13-letter words containing c, o, m, p, s
- minicomputers — a computer with processing and storage capabilities smaller than those of a mainframe but larger than those of a microcomputer.
- miscomprehend — Misunderstand.
- misconception — an erroneous conception; mistaken notion.
- misperception — to understand or perceive incorrectly; misunderstand.
- mispronounced — Said wrongly.
- mispronounces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mispronounce.
- mission creep — the tendency for a task, esp a military operation, to become unintentionally wider in scope than its initial objectives
- monopsonistic — the market condition that exists when there is one buyer.
- monostrophics — monostrophic verses
- moral compass — an internalized set of values and objectives that guide a person with regard to ethical behavior and decision-making: a rebellious teenager without a moral compass.
- morphometrics — a technique of taxonomic analysis using measurements of the form of organisms
- moustache cup — mustache cup.
- musculospiral — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the muscles, and taking a spiral course; applied especially to a large nerve of the arm.
- musicotherapy — the treatment of mental disorders with music
- mycetophagous — That feeds on fungi.
- mycoplasmosis — a disease in animals and humans caused by mycoplasma
- myrmecophiles — Plural form of myrmecophile.
- nanocomposite — Denoting a composite material that has a grain size measured in nanometers.
- neocapitalism — a politico-economic theory combining elements of capitalism and socialism
- neoplasticism — the theory and practice of the de Stijl school, chiefly characterized by an emphasis on the formal structure of a work of art, and restriction of spatial or linear relations to vertical and horizontal movements as well as restriction of the artist's palette to black, white, and the primary colors.
- nephrectomies — Plural form of nephrectomy.
- non-composite — Nautical. noting a vessel having frames of one material and shells and decking of another, especially one having iron or steel frames with shells and decks planked.
- noncompulsory — Not compulsory.
- nucleoplasmic — Of or pertaining to nucleoplasm.
- nymphaeaceous — belonging to the Nymphaeaceae, the water lily family of plants.
- nymphomaniacs — Plural form of nymphomaniac.
- olympic games — international sports event
- omoplatoscopy — Divination by use of a shoulder blade.
- opossum block — (in New Zealand) a block of bush allocated to a licensed opossum trapper
- opthalmoscope — Misspelling of ophthalmoscope.
- optic chiasma — a site at the base of the forebrain where the inner half of the fibers of the left and right optic nerves cross to the opposite side of the brain.
- optical mouse — (hardware) Any kind of mouse that uses visible light or infrared to detect changes in its position.
- pamlico sound — a sound between the North Carolina mainland and coastal islands.
- paris commune — commune3 (def 8).
- passe compose — a grammatical construction of French consisting of the present tense of an auxiliary, either avoir or être, followed by a past participle and corresponding in function to both the English present perfect and the English simple past tenses.
- peach blossom — the flower of the peach tree: the state flower of Delaware.
- pentatonicism — the use of a five-tone scale.
- perfect storm — a detrimental or calamitous situation or event arising from the powerful combined effect of a unique set of circumstances: a perfect storm battering corporate pension plans.
- perfectionism — any of various doctrines holding that religious, moral, social, or political perfection is attainable.
- phantom stock — an employee bonus expressed as the cash value of a specified amount of company stock to be received at a future date, meant to create employee interest in raising stock prices without giving any stock away.
- pharmacognosy — materia medica (def 2).
- phonocamptics — the branch of acoustics dealing with echoes
- photochromism — the reversible transformation of something's colour due to exposure to electromagnetic radiation such as sunlight
- photocomposer — a machine for setting type photographically.
- photodynamics — the science dealing with light and its effects on living organisms.
- physharmonica — a keyboard musical instrument fitted with free reeds, and which is an early form of harmonium
- physics model — a variety of software illustrating the movement of objects in reality, used by designers of video games to improve verisimilitude
- place of arms — an area in a fortress or a fortified town where troops could assemble for defense.
- plasmodiocarp — a fruiting body of certain myxomycetes.
- plastic money — credit cards, used instead of cash