11-letter words containing m, a, i, l
- nonfamilial — of, relating to, or characteristic of a family: familial ties.
- nonmaterial — not material or composed of matter.
- nonmetallic — of or relating to a nonmetal.
- nonmetrical — (music) Without the constraints of a metronome; not played or sung with a strict underlying rhythmic method.
- nonmilitant — Not militant.
- nonmilitary — Not belonging to, characteristic of, or involving the armed forces; civilian.
- nonmystical — not mystical
- nonterminal — Alternative spelling of non-terminal.
- normal time — the standard length of time allowed for a match before any extra time, such as injury time, is added
- normalising — Present participle of normalise.
- normalities — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- normalizing — Present participle of normalize.
- normatively — of or relating to a norm, especially an assumed norm regarded as the standard of correctness in behavior, speech, writing, etc.
- numerically — of or relating to numbers; of the nature of a number.
- nummulation — the red blood corpuscles in a small amount of blood that produce a formation akin to a heap of coins
- nutrimental — any substance or matter that, taken into a living organism, serves to sustain it in its existence, promoting growth, replacing loss, and providing energy.
- oecumenical — general; universal.
- of all time — If you say that someone or something is, for example, the best writer of all time, or the most successful film of all time, you mean that they are the best or most successful that there has ever been.
- officialdom — the class or entire body of officials; officials as a whole.
- officialism — excessive attention to official regulations and routines.
- oil embargo — a prohibition of the trade of petroleum from one country to another
- old-maidish — characteristic of or resembling an old maid.
- omnichannel — Using every channel.
- omnilingual — Having the ability to speak, or to understand, all languages.
- ophthalmist — an eye expert; an oculist
- optimizable — Capable of being optimized.
- orientalism — a peculiarity or idiosyncrasy of the peoples of Asia, especially the East.
- originalism — The principle or belief that the original intent of an author should be adhered to in later interpretations of a work.
- oscillogram — the record produced by the action of an oscillograph or oscilloscope.
- osmotically — Physical Chemistry, Cell Biology. the tendency of a fluid, usually water, to pass through a semipermeable membrane into a solution where the solvent concentration is higher, thus equalizing the concentrations of materials on either side of the membrane. the diffusion of fluids through membranes or porous partitions. Compare endosmosis, exosmosis.
- outline map — a map which only provides very basic information so that more details can be added
- pack animal — a mule, donkey, burro, or horse bred for vigor and hardiness and used for carrying heavy loads.
- palindromic — a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop.
- palm family — the plant family Palmae (or Arecaceae; formerly, Palmaceae), characterized by chiefly tropical evergreen trees or shrubs having large compound leaves in featherlike or fanlike fronds, large clusters of small flowers, and fleshy or dry fruit, and including the palmettos, ornamental palms, and palms that are the source of carnauba wax, coconuts, dates, raffia, rattan, sago, and various oils.
- palmatisect — (of leaves) having palmate veins and lobes split almost to the base of the blade.
- pamphletize — to write a pamphlet.
- pan-islamic — the idea or advocacy of a political union of all Muslim nations.
- pan-slavism — the idea or advocacy of a political union of all the Slavic peoples.
- panic alarm — an alarm that can be set off to alert others in the case of an emergency
- papilliform — resembling a papilla.
- paralimnion — the region of a lake floor between the shoreline or water's edge and the zone of rooted vegetation
- parallelism — the position or relation of parallels.
- paralympian — a competitor in the Paralympics
- paramedical — related to the medical profession in a secondary or supplementary capacity.
- pari-mutuel — a form of betting and of handling the betting on horse races at racetracks, in which those holding winning tickets divide the total amount bet in proportion to their wagers, less a percentage for the management, taxes, etc.
- park-miller — A pseudorandom number generation algorithm which was discredited by Marsaglia and Steve Sullivanin in the July 1993 CACM.
- parlourmaid — In former times, a parlourmaid was a female servant in a private house whose job involved serving people at table.
- partial sum — one of a series of sums of elements of a given sequence, the first sum being the first element, the second sum being the first element added to the second element, the third sum being equal to the sum of the first three elements, and so on.
- pastoralism — the practice of herding as the primary economic activity of a society.
- patelliform — having the form of a patella; shaped like a saucer, kneecap, or limpet shell.