11-letter words containing m, o, s, p
- spinsterdom — the state of being a spinster
- spiraliform — having or resembling spiral lines
- spiroplasma — any of numerous bacteria of the genus Spiroplasma that have no cell walls or flagella and are parasitic in plants and arthropods.
- splenectomy — excision or removal of the spleen.
- spodomantic — relating to spodomancy
- spokesmodel — an attractive or otherwise appealing person who is hired to speak on behalf of a company or product, as in a commercial.
- spokeswoman — a woman who speaks for another person or for a group.
- sporogonium — the sporangium of mosses and liverworts.
- sportswoman — a woman who engages in sports.
- 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).
- spotted gum — an Australian eucalyptus tree, Eucalyptus maculata
- stasimorphy — structural modification by arrested development
- steam point — the temperature at which water vapor condenses at a pressure of one atmosphere, represented by 100°C and 212°F.
- stipitiform — having the form of a stipe.
- stipuliform — shaped like a stipule.
- stop motion — Also called stop frame. the process of filming puppets and other objects one frame at a time while incrementally moving or modifying them, giving the illusion of lifelike motion when the captured film frames are viewed in rapid sequence (often used attributively): stop-motion animation; a stop-motion film.
- stop-motion — Also called stop frame. the process of filming puppets and other objects one frame at a time while incrementally moving or modifying them, giving the illusion of lifelike motion when the captured film frames are viewed in rapid sequence (often used attributively): stop-motion animation; a stop-motion film.
- stylopodium — a glandular disk or expansion surmounting the ovary and supporting the styles in plants of the parsley family.
- sub-company — subsidiary company.
- sub-optimal — being below an optimal level or standard.
- subemployed — of or relating to workers affected by subemployment
- suboptimize — to use in a way that is less than optimal
- subsumption — an act of subsuming.
- sumptuously — entailing great expense, as from choice materials, fine work, etc.; costly: a sumptuous residence.
- 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
- sympetalous — gamopetalous.
- symphonette — a small symphony orchestra that usually specializes in playing short, familiar classical works or salon music.
- symphonious — harmonious; in harmonious agreement or accord.
- symposiarch — the president, director, or master of a symposium.
- symptomatic — pertaining to a symptom or symptoms.
- symptomless — having or showing no symptoms.
- synaptosome — a saclike structure at an isolated nerve ending
- taphonomist — a specialist in taphonomy
- telescopium — an inconspicuous constellation in the S hemisphere, close to Sagittarius and Ara
- tempestuous — stormy, tumultuous
- temptatious — enticing or illicitly desirable
- thermoscope — a device that indicates a change in temperature, esp one that does not measure the actual temperature
- tomato soup — soup made from tomatoes
- tonic spasm — Pathology. a sudden, abnormal, involuntary muscular contraction, consisting of a continued muscular contraction (tonic spasm) or of a series of alternating muscular contractions and relaxations (clonic spasm)
- trimorphism — Zoology. the occurrence of three forms distinct in structure, coloration, etc., among animals of the same species.
- triptolemus — a favorite of Demeter and the inventor of the plow and patron of agriculture, connected with the Eleusinian mysteries.
- trispermous — having three seeds.
- trophoplasm — the cytoplasm that is involved in the nutritive processes of a cell