biographical study or study of the works of one artist.
- monomorphic — Biology. having only one form.
- morphogenic — the development of structural features of an organism or part.
- morphologic — Of or pertaining to morphology; morphological.
- mucoprotein — a protein that yields carbohydrates as well as amino acids on hydrolysis.
- mycoprotein — A food product derived from fungus, the basis of Quorn.
- mycotrophic — (of a plant) symbiotic with a fungus, esp a mycorrhizal fungus
- nephrectomy — excision of a kidney.
- nicol prism — one of a pair of prisms used to produce and analyze plane-polarized light in a polarizing microscope. Also called Nicol. Compare polarizer (def 1).
- noncomposer — a person who is not a composer
- noncomputer — Not of or pertaining to computers.
- normocapnia — (medicine) The presence of the normal amount of carbon dioxide in arterial blood.
- overcomplex — composed of many interconnected parts; compound; composite: a complex highway system.
- palindromic — a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop.
- panicmonger — a person who spreads panic
- panromantic — noting or relating to a person who is romantically attracted to people of all sexual orientations and gender identities: The singer came out as queer and panromantic at age 17.
- paracetamol — painkilling drug
- paramountcy — chief in importance or impact; supreme; preeminent: a point of paramount significance.
- parcel bomb — explosive device in a package
- pathoformic — Pathology. pertaining to the beginning of a disease, especially to symptoms that occur in the preliminary stages of mental disease.
- pct theorem — the proposition that all the laws of physics are unchanged by the combined operations of charge conjugation (C), space inversion (P), and time reversal (T).
- pedomorphic — a speeding up of the rate of development, resulting in an adult form that has the appearance of its larval or juvenile ancestor.
- penciliform — having a pencillike shape.
- performance — a musical, dramatic, or other entertainment presented before an audience.
- photochromy — a former technique of color photography.
- photometric — the measurement of the intensity of light or of relative illuminating power.
- phytochrome — a plant pigment that is associated with the absorption of light in the photoperiodic response and that may regulate various types of growth and development.
- piezometric — any of several instruments for measuring the pressure of a fluid or the compressibility of a substance when subjected to such a pressure.
- pitchometer — an instrument embodying a clinometer, for measuring the pitch of a ship's propeller
- pleochroism — the property of certain crystals of exhibiting different colors when viewed from different directions under transmitted light. Compare dichroism (def 1), trichroism.
- pleomorphic — of, relating to, or characterized by pleomorphism; polymorphous.
- plyometrics — a system of exercise in which the muscles are repeatedly stretched and suddenly contracted
- policy term — The policy term is the lifetime of an insurance policy.
- policymaker — a person responsible for making policy, especially in government.
- polychroism — the ability of a crystal to absorb different wavelengths of light and thus to display multiple colours
- polychromic — having or exhibiting a variety of colors.
- polycrotism — a polycrotic condition
- polymorphic — polymorphism
- pomiculture — the growing or cultivation of fruit.
- pre-confirm — to make valid or binding by some formal or legal act; sanction; ratify: to confirm a treaty; to confirm her appointment to the Supreme Court.
- pre-homeric — of, relating to, or suggestive of Homer or his poetry.
- precomposed — to compose beforehand: to precompose a reply to a possible question.
- precomputer — designating the period prior to the introduction of computers; occurring or existing in this period
- preromantic — of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.
- prime focus — the focal point of the objective lens or primary mirror of a telescope
- prison camp — a camp for the confinement of prisoners of war or political prisoners.