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11-letter words containing m, i, l, n

  • 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.
  • number line — a straight line on which there is indicated a one-to-one correspondence between points on the line and the set of real numbers.
  • 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.
  • obligements — Plural form of obligement.
  • oecumenical — general; universal.
  • old kingdom — the period in the history of ancient Egypt, 2780–2280 b.c., comprising the 3rd to 6th dynasties, characterized by the predominance of Memphis.
  • omnichannel — Using every channel.
  • omnilingual — Having the ability to speak, or to understand, all languages.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • paralimnion — the region of a lake floor between the shoreline or water's edge and the zone of rooted vegetation
  • paralympian — a competitor in the Paralympics
  • 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.
  • patrimonial — an estate inherited from one's father or ancestors.
  • pelagianism — a follower of Pelagius, who denied original sin and believed in freedom of the will.
  • pelargonium — any plant of the genus Pelargonium, the cultivated species of which are usually called geranium. Compare geranium (def 2).
  • pencil beam — a cone-shaped radar beam.
  • penciliform — having a pencillike shape.
  • penicillium — any fungus of the genus Penicillium, certain species of which are used in cheesemaking and as the source of penicillin.
  • penultimate — next to the last: the penultimate scene of the play.
  • personalism — Also called personal idealism. a modern philosophical movement locating ultimate value and reality in persons, human or divine.
  • petalomania — the condition in which a flower has proportionately more petals than is normal
  • phantomlike — an apparition or specter.
  • phenylamine — aniline.
  • phyllomania — the production of leaves in abnormal numbers or places.
  • pigeon milk — crop milk.
  • pine family — the plant family Pinaceae, characterized by mostly evergreen, resinous trees having narrow, often needlelike leaves, male flowers in catkinlike clusters, and scaly female flowers that develop into fruit in the form of a woody cone, and including cedar (genus Cedrus), fir, hemlock, larch, pine, and spruce.
  • pink family — the plant family Caryophyllaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants having opposite leaves, usually swollen-jointed stems, flowers with petals notched at the tips, and fruit generally in the form of a many-seeded capsule, and including baby's-breath, carnation, chickweed, pink, and sweet william.
  • 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.
  • planetarium — an apparatus or model representing the planetary system.
  • planimetric — the measurement of plane areas.
  • planuliform — resembling a planula
  • plasminogen — the blood substance that when activated forms plasmin.
  • platemaking — the act of making plates
  • platforming — a process for reforming petroleum using a platinum catalyst
  • platycnemia — (in the shinbone) the state of being laterally flattened.
  • 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.
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