11-letter words containing m, p, s
- paramastoid — of or relating to the part of the skull next to the mastoid process
- parascenium — either of two wings flanking and extending forward from the skene of an ancient Greek theater.
- parashurama — a Rama and avatar of Vishnu who rid the earth of Kshatriyas.
- parish pump — of only local interest; parochial
- paronomasia — the use of a word in different senses or the use of words similar in sound to achieve a specific effect, as humor or a dual meaning; punning.
- partial sum — one of a series of sums of elements of a given sequence, the first sum being the first element, the second sum being the first element added to the second element, the third sum being equal to the sum of the first three elements, and so on.
- partisanism — partisan action or spirit.
- party music — music for or at a party
- pass muster — to assemble (troops, a ship's crew, etc.), as for battle, display, inspection, orders, or discharge.
- passeriform — of or relating to the order Passeriformes; passerine.
- past master — a person who is thoroughly experienced or exceptionally skilled in a profession, art, etc.: a past master at chess.
- pastoralism — the practice of herding as the primary economic activity of a society.
- paternalism — the system, principle, or practice of managing or governing individuals, businesses, nations, etc., in the manner of a father dealing benevolently and often intrusively with his children: The employees objected to the paternalism of the old president.
- pedanticism — pedantry.
- pedobaptism — the baptism of infants.
- pelagianism — a follower of Pelagius, who denied original sin and believed in freedom of the will.
- pentamerous — consisting of or divided into five parts.
- pentastomid — tongue worm.
- pentatonism — the use of a five-tone scale.
- perfumeless — without perfume; not perfumed or wearing perfume
- peridesmium — the membrane of cellular tissue surrounding a ligament
- peristylium — a peristyle.
- perma-press — permanent-press.
- permissible — that can be permitted; allowable: a permissible amount of sentimentality under the circumstances; Such behavior is not permissible!
- permissibly — that can be permitted; allowable: a permissible amount of sentimentality under the circumstances; Such behavior is not permissible!
- peroxisomal — of or relating to a peroxisome; of the nature of a peroxisome
- personalism — Also called personal idealism. a modern philosophical movement locating ultimate value and reality in persons, human or divine.
- peru balsam — an aromatic balsam that is obtained from the tropical South American leguminous tree Myroxylon pereirae and is similar to balsam of Tolu
- pessimistic — pertaining to or characterized by pessimism or the tendency to expect only bad outcomes; gloomy; joyless; unhopeful: His pessimistic outlook kept him from applying for jobs for which he was perfectly qualified.
- petrarchism — the poetic style introduced by Petrarch and characteristic of his work, marked by complex grammatical structure, elaborate conceits, and conventionalized diction.
- phanerogams — any of the Phanerogamia, a former primary division of plants comprising those having reproductive organs; a flowering plant or seed plant (opposed to cryptogam).
- phantasmata — phantasm (defs 1, 2).
- phariseeism — the principles and practices of the Pharisees.
- phonematics — phonemics.
- 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
- phrasemaker — a person who is skilled in coining well-turned phrases; phraseologist.
- phraseogram — a written symbol or combination of symbols, as in shorthand, used to represent a phrase.
- physicalism — a doctrine associated with logical positivism and holding that every meaningful statement, other than the necessary statements of logic and mathematics, must refer directly or indirectly to observable properties of spatiotemporal things or events.
- 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.
- physitheism — the attribution of physical form to gods and religious beings
- 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.