11-letter words containing e, s, m, p, l
- plasmapause — the boundary of the plasmasphere, where the particle density decreases very rapidly.
- plasminogen — the blood substance that when activated forms plasmin.
- plasmodesma — any of many minute strands of cytoplasm that extend through plant cell walls and connect adjoining cells.
- plastometer — an instrument for measuring the plasticity of a substance.
- plebeianism — belonging or pertaining to the common people.
- pleinairism — pertaining to a manner or style of painting developed chiefly in France in the mid-19th century, characterized by the representation of the luminous effects of natural light and atmosphere as contrasted with the artificial light and absence of the sense of air or atmosphere associated with paintings produced in the studio.
- pleiomerous — (of a flower) having a greater than normal number of parts
- pleochroism — the property of certain crystals of exhibiting different colors when viewed from different directions under transmitted light. Compare dichroism (def 1), trichroism.
- plumigerous — wearing or possessing feathers
- plyometrics — a system of exercise in which the muscles are repeatedly stretched and suddenly contracted
- poetry slam — a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- polymerizes — to subject to polymerization.
- polyspermia — the secretion of an excessive amount of semen.
- pompelmouse — a large citrus fruit
- post-bellum — of or during the period after a war, esp the American Civil War
- pre-islamic — existing prior to the ascendancy of Islam; pre-Muslim.
- pre-seminal — released before semen is ejaculated
- preassembly — an assembling or coming together of a number of persons, usually for a particular purpose: The principal will speak to all the students at Friday's assembly.
- presumingly — presumptuous.
- promiseless — without promise
- proselytism — the act or fact of becoming a proselyte; conversion.
- psammophile — a plant or animal that thrives in sand
- psilomelane — a common mineral consisting of a mixture of pyrolusite and other oxides of manganese, usually found in black, rounded masses: an ore of manganese.
- publishment — publication.
- safety lamp — a miner's lamp in which the flame is protected by wire gauze to prevent the immediate ignition of explosive gases.
- sample book — a number of pieces of fabric, wallpaper, etc fastened together at one edge, for people to examine when trying to choose which example to buy
- sample case — a handheld container of samples of products used by a salesperson to show potential customers what is available
- sample rate — (digital signal processing) The number of times an analog signal is measured (sampled) per second. The unit of sample rate is "samples per second". This is often expressed in kiloHertz (kHz). For example, "CD quality" sound has a sample rate of 44 kHz. Compare data rate. See Nyquist frequency.
- sample room — a room, as in a hotel suite, in which merchandise is displayed for sale to the trade.
- 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.
- scrap metal — discarded metal
- sea lamprey — a parasitic marine lamprey, Petromyzon marinus, that spawns in fresh water along both Atlantic coasts and in the Great Lakes, where it is responsible for losses of economically valuable fish.
- semelparous — (of a plant) producing flowers and fruit only once before dying
- semiellipse — a half ellipse, usually one containing both ends of the major axis.
- semipalmate — partially or imperfectly palmate, as a bird's foot; half-webbed.
- semiplastic — imperfectly plastic; in a state between rigidity and plasticity.
- semipopular — relatively popular; quite popular
- sempiternal — everlasting; eternal.
- septemviral — of or relating to septemvirs or a septemvirate.
- simple pole — a pole of order 1 of a function of a complex variable.
- simple time — a metre in music in which each beat or part divides equally into two
- simple vows — the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience when taken for a limited period
- simpliciter — simply
- speed limit — the maximum speed at which a vehicle is legally permitted to travel, as within a specific area, on a certain road, or under given conditions.
- speed metal — a style of heavy-metal music typically played at extremely fast tempos.
- sperm whale — a large, square-snouted whale, Physeter catodon, valued for its oil and spermaceti: now reduced in number and rare in some areas.
- spermicidal — that kills sperm
- spermophile — any of various burrowing rodents of the squirrel family, especially of the genus Spermophilus (or Citellus), sometimes sufficiently numerous to do much damage to crops, as the ground squirrels and susliks.
- splenectomy — excision or removal of the spleen.
- spokesmodel — an attractive or otherwise appealing person who is hired to speak on behalf of a company or product, as in a commercial.