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11-letter words containing m, a, s, i, l

  • neurilemmas — Plural form of neurilemma.
  • new realism — neorealism.
  • nominalised — Simple past tense and past participle of nominalise.
  • non-dualism — the state of being dual or consisting of two parts; division into two.
  • nonagesimal — (astronomy) The middle to highest point of a part of an ecliptic that is above the horizon at any period of time.
  • nonmystical — not mystical
  • normalising — Present participle of normalise.
  • normalities — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
  • officialism — excessive attention to official regulations and routines.
  • old-maidish — characteristic of or resembling an old maid.
  • ophthalmist — an eye expert; an oculist
  • 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.
  • palmatisect — (of leaves) having palmate veins and lobes split almost to the base of the blade.
  • 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.
  • parallelism — the position or relation of parallels.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • pelagianism — a follower of Pelagius, who denied original sin and believed in freedom of the will.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • plasmatical — relating to plasma
  • plasminogen — the blood substance that when activated forms plasmin.
  • plasmolysis — contraction of the protoplasm in a living cell when water is removed by exosmosis.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • pre-islamic — existing prior to the ascendancy of Islam; pre-Muslim.
  • pre-seminal — released before semen is ejaculated
  • 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.
  • 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
  • restimulate — to stimulate again, reactivate
  • 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
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