11-letter words containing m, e, t, o, r, l
- prominently — standing out so as to be seen easily; conspicuous; particularly noticeable: Her eyes are her most prominent feature.
- promulgated — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- 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.
- pylorectomy — the surgical removal of all or part of the pylorus, often including the adjacent portion of the stomach (partial gastrectomy)
- rambouillet — one of a breed of hardy sheep, developed from the Merino, yielding good mutton and a fine grade of wool.
- reallotment — the act or process of reallotting something
- reclamation — the reclaiming of desert, marshy, or submerged areas or other wasteland for cultivation or other use.
- reformulate — to formulate again.
- relationism — a doctrine maintaining the existence of relations between things
- reptiliform — having the form or appearance of a reptile
- roche limit — the minimum distance below which a moon orbiting a celestial body would be disrupted by tidal forces or below which a moon would not have formed.
- salinometer — an instrument for measuring the amount of salt in a solution.
- schorlomite — a mineral that is black in colour and belongs to the garnet group
- sclerectomy — excision of part of the sclera.
- sclerometer — any instrument for determining with precision the degree of hardness of a substance, especially a mineral, as by measuring the pressure necessary to pierce or scratch it.
- solarimeter — an instrument for measuring solar radiation.
- solo mother — a mother with a dependent child or dependent children and no spouse
- steamroller — a heavy steam-powered vehicle having a roller for crushing, compacting, or leveling materials used for a road or the like.
- tailor-made — tailored.
- tailor-make — to make or adjust to meet the needs of the particular situation, individual, object, etc.: to tailor-make a tour.
- temporality — temporal character or nature; temporariness.
- temporalize — to make temporal in time; place in time.
- temporarily — lasting, existing, serving, or effective for a time only; not permanent: a temporary need; a temporary job.
- term policy — a policy whose period of coverage is in excess of one year, usually paying a reduced premium rate, as in fire insurance.
- terminology — the system of terms belonging or peculiar to a science, art, or specialized subject; nomenclature: the terminology of botany.
- tetrazolium — a derivative of an acidic chemical compound
- thermocline — a layer of water in an ocean or certain lakes, where the temperature gradient is greater than that of the warmer layer above and the colder layer below.
- thermolysis — Physiology. the dispersion of heat from the body.
- thermophile — a thermophilic organism.
- thermopylae — a pass in E Greece, between the cliffs of Mt. Oeta and the Gulf of Lamia: Persian defeat of the Spartans 480 b.c.
- timber wolf — the gray wolf, Canis lupus, sometimes designated as the subspecies C. lupus occidentalis: formerly common in northern North America but now greatly reduced in number and rare in the conterminous U.S.
- tree mallow — a malvaceous treelike plant, Lavatera arborea, of rocky coastal areas of Europe and N Africa, having a woody stem, rounded leaves, and red-purple flowers
- tremolo arm — a metal lever attached to the bridge of an electric guitar, used to vary the pitch of a played note
- tremulously — (of persons, the body, etc.) characterized by trembling, as from fear, nervousness, or weakness.
- trim cooler — A trim cooler is a water-cooled heat exchanger which is used in addition to an air-cooled heat exchanger.
- trincomalee — a seaport in E Sri Lanka.
- triptolemus — a favorite of Demeter and the inventor of the plow and patron of agriculture, connected with the Eleusinian mysteries.
- trombe wall — a glass-fronted exterior masonry wall that absorbs solar heat for radiation into a building.
- trouble man — troubleshooter (def 2).
- troublesome — causing trouble, annoyance, or difficulty; vexatious: a troublesome situation; a troublesome person.
- tuberculoma — a tumour or other mass that grows from a tuberculous lesion or caused by the tubercle bacillus
- tumble over — If someone or something tumbles over, they fall, often with a rolling or bouncing movement.
- tumour-like — (of a growth, swelling, nodule, etc) resembling a tumour or tumours
- ultramodern — very advanced in ideas, design, or techniques.
- untremulous — not tremulous or timorous; not characterized by trembling
- velocimeter — any of various instruments for measuring velocity, as of a wave in water or of sound in air.
- velocimetry — the measurement of the speed of sound in fluids
- volt-ampere — an electric measurement unit, equal to the product of one volt and one ampere, equivalent to one watt for direct current systems and a unit of apparent power for alternating current systems. Abbreviation: VA.