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11-letter words containing m, i, s, p, o

  • postscenium — a wing on either side of the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theatre where props could be stored and actors could prepare; a parascenium
  • pre-imposed — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
  • preadmonish — to admonish or warn beforehand
  • prestissimo — (a musical direction) in the most rapid tempo.
  • presumption — the act of presuming.
  • prime focus — the focal point of the objective lens or primary mirror of a telescope
  • primiparous — a woman who has borne but one child or who is parturient for the first time.
  • prison camp — a camp for the confinement of prisoners of war or political prisoners.
  • prison farm — a farm attached to a prison, where prisoners carry out hard labour
  • probabilism — Philosophy. the doctrine, introduced by the Skeptics, that certainty is impossible and that probability suffices to govern faith and practice.
  • prochronism — a chronological error in which a person, event, etc., is assigned a date earlier than the actual one; prolepsis.
  • profeminist — advocating social, political, legal, and economic rights for women equal to those of men.
  • prognathism — having protrusive jaws; having a gnathic index over 103.
  • progressism — the philosophy of a progressist
  • promiscuity — the state of being promiscuous.
  • promiscuous — characterized by or involving indiscriminate mingling or association, especially having sexual relations with a number of partners on a casual basis.
  • promiseless — without promise
  • promisingly — giving favorable promise; likely to turn out well: a promising young man; a promising situation.
  • 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.
  • pronatalism — the policy or practice of encouraging the bearing of children, especially government support of a higher birthrate.
  • pronominals — Grammar. pertaining to, resembling, derived from, or containing a pronoun: “My” in “my book” is a pronominal adjective. “There” is a pronominal adverb.
  • proselytism — the act or fact of becoming a proselyte; conversion.
  • prostomiate — having a prostomium.
  • protagonism — the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work.
  • proximities — nearness in place, time, order, occurrence, or relation.
  • psammophile — a plant or animal that thrives in sand
  • 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.
  • psilomelane — a common mineral consisting of a mixture of pyrolusite and other oxides of manganese, usually found in black, rounded masses: an ore of manganese.
  • psychonomic — of or relating to psychonomics
  • pumpstation — A pumpstation is a place with pumps and equipment for pumping fluids from one place to another.
  • rheotropism — the effect of a current of water upon the direction of plant growth.
  • rompishness — the state or condition of being rompish
  • salmon pink — salmon (defs 4, 5).
  • scalpriform — chisel-shaped, as the incisors of certain rodents.
  • scopolamine — a colorless, syrupy, water-soluble alkaloid, C 1 7 H 2 1 NO 4 , obtained from certain plants of the nightshade family, used chiefly as a sedative and mydriatic and to alleviate the symptoms of motion sickness.
  • scriptorium — a room, as in a monastery, library, or other institution, where manuscripts are stored, read, or copied.
  • scrumptious — very pleasing, especially to the senses; delectable; splendid: a scrumptious casserole; a scrumptious satin gown.
  • 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.
  • seismograph — any of various instruments for measuring and recording the vibrations of earthquakes.
  • seismoscope — an instrument for recording the occurrence or time of an earthquake.
  • semipopular — relatively popular; quite popular
  • senior prom — a formal dance or gathering of high school students held at the end of the senior year
  • showjumping — horseriding event
  • showmanship — the skill or ability of a showman.
  • simon peter — Peter (def 1).
  • simple pole — a pole of order 1 of a function of a complex variable.
  • simple vows — the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience when taken for a limited period
  • siphonogamy — a mode of pollination in which pollen tubes develop to facilitate the passage of male cells to eggs
  • smoke point — heat at which oil gives off smoke
  • sodium pump — an energy-consuming mechanism in cell membranes that transports sodium ions across the membrane, in exchange for potassium ions or other substances.
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