11-letter words containing m, a, l, s
- 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
- physicalism — a doctrine associated with logical positivism and holding that every meaningful statement, other than the necessary statements of logic and mathematics, must refer directly or indirectly to observable properties of spatiotemporal things or events.
- pillow sham — an ornamental cover laid over a bed pillow.
- pink salmon — a small Pacific salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, distinguished by its small scales and long anal fin and by the bright red spawning coloration of males, occurring from California to Alaska and in waters of Japan: fished commercially and for sport.
- 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
- plantswoman — a nurserywoman.
- plasma ball — a glass globe containing a low density gas and a central electrode that creates lightning-like streams of light.
- 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.
- plasmatical — relating to plasma
- 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.
- plasmolysis — contraction of the protoplasm in a living cell when water is removed by exosmosis.
- plastometer — an instrument for measuring the plasticity of a substance.
- play possum — opossum.
- 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.
- poetry slam — a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- polyamorous — noting or relating to polyamory, the practice or condition of participating simultaneously in more than one serious romantic or sexual relationship with the knowledge and consent of all partners.
- polychasium — a form of cymose inflorescence in which each axis produces more than two lateral axes.
- polyspermia — the secretion of an excessive amount of semen.
- postmarital — occurring, effective, or provided after marriage
- potash alum — alum1 (def 1).
- 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.
- probabilism — Philosophy. the doctrine, introduced by the Skeptics, that certainty is impossible and that probability suffices to govern faith and practice.
- pronatalism — the policy or practice of encouraging the bearing of children, especially government support of a higher birthrate.
- pronominals — Grammar. pertaining to, resembling, derived from, or containing a pronoun: “My” in “my book” is a pronominal adjective. “There” is a pronominal adverb.
- 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.
- quarrelsome — inclined to quarrel; argumentative; contentious.
- rallymaster — an organizer and director of an automobile rally.
- rationalism — the principle or habit of accepting reason as the supreme authority in matters of opinion, belief, or conduct.
- regimentals — of or relating to a regiment.
- regionalism — Government. the principle or system of dividing a city, state, etc., into separate administrative regions.
- relationism — a doctrine maintaining the existence of relations between things
- releasement — the act of releasing from confinement or responsibility
- resemblance — the state or fact of resembling; similarity.
- restimulate — to stimulate again, reactivate
- rock salmon — (formerly) any of several coarse fishes when used as food, esp the dogfish or wolffish: now called rockfish or catfish
- roman snail — a large edible European snail, Helix pomatia, the usual escargot of menus, erroneously thought to have been introduced to northern Europe by the Romans
- rose family — the plant family Rosaceae, characterized by trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants having compound or simple leaves with stipules, flowers typically with five sepals and five petals, and fruit in a variety of forms, many of which are fleshy and edible, and including the almond, apple, apricot, blackberry, cherry, cinquefoil, hawthorn, peach, pear, plum, raspberry, rose, spirea, and strawberry.
- rose mallow — any of several plants of the genus Hibiscus, of the mallow family, having rose-colored flowers.
- rumble seat — Also called, British, dickey. a seat recessed into the back of a coupe or roadster, covered by a hinged lid that opens to form the back of the seat when in use.
- rumbustical — rumbustious