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11-letter words containing m, o, r, e, p

  • proximities — nearness in place, time, order, occurrence, or relation.
  • pseudomorph — an irregular or unclassifiable form.
  • 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.
  • psychometer — a device for measuring mental or psychological activity
  • psychometry — Psychology. psychometrics.
  • pteropodium — the foot of a pteropod.
  • pure merino — a free settler rather than a convict
  • 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.
  • red emperor — a brightly-coloured marine food fish, Lutjanus sebae, of the Great Barrier Reef
  • repairwoman — a woman whose occupation is the making of repairs, readjustments, etc.
  • reperformed — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
  • reptiliform — having the form or appearance of a reptile
  • rheotropism — the effect of a current of water upon the direction of plant growth.
  • roman peace — the establishment and maintenance of peace by armed force.
  • romper room — a playroom for very young children.
  • rompishness — the state or condition of being rompish
  • sample room — a room, as in a hotel suite, in which merchandise is displayed for sale to the trade.
  • seismograph — any of various instruments for measuring and recording the vibrations of earthquakes.
  • semelparous — (of a plant) producing flowers and fruit only once before dying
  • semipopular — relatively popular; quite popular
  • senior prom — a formal dance or gathering of high school students held at the end of the senior year
  • show jumper — A show jumper is a person who takes part in the sport of show jumping.
  • simon peter — Peter (def 1).
  • smart phone — a device that combines a cell phone with a handheld computer, typically offering Internet access, data storage, email capability, etc.
  • smokejumper — a firefighter who parachutes to forest fires inaccessible to ground crews.
  • spectrogram — a representation or photograph of a spectrum.
  • speech form — linguistic form.
  • speedometer — an instrument on an automobile or other vehicle for indicating the rate of travel in miles or kilometers per hour.
  • sperm count — the number of spermatozoa in an amount of semen, used as an indication of a man's fertility
  • sperm donor — a man who supplies sperm to be used in an artificial fertilization process
  • spermatoxic — (of a substance) toxic to spermatozoa.
  • spermatoxin — a substance toxic to spermatozoa.
  • spermatozoa — one of the minute, usually actively motile gametes in semen, which serve to fertilize the ovum; a mature male reproductive cell.
  • spermophile — any of various burrowing rodents of the squirrel family, especially of the genus Spermophilus (or Citellus), sometimes sufficiently numerous to do much damage to crops, as the ground squirrels and susliks.
  • spermophyte — spermatophyte.
  • spermotoxic — (of a substance) toxic to spermatozoa.
  • spermotoxin — a substance toxic to spermatozoa.
  • spherometer — an instrument for measuring the curvature of spheres and curved surfaces.
  • spinsterdom — the state of being a spinster
  • spot market — a market in which commodities, as grain, gold, or crude oil, are dealt in for cash and immediate delivery (distinguished from futures market).
  • superbomber — an aircraft used for dropping superbombs
  • superimpose — to impose, place, or set over, above, or on something else.
  • supermodern — highly modern
  • supernormal — in excess of the normal or average: supernormal faculties; supernormal production.
  • superorgasm — an extreme orgasm
  • supersmooth — exceptionally smooth
  • supportment — the action of supporting
  • swarm spore — zoospore
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