11-letter words containing m, o, p, e, y
- psychometer — a device for measuring mental or psychological activity
- psychometry — Psychology. psychometrics.
- puy de dôme — a mountain in central France. 4805 feet (1465 meters).
- puy-de-dome — a mountain in central France. 4805 feet (1465 meters).
- pylorectomy — the surgical removal of all or part of the pylorus, often including the adjacent portion of the stomach (partial gastrectomy)
- pyrgeometer — an instrument for measuring the loss of heat by radiation from the earth's surface
- pyrobitumen — any of the dark, solid hydrocarbons including peat, coal, and bituminous shale.
- spermophyte — spermatophyte.
- splenectomy — excision or removal of the spleen.
- subemployed — of or relating to workers affected by subemployment
- sympetalous — gamopetalous.
- symphonette — a small symphony orchestra that usually specializes in playing short, familiar classical works or salon music.
- symptomless — having or showing no symptoms.
- synaptosome — a saclike structure at an isolated nerve ending
- temporality — temporal character or nature; temporariness.
- temporarily — lasting, existing, serving, or effective for a time only; not permanent: a temporary need; a temporary job.
- tephromancy — the seeking of the future using ashes
- term policy — a policy whose period of coverage is in excess of one year, usually paying a reduced premium rate, as in fire insurance.
- 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.
- trypanosome — any minute, flagellate protozoan of the genus Trypanosoma, parasitic in the blood or tissues of humans and other vertebrates, usually transmitted by insects, often causing serious diseases, as African sleeping sickness in humans, and many diseases in domestic animals.
- xerophytism — (botany) The adaptation of plants to habitats where water is scarce.
- y2k problem — the predicted malfunction of some computer systems prior to or at the beginning of the year 2000 because of their inability to distinguish between dates in the 1900s and dates in the 2000s: this inability results from the coding of year dates in some software and chips with only the final two, rather than all four, digits