11-letter words containing e, p, a, m, i
- indian hemp — a North American dogbane, Apocynum cannabinum, having erect clusters of greenish-white flowers and a root with laxative and emetic properties.
- intemperant — a person who is intemperate, esp in his or her consumption of alcohol
- intemperate — given to or characterized by excessive or immoderate indulgence in alcoholic beverages.
- intercampus — the grounds, often including the buildings, of a college, university, or school.
- isometropia — equality of refraction in the two eyes of an individual.
- kentia palm — a palm, Howea forsterana, of Lord Howe Island, Australia, having erect leaves, widely cultivated as an ornamental.
- kleptomania — an irresistible impulse to steal, stemming from emotional disturbance rather than economic need.
- lamplighter — a person employed to light and extinguish street lamps, especially those burning gas.
- leprosarium — a hospital for the treatment of lepers.
- lifemanship — the ability to conduct one's life, career, personal relationships, etc., in a successful manner.
- lymphopenia — a reduction in the number of lymphocytes in the blood.
- madreporian — Resembling, or pertaining to, the genus Madrepora.
- madreporite — a sievelike plate in certain echinoderms, through which water passes into the vascular system.
- magic paper — An early interactive symbolic mathematics system.
- magic spell — incantation or curse
- magpie lark — a black-and-white pied bird, Grallina cyanoleuca, inhabiting areas near water in Australia and southern New Guinea.
- magpie moth — a geometrid moth, Abraxas grossulariata, showing variable patterning in black on white or yellow, whose looper larvae attack currant and gooseberry bushes. The paler clouded magpie is A. sylvata
- maiden pink — a turf-forming plant, Dianthus deltoides , found from western Europe to eastern Asia, having red or pink flowers.
- mailpersons — Plural form of mailperson.
- major piece — a queen or rook.
- maladaptive — of, relating to, or characterized by maladaptation or incomplete, inadequate, or faulty adaptation: The maladaptive behavior of isolated children was difficult to change.
- malpractice — Law. failure of a professional person, as a physician or lawyer, to render proper services through reprehensible ignorance or negligence or through criminal intent, especially when injury or loss follows.
- managership — a person who has control or direction of an institution, business, etc., or of a part, division, or phase of it.
- manila hemp — a fibrous material made from the leafstalks of the abacá, Musa textilis, used for making ropes, fabrics, etc.
- manila rope — rope made from Manila hemp.
- manipulable — capable of or susceptible to being manipulated; manipulatable.
- manipulated — Simple past tense and past participle of manipulate.
- manipulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of manipulate.
- mantelpiece — a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usually covering part of the chimney breast in a more or less decorative manner.
- mantlepiece — mantel.
- map-reading — the act or skill of interpreting the significance of a geographical map
- mapping pen — a pen with a fine point, used esp for drawing maps
- marking pen — marker (def 10).
- marlinspike — a pointed iron implement used in separating the strands of rope in splicing, marling, etc.
- masterpiece — a person's greatest piece of work, as in an art.
- maxillipeds — Plural form of maxilliped.
- meatpacking — (US) The slaughter and further processing of animals for meat.
- media group — an association of companies involved with the means of mass communication
- megalopolis — a very large city.
- megaphoning — Present participle of megaphone.
- megaphonist — Someone who uses a megaphone.
- megapolises — Plural form of megapolis.
- megapolitan — of, relating to, or characteristic of a megalopolis.
- meliphagous — feeding on honey
- mesopelagic — of, relating to, or living in the ocean at a depth of between 600 feet (180 meters) and 3000 feet (900 meters).
- mesopotamia — an ancient region in W Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers: now part of Iraq.
- messiahship — the promised and expected deliverer of the Jewish people.
- metamorphic — pertaining to or characterized by change of form, or metamorphosis.
- metanephric — one of the three embryonic excretory organs of higher vertebrates, becoming the permanent and functional kidney.
- metanephroi — Plural form of metanephros.