11-letter words containing m, o, p, i, s, h
- melpomenish — Tragic; relating to tragedy in a literary or theatrical work.
- mesomorphic — pertaining to or having a muscular or sturdy body build characterized by the relative prominence of structures developed from the embryonic mesoderm (contrasted with ectomorphic, endomorphic).
- mesonephric — one of the three embryonic excretory organs of vertebrates, becoming the functional kidney of fishes and amphibians and becoming part of the tubules or ductules in the reproductive systems of higher vertebrates.
- mesophilous — (of bacteria) growing best at moderate temperatures, between 25°C and 40°C.
- mesophyllic — (botany) Of or pertaining to the mesophyll of a leaf.
- mesospheric — Of or pertaining to the mesosphere.
- mesotrophic — (of freshwater lakes) containing medium levels of nutrients
- metaphorist — a creator or user of metaphors
- micrographs — Plural form of micrograph.
- microphages — Plural form of microphage.
- microphones — Plural form of microphone.
- microphylls — Plural form of microphyll.
- microphytes — Plural form of microphyte.
- microsphere — a very small medical particle, containing a diagnostic or therapeutic agent, that is injected into the blood
- mimeographs — Plural form of mimeograph.
- miphiboseth — Mephibosheth.
- misanthrope — a comedy (1666) by Molière.
- misanthropy — hatred, dislike, or distrust of humankind.
- mobile shop — a van, truck, etc, which travels from place to place and from which goods are sold
- monitorship — (especially formerly) a student appointed to assist in the conduct of a class or school, as to help take attendance or keep order.
- monophysite — a person who maintains that Christ has one nature, partly divine and partly human.
- mother ship — a vessel or craft that services others operating far from a home port or center.
- motherships — Plural form of mothership.
- mouthpieces — Plural form of mouthpiece.
- mycophagist — a fungus-eating organism.
- myographist — a person who has expert knowledge of muscles
- mythopoesis — Creation of myth.
- nemophilist — (rare) One who is fond of forests or forest scenery; a haunter of the woods.
- oarsmanship — The skill of rowing a boat.
- ophthalmist — an eye expert; an oculist
- opisthosoma — the abdomen of a spider or other arachnid
- phonematics — phonemics.
- phoneticism — a phonetic scheme of writing
- phosphonium — the positively charged group PH 4 + .
- phosphorism — chronic phosphorus poisoning.
- photomosaic — mosaic (def 4).
- physiognomy — the face or countenance, especially when considered as an index to the character: a fierce physiognomy.
- physiometry — measurement of the physiological functions of the body.
- phytotomist — someone who studies or who is an expert in phytotomy
- pillow sham — an ornamental cover laid over a bed pillow.
- pleochroism — the property of certain crystals of exhibiting different colors when viewed from different directions under transmitted light. Compare dichroism (def 1), trichroism.
- polychasium — a form of cymose inflorescence in which each axis produces more than two lateral axes.
- polychroism — the ability of a crystal to absorb different wavelengths of light and thus to display multiple colours
- polylithism — (programming) A property of a data-object that can exist in many shapes and sizes, but not simultaneously; which distinguishes it from a union. It is often implemented as a set of classes (or structs) derived from a common base class (or with a common header, as in the case of structs), typically without any methods. It has been loosely described as polymorphic data.
- preadmonish — to admonish or warn beforehand
- prochronism — a chronological error in which a person, event, etc., is assigned a date earlier than the actual one; prolepsis.
- prognathism — having protrusive jaws; having a gnathic index over 103.
- psammophile — a plant or animal that thrives in sand
- psychonomic — of or relating to psychonomics
- rheotropism — the effect of a current of water upon the direction of plant growth.