11-letter words containing e, n, d, m, o
- dumbed down — (jargon) Simplified, with a strong connotation of *over*simplified. Often, a marketroid will insist that the interfaces and documentation of software be dumbed down after the designer has burned untold gallons of midnight oil making it smart. This creates friction. See user-friendly.
- dumbfounded — to make speechless with amazement; astonish.
- dynamometer — An instrument that measures the power output of an engine.
- dynamometry — The measurement of forces doing work.
- echinoderms — Plural form of echinoderm.
- edrophonium — a substance, C 10 H 16 BrNO, used to reverse certain muscle-relaxing agents, such as tubocurarine, in surgical procedures: also used in the diagnosis of myasthenia gravis.
- embodiments — Plural form of embodiment.
- emboldening — Present participle of embolden.
- embryonated — Containing an embryo.
- emendations — Plural form of emendation.
- enchondroma — A cartilage cyst found in the bone marrow.
- encomendero — the owner of an encomienda
- encompassed — Simple past tense and past participle of encompass.
- endemiology — the study of endemic disease
- endocardium — The thin, smooth membrane that lines the inside of the chambers of the heart and forms the surface of the valves.
- endocranium — (anatomy) The layer between the dura mater and the skull.
- endoenzymes — Plural form of endoenzyme.
- endoluminal — Lb anatomy Within the lumen.
- endometrial — Of or pertaining to the endometrium, the lining of the uterus.
- endometrium — The mucous membrane lining the uterus, which thickens during the menstrual cycle in preparation for possible implantation of an embryo.
- endomitosis — the division of chromosomes but not of the cell nucleus, resulting in a polyploid cell
- endomitotic — relating to endomitosis
- endomorphic — Of or pertaining to an endomorph.
- endoneurium — the delicate connective tissue surrounding nerve fibres within a bundle
- endoplasmic — (cytology) of, or relating to endoplasm.
- endorsement — An act of giving one's public approval or support to someone or something.
- endospermic — Of, or relating to the endosperm.
- endothecium — (biology) The tissue found in the walls of anthers, and in moss capsules.
- endothelium — The tissue that forms a single layer of cells lining various organs and cavities of the body, especially the blood vessels, heart, and lymphatic vessels. It is formed from the embryonic mesoderm.
- endothermal — Endothermic.
- endothermic — (of a reaction or process) accompanied by or requiring the absorption of heat.
- endotoxemia — (medicine) The presence of endotoxins in the bloodstream.
- enthralldom — The act of enthralling, or the state of being enthralled; slavery; bondage.
- envenomated — Simple past tense and past participle of envenomate.
- epaminondas — ?418–362 bc, Greek Theban statesman and general: defeated the Spartans at Leuctra (371) and Mantinea (362) and restored power in Greece to Thebes
- ethionamide — an antibiotic used in treating tuberculosis
- eudaemonism — A system of ethics that bases moral value on the likelihood that good actions will produce happiness.
- eudaemonist — A supporter of eudaemonism.
- femtosecond — One quadrillionth of a second.
- foraminated — porous; perforated with small holes
- foredooming — Present participle of foredoom.
- funemployed — without a paid job but enjoying the free time: Ask one of your funemployed friends to come along with you.
- gangsterdom — the world of gangsters; gangland
- genomic dna — the DNA constituting the genome of a cell or organism, as distinguished from extrachromosomal DNAs, such as plasmids. Abbreviation: gDNA.
- geodynamics — (used with a singular verb) the science dealing with dynamic processes or forces within the earth.
- geomedicine — the branch of medicine dealing with the effect of geography on disease.
- golden gram — (in the East Indies) the chickpea used as a food for people and cattle.
- golden mean — the perfect moderate course or position that avoids extremes; the happy medium.
- golden mole — any of several burrowing insectivores of the family Chrysochloridae, of southern Africa, the fur of which has an iridescent, often golden luster.
- gonadectomy — (surgery) The procedure to remove an ovary or testis.