11-letter words containing m, i, s, o, r
- neurotomies — Plural form of neurotomy.
- nicol prism — one of a pair of prisms used to produce and analyze plane-polarized light in a polarizing microscope. Also called Nicol. Compare polarizer (def 1).
- nitromersol — a brownish-yellow or yellow, granular, water-insoluble powder, C 7 H 5 HgNO 3 : used in alkaline solution chiefly as an antiseptic.
- nitrosamine — any of a series of compounds with the type formula R 2 NNO, some of which are carcinogenic, formed in cured meats by the conversion of nitrite.
- noisemakers — Plural form of noisemaker.
- noisy miner — a honey-eater, Manorina melanocephala, of eastern Australia, having a grey-white plumage and brown wings and noted for its raucous cries
- non-marxist — an adherent of Karl Marx or his theories.
- nonorgasmic — not involving or resulting in orgasm, not able to orgasm
- normalising — Present participle of normalise.
- normalities — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- northernism — a mannerism or phrase considered typical of northerners
- nostradamic — of or pertaining to Nostradamus or resembling his work; prophetic
- nourishment — something that nourishes; food, nutriment, or sustenance.
- numerations — Plural form of numeration.
- oarsmanship — The skill of rowing a boat.
- oceanariums — Plural form of oceanarium.
- oligomerous — having a small number of component parts
- omnifarious — of all forms, varieties, or kinds.
- omnipresent — present everywhere at the same time: the omnipresent God.
- omnivourous — Misspelling of omnivorous.
- opportunism — the policy or practice, as in politics, business, or one's personal affairs, of adapting actions, decisions, etc., to expediency or effectiveness regardless of the sacrifice of ethical principles.
- optometrist — a licensed professional who practices optometry.
- ordainments — Plural form of ordainment.
- organistrum — a stringed instrument played by two people
- 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.
- ornamentist — a person who adorns or decorates, esp professionally
- oscillogram — the record produced by the action of an oscillograph or oscilloscope.
- ostensorium — ostensory.
- osteodermic — of or like an osteoderm
- our time(s) — When you refer to our time or our times you are referring to the present period in the history of the world.
- outsmarting — Present participle of outsmart.
- overimposed — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- overimpress — to impress to an excessive degree
- overpromise — a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one: unkept political promises.
- paramastoid — of or relating to the part of the skull next to the mastoid process
- paronomasia — the use of a word in different senses or the use of words similar in sound to achieve a specific effect, as humor or a dual meaning; punning.
- passeriform — of or relating to the order Passeriformes; passerine.
- pastoralism — the practice of herding as the primary economic activity of a society.
- 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.
- phosphorism — chronic phosphorus poisoning.
- physiometry — measurement of the physiological functions of the body.
- pipe smoker — a person who smokes a tobacco pipe
- pittosporum — any of various shrubs or trees of the genus Pittosporum, native to warm regions of the Old World, many species of which are cultivated as ornamentals for their attractive foliage, flowers, or fruit.
- pleiomerous — (of a flower) having a greater than normal number of parts
- pleochroism — the property of certain crystals of exhibiting different colors when viewed from different directions under transmitted light. Compare dichroism (def 1), trichroism.
- plumigerous — wearing or possessing feathers
- plyometrics — a system of exercise in which the muscles are repeatedly stretched and suddenly contracted
- polychroism — the ability of a crystal to absorb different wavelengths of light and thus to display multiple colours