7-letter words containing i, m, p, a
- pinkham — Lydia (Estes) 1819–83, U.S. businesswoman: manufactured patent medicine.
- plagium — the crime of kidnapping a child
- plasmic — Anatomy, Physiology. the liquid part of blood or lymph, as distinguished from the suspended elements.
- plasmid — a segment of DNA independent of the chromosomes and capable of replication, occurring in bacteria and yeast: used in recombinant DNA procedures to transfer genetic material from one cell to another.
- plasmin — fibrinolysin.
- pnambic — (jargon) /p*-nam'bik/ (From the scene in the film, "The Wizard of Oz" in which the true nature of the wizard is first discovered: "Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain"). A term coined by Daniel Klein <[email protected]> for a stage of development of a process or function that, owing to incomplete implementation or to the complexity of the system, requires human interaction to simulate or replace some or all of its actions, inputs or outputs. The term may also be applied to a process or function whose apparent operations are wholly or partially falsified or one requiring prestidigitization. The ultimate pnambic product was "Dan Bricklin's Demo", a program which supported flashy user-interface design prototyping. There is a related maxim among hackers: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from a rigged demo." See magic for illumination of this point.
- pompeia — flourished 1st century b.c, second wife of Julius Caesar, divorced in 62 b.c. Compare Calpurnia, Cornelia (def 2).
- potamic — of or relating to rivers.
- primacy — the state of being first in order, rank, importance, etc.
- primage — a small allowance formerly paid by a shipper to the master and crew of a vessel for the loading and care of the goods: now charged with the freight and retained by the shipowner.
- primary — first or highest in rank or importance; chief; principal: his primary goals in life.
- primate — Ecclesiastical. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.
- primula — primrose (def 1).
- proxima — a flare star in the constellation Centaurus that is the nearest star to the sun. It is a red dwarf of very low magnitude. Distance: 4.3 light years
- ptarmic — a material that causes sneezing
- pyaemia — a diseased state in which pyogenic bacteria are circulating in the blood, characterized by the development of abscesses in various organs.
- pyramid — Architecture. (in ancient Egypt) a quadrilateral masonry mass having smooth, steeply sloping sides meeting at an apex, used as a tomb. (in ancient Egypt and pre-Columbian Central America) a quadrilateral masonry mass, stepped and sharply sloping, used as a tomb or a platform for a temple.
- rampike — a dead tree, especially the bleached skeleton or splintered trunk of a tree killed by fire, lightning, or wind.
- ramping — a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- rampion — a European bellflower, Campanula rapunculus, having an edible white tuberous root used in Europe for salad.
- sampaio — Jorge, 1939–2010, president of Portugal 1996–2006.
- shipman — a sailor.
- spammie — a lovebite
- spasmic — convulsive
- tampico — a seaport in SE Tamaulipas, in E Mexico.
- tamping — to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes: He tamped the tobacco in his pipe.
- tampion — a plug or stopper placed in the muzzle of a piece of ordnance when not in use, to keep out dampness and dust.
- timpana — a traditional Maltese baked pasta and pastry dish
- timpani — a set of kettledrums, especially as used in an orchestra or band.
- timpano — a kettledrum
- tympani — a set of kettledrums, especially as used in an orchestra or band.
- vamping — a seductive woman who uses her sensuality to exploit men.
- vampire — a preternatural being, commonly believed to be a reanimated corpse, that is said to suck the blood of sleeping persons at night.
- vampish — the portion of a shoe or boot upper that covers the instep and toes.
- wampish — to wave about or flop to and fro.