11-letter words containing c, o, m, p, s
- microphones — Plural form of microphone.
- microphylls — Plural form of microphyll.
- microphytes — Plural form of microphyte.
- microporous — composed of or having extremely small pores.
- microscopes — Plural form of microscope.
- microscopic — so small as to be invisible or indistinct without the use of the microscope: microscopic organisms. Compare macroscopic.
- microsphere — a very small medical particle, containing a diagnostic or therapeutic agent, that is injected into the blood
- microspores — Plural form of microspore.
- mirrorscope — (dated) A slide projector.
- misocapnist — (rare) One who hates tobacco smoke.
- monocarpous — having a gynoecium that forms only a single ovary.
- most-pontic — pertaining to the Pontus Euxinus or to Pontus.
- mouthpieces — Plural form of mouthpiece.
- muttonchops — The whiskers on a man's cheek when shaped like a meat chop, narrow at the top and broad and rounded at the bottom.
- mycophagist — a fungus-eating organism.
- mycophagous — feeding on fungi.
- mycoplasmal — Of or pertaining to mycoplasma.
- mycoplasmas — Plural form of mycoplasma.
- 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).
- nincompoops — Plural form of nincompoop.
- noncomposer — a person who is not a composer
- nucleoplasm — the protoplasm of the nucleus of a cell.
- phonematics — phonemics.
- phoneticism — a phonetic scheme of writing
- photomosaic — mosaic (def 4).
- piano music — printed music intended to be played on the piano
- pleochroism — the property of certain crystals of exhibiting different colors when viewed from different directions under transmitted light. Compare dichroism (def 1), trichroism.
- plyometrics — a system of exercise in which the muscles are repeatedly stretched and suddenly contracted
- polychasium — a form of cymose inflorescence in which each axis produces more than two lateral axes.
- polychroism — the ability of a crystal to absorb different wavelengths of light and thus to display multiple colours
- polycrotism — a polycrotic condition
- postscenium — a wing on either side of the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theatre where props could be stored and actors could prepare; a parascenium
- precomposed — to compose beforehand: to precompose a reply to a possible question.
- 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.
- prochronism — a chronological error in which a person, event, etc., is assigned a date earlier than the actual one; prolepsis.
- promiscuity — the state of being promiscuous.
- promiscuous — characterized by or involving indiscriminate mingling or association, especially having sexual relations with a number of partners on a casual basis.
- prosenchyma — the tissue characteristic of the woody and bast portions of plants, consisting typically of long, narrow cells with pointed ends.
- psychodrama — a method of group psychotherapy in which participants take roles in improvisational dramatizations of emotionally charged situations.
- psychomancy — occult communication between souls or with spirits.
- psychometer — a device for measuring mental or psychological activity
- psychometry — Psychology. psychometrics.
- psychomotor — of or relating to a response involving both motor and psychological components.
- psychonomic — of or relating to psychonomics
- 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.
- scriptorium — a room, as in a monastery, library, or other institution, where manuscripts are stored, read, or copied.
- scrumptious — very pleasing, especially to the senses; delectable; splendid: a scrumptious casserole; a scrumptious satin gown.
- 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.