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11-letter words containing m, i, s, d, r, e

  • preadmonish — to admonish or warn beforehand
  • prompt side — the part of the stage that in the U.S. is to the right and in Britain to the left as one faces the audience. Abbreviation: P.S.
  • pseudoprime — A backgammon prime (six consecutive occupied points) with one point missing. This term is an esoteric pun derived from a mathematical method that, rather than determining precisely whether a number is prime (has no divisors), uses a statistical technique to decide whether the number is "probably" prime. A number that passes this test is called a pseudoprime. The hacker backgammon usage stems from the idea that a pseudoprime is almost as good as a prime: it does the job of a prime until proven otherwise, and that probably won't happen.
  • radiocesium — cesium 137.
  • readmission — the act of allowing to enter; entrance granted by permission, by provision or existence of pecuniary means, or by the removal of obstacles: the admission of aliens into a country.
  • red jasmine — a fragrant shrub with fragrant flowers, also known as frangipani
  • reductivism — reductionism.
  • reestimated — to form an approximate judgment or opinion regarding the worth, amount, size, weight, etc., of; calculate approximately: to estimate the cost of a college education.
  • rescindment — to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal.
  • rhomboideus — either of two back muscles that function to move the scapula.
  • rudesheimer — any of the Rheingau wines from the vineyards near Rüdesheim, a town on the Rhine River in W Germany.
  • sedimentary — of, relating to, or of the nature of sediment.
  • seed shrimp — ostracod
  • semi-desert — an extremely dry area characterized by sparse vegetation
  • semidiurnal — pertaining to, consisting of, or accomplished in half a day.
  • semiretired — working part time, as for reasons of ill health or advanced age
  • simmer down — to cook or cook in a liquid at or just below the boiling point.
  • smoke-dried — to dry or cure (meat or other food) using smoke.
  • smouldering — burning slowly without flame, usually emitting smoke
  • sodium-free — (of food) containing less than 5 mg of sodium per serving
  • sound mixer — sb who records film sound
  • soured milk — milk that has been deliberately soured by fermentation or by adding acids such as lemon juice or vinegar, to be used in cooking
  • spermicidal — that kills sperm
  • sphaeridium — a round body found on sea urchins
  • spider mite — any of numerous, variously colored web-spinning mites of the family Tetranychidae, many of which are pests of garden plants and fruit trees.
  • spinsterdom — the state of being a spinster
  • stadiometer — an instrument that measures the length of curves, dashes, etc, by running a toothed wheel along them
  • steam radio — radio, seen as old-fashioned in comparison with television
  • stem-winder — a stemwinding watch.
  • streamlined — streamlined.
  • strike dumb — to amaze; astound; astonish
  • stromateoid — resembling or related to the Stromateidae.
  • subdelirium — a mild delirium with lucid intervals.
  • sum insured — The sum insured is the insurer's limit of liability under an insurance contract.
  • taxidermist — embalmer
  • the midrash — these commentaries and notes collectively
  • thirdstream — a style of music that uses features of both jazz and classical music in an attempt to develop a new and distinctive musical idiom.
  • time-served — (of a craftsman or tradesman) having completed an apprenticeship; fully trained and competent
  • traumatised — Pathology. to injure (tissues) by force or by thermal, chemical, etc., agents.
  • unimpressed — finding sth unremarkable
  • waldmeister — An herb used for flavouring wines and liqueurs.
  • widowmakers — Plural form of widowmaker.
  • windjammers — Plural form of windjammer.
  • year's mind — a Requiem Mass said one year after a person's death or burial.
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