11-letter words containing l, o, m, e
- phantomlike — an apparition or specter.
- phlebectomy — the surgical excision of a vein or part of a vein
- phlebotomic — of or noting phlebotomy.
- pigeon milk — crop milk.
- 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
- planogamete — a motile gamete.
- 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.
- 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.
- plate armor — armor made of thin, flat, shaped pieces of wrought iron or steel.
- 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.
- pleomorphic — of, relating to, or characterized by pleomorphism; polymorphous.
- plumigerous — wearing or possessing feathers
- pluviometer — rain gauge.
- 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.
- polarimeter — an instrument for measuring the amount of light received from a given source as a function of its state of polarization.
- pole hammer — a shafted weapon having a spiked hammer head.
- police motu — a pidginized version of the Motu language, used as a lingua franca in Papua, originally chiefly by the police
- policewoman — a female member of a police force or body.
- policy term — The policy term is the lifetime of an insurance policy.
- policymaker — a person responsible for making policy, especially in government.
- polymerizes — to subject to polymerization.
- polyspermia — the secretion of an excessive amount of semen.
- pomiculture — the growing or cultivation of fruit.
- pompelmouse — a large citrus fruit
- pore volume — The pore volume is the total volume of very small openings in a bed of adsorbent particles.
- post-bellum — of or during the period after a war, esp the American Civil War
- powder mill — a mill in which gunpowder is made.
- pramipexole — a dopamine agonist used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
- pre-diploma — a document given by an educational institution conferring a degree on a person or certifying that the person has satisfactorily completed a course of study.
- premorbidly — pertaining to diseased parts: morbid anatomy.
- problematic — of the nature of a problem; doubtful; uncertain; questionable.
- programable — capable of being programmed.
- prolegomena — a preliminary discussion; introductory essay, as prefatory matter in a book; a prologue.
- prolongment — to lengthen out in time; extend the duration of; cause to continue longer: to prolong one's stay abroad.
- prominently — standing out so as to be seen easily; conspicuous; particularly noticeable: Her eyes are her most prominent feature.
- promiseless — without promise
- promulgated — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- promycelium — a short filament produced in the germination of a spore that bears small spores and then dies.
- propylamine — an isomeric amine of propyl
- proselytism — the act or fact of becoming a proselyte; conversion.
- protophloem — the part of the primary phloem that develops first, consisting of narrow, thin-walled cells.
- proximately — next; nearest; immediately before or after in order, place, occurrence, etc.
- 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.
- pylorectomy — the surgical removal of all or part of the pylorus, often including the adjacent portion of the stomach (partial gastrectomy)
- quark model — a scheme that explains the quantum numbers of all the baryons and mesons by assuming that baryons are composed of three quarks and mesons of a quark and an antiquark, with different combinations of quark and antiquark flavors giving different sets of quantum numbers.