11-letter words containing m, a, s, t, o, p
- 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.
- plastometer — an instrument for measuring the plasticity of a substance.
- poetry slam — a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- postmarital — occurring, effective, or provided after marriage
- postprimary — of or relating to education after primary school
- potash alum — alum1 (def 1).
- prognathism — having protrusive jaws; having a gnathic index over 103.
- pronatalism — the policy or practice of encouraging the bearing of children, especially government support of a higher birthrate.
- prostomiate — having a prostomium.
- protagonism — the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work.
- psammophyte — a plant that grows in sand or sandy soil.
- pumpstation — A pumpstation is a place with pumps and equipment for pumping fluids from one place to another.
- samson post — a strong bitt or post at the bow or stern of a vessel.
- scyphistoma — a stage in the life cycle of a jellyfish or other scyphozoan when it is fixed in place and reproduces asexually to produce free-swimming medusas.
- smart phone — a device that combines a cell phone with a handheld computer, typically offering Internet access, data storage, email capability, etc.
- smoky topaz — smoky quartz used as a gemstone: not a true topaz.
- somatoplasm — the cytoplasm of a somatic cell, especially as distinguished from germ plasm.
- southampton — Henry Wriothesley [rahy-uh ths-lee] /ˈraɪ əθs li/ (Show IPA), 3rd Earl of, 1573–1624, English nobleman, soldier, and patron of writers, including William Shakespeare.
- spasmolytic — of or noting spasmolysis.
- spectrogram — a representation or photograph of a spectrum.
- spermatoxic — (of a substance) toxic to spermatozoa.
- spermatoxin — a substance toxic to spermatozoa.
- spermatozoa — one of the minute, usually actively motile gametes in semen, which serve to fertilize the ovum; a mature male reproductive cell.
- spodomantic — relating to spodomancy
- sportswoman — a woman who engages in sports.
- spot market — a market in which commodities, as grain, gold, or crude oil, are dealt in for cash and immediate delivery (distinguished from futures market).
- stasimorphy — structural modification by arrested development
- steam point — the temperature at which water vapor condenses at a pressure of one atmosphere, represented by 100°C and 212°F.
- sub-optimal — being below an optimal level or standard.
- sympetalous — gamopetalous.
- symptomatic — pertaining to a symptom or symptoms.
- synaptosome — a saclike structure at an isolated nerve ending
- taphonomist — a specialist in taphonomy
- temptatious — enticing or illicitly desirable
- tomato soup — soup made from tomatoes
- tonic spasm — Pathology. a sudden, abnormal, involuntary muscular contraction, consisting of a continued muscular contraction (tonic spasm) or of a series of alternating muscular contractions and relaxations (clonic spasm)
- trophoplasm — the cytoplasm that is involved in the nutritive processes of a cell
- trypanosoma — trypanosome.
- trypanosome — any minute, flagellate protozoan of the genus Trypanosoma, parasitic in the blood or tissues of humans and other vertebrates, usually transmitted by insects, often causing serious diseases, as African sleeping sickness in humans, and many diseases in domestic animals.
- wet compass — a compass having a compass card floating in a liquid.