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

  • phoneticism — a phonetic scheme of writing
  • phosphonium — the positively charged group PH 4 + .
  • phosphorism — chronic phosphorus poisoning.
  • photomosaic — mosaic (def 4).
  • photosystem — either of two pigment-containing systems, photosystem I or II, in which the light-dependent chemical reactions of photosynthesis occur in the chloroplasts of plants
  • phraseogram — a written symbol or combination of symbols, as in shorthand, used to represent a phrase.
  • 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
  • piano music — printed music intended to be played on the piano
  • piedmontese — a native or inhabitant of Piedmont, Italy.
  • pillow sham — an ornamental cover laid over a bed pillow.
  • pink salmon — a small Pacific salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, distinguished by its small scales and long anal fin and by the bright red spawning coloration of males, occurring from California to Alaska and in waters of Japan: fished commercially and for sport.
  • pipe smoker — a person who smokes a tobacco pipe
  • piston pump — A piston pump is a pump which moves fluid by the movement up and down of a disk or short cylinder inside a tube.
  • pittosporum — any of various shrubs or trees of the genus Pittosporum, native to warm regions of the Old World, many species of which are cultivated as ornamentals for their attractive foliage, flowers, or fruit.
  • plagiostome — (of fish) belonging to the genus Plagiostomi, which includes sharks and rays, characterized by a transverse mouth with the jaw suspended from the skull
  • plantswoman — a nurserywoman.
  • plasmalogen — any of the class of phosphatides that contain an aldehyde of a fatty acid, found in heart and skeletal muscle, the brain, the liver, and in eggs.
  • plasminogen — the blood substance that when activated forms plasmin.
  • plasmodesma — any of many minute strands of cytoplasm that extend through plant cell walls and connect adjoining cells.
  • plasmolysis — contraction of the protoplasm in a living cell when water is removed by exosmosis.
  • plastometer — an instrument for measuring the plasticity of a substance.
  • play possum — opossum.
  • pleiomerous — (of a flower) having a greater than normal number of parts
  • pleochroism — the property of certain crystals of exhibiting different colors when viewed from different directions under transmitted light. Compare dichroism (def 1), trichroism.
  • plumigerous — wearing or possessing feathers
  • plutonomist — a person who studies or has expertise in plutonomy
  • plyometrics — a system of exercise in which the muscles are repeatedly stretched and suddenly contracted
  • pneumonitis — inflammation of the lung caused by a virus or exposure to irritating substances.
  • pneumostome — a breathing hole in the mantle of a gastropod.
  • poetry slam — a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
  • pointillism — a theory and technique developed by the neo-impressionists, based on the principle that juxtaposed dots of pure color, as blue and yellow, are optically mixed into the resulting hue, as green, by the viewer.
  • polyamorous — noting or relating to polyamory, the practice or condition of participating simultaneously in more than one serious romantic or sexual relationship with the knowledge and consent of all partners.
  • 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
  • polycrotism — a polycrotic condition
  • polyglotism — able to speak or write several languages; multilingual.
  • 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.
  • polymerizes — to subject to polymerization.
  • polyonymous — having or known by several or many names.
  • polyspermia — the secretion of an excessive amount of semen.
  • pompelmouse — a large citrus fruit
  • porro prism — an isosceles, right-triangular prism in which light entering one half of the hypotenuse face is reflected at the two short sides and is reversed in orientation when it leaves the other half of the hypotenuse: used in 90°-oriented pairs in binoculars to increase the length of the optical path and to erect the final image.
  • positronium — a short-lived atomic system consisting of a positron and an electron bound together.
  • possibilism — the theory in geography that human behaviour, and therefore culture, is not merely determined by the environment but by human agency, as a theory it is directly opposed to determinism
  • post-bellum — of or during the period after a war, esp the American Civil War
  • post-modern — noting or pertaining to architecture of the late 20th century, appearing in the 1960s, that consciously uses complex forms, fantasy, and allusions to historic styles, in contrast to the austere forms and emphasis on utility of standard modern architecture.
  • post-mortem — discussion of recent event
  • postmarital — occurring, effective, or provided after marriage
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