11-letter words containing e, s, m, p
- overpromise — a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one: unkept political promises.
- palm desert — a town in S California, near Palm Springs.
- palmatisect — (of leaves) having palmate veins and lobes split almost to the base of the blade.
- pampelmoose — a large citrus fruit
- pan-atheism — the belief that because there is no God, nothing can properly be termed sacred or holy.
- panentheism — the belief that God is a part of the universe as well as transcending it
- panspermist — someone who advocates panspermia
- parallelism — the position or relation of parallels.
- parascenium — either of two wings flanking and extending forward from the skene of an ancient Greek theater.
- pass muster — to assemble (troops, a ship's crew, etc.), as for battle, display, inspection, orders, or discharge.
- passeriform — of or relating to the order Passeriformes; passerine.
- past master — a person who is thoroughly experienced or exceptionally skilled in a profession, art, etc.: a past master at chess.
- paternalism — the system, principle, or practice of managing or governing individuals, businesses, nations, etc., in the manner of a father dealing benevolently and often intrusively with his children: The employees objected to the paternalism of the old president.
- pedanticism — pedantry.
- pedobaptism — the baptism of infants.
- pelagianism — a follower of Pelagius, who denied original sin and believed in freedom of the will.
- pentamerous — consisting of or divided into five parts.
- pentastomid — tongue worm.
- pentatonism — the use of a five-tone scale.
- perfumeless — without perfume; not perfumed or wearing perfume
- peridesmium — the membrane of cellular tissue surrounding a ligament
- peristylium — a peristyle.
- perma-press — permanent-press.
- permissible — that can be permitted; allowable: a permissible amount of sentimentality under the circumstances; Such behavior is not permissible!
- permissibly — that can be permitted; allowable: a permissible amount of sentimentality under the circumstances; Such behavior is not permissible!
- peroxisomal — of or relating to a peroxisome; of the nature of a peroxisome
- personalism — Also called personal idealism. a modern philosophical movement locating ultimate value and reality in persons, human or divine.
- peru balsam — an aromatic balsam that is obtained from the tropical South American leguminous tree Myroxylon pereirae and is similar to balsam of Tolu
- pessimistic — pertaining to or characterized by pessimism or the tendency to expect only bad outcomes; gloomy; joyless; unhopeful: His pessimistic outlook kept him from applying for jobs for which he was perfectly qualified.
- petrarchism — the poetic style introduced by Petrarch and characteristic of his work, marked by complex grammatical structure, elaborate conceits, and conventionalized diction.
- phanerogams — any of the Phanerogamia, a former primary division of plants comprising those having reproductive organs; a flowering plant or seed plant (opposed to cryptogam).
- phariseeism — the principles and practices of the Pharisees.
- phonematics — phonemics.
- phoneticism — a phonetic scheme of writing
- photosystem — either of two pigment-containing systems, photosystem I or II, in which the light-dependent chemical reactions of photosynthesis occur in the chloroplasts of plants
- phrasemaker — a person who is skilled in coining well-turned phrases; phraseologist.
- phraseogram — a written symbol or combination of symbols, as in shorthand, used to represent a phrase.
- physiometry — measurement of the physiological functions of the body.
- physitheism — the attribution of physical form to gods and religious beings
- piedmontese — a native or inhabitant of Piedmont, Italy.
- pipe smoker — a person who smokes a tobacco pipe
- piped music — Piped music is recorded music which is played in some supermarkets, restaurants, and other public places.
- plagiostome — (of fish) belonging to the genus Plagiostomi, which includes sharks and rays, characterized by a transverse mouth with the jaw suspended from the skull
- plasma cell — Anatomy. an antibody-secreting cell, derived from B cells, that plays a major role in antibody-mediated immunity.
- plasmalemma — cell membrane.
- plasmalogen — any of the class of phosphatides that contain an aldehyde of a fatty acid, found in heart and skeletal muscle, the brain, the liver, and in eggs.
- 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.