11-letter words containing m, p, s
- psychometer — a device for measuring mental or psychological activity
- psychometry — Psychology. psychometrics.
- psychomotor — of or relating to a response involving both motor and psychological components.
- psychonomic — of or relating to psychonomics
- publishment — publication.
- pump prices — petrol prices
- pumpkinseed — the seed of the pumpkin.
- pumpstation — A pumpstation is a place with pumps and equipment for pumping fluids from one place to another.
- re-emphasis — special stress laid upon, or importance attached to, anything: The president's statement gave emphasis to the budgetary crisis.
- reemphasize — to give emphasis to; lay stress upon; stress: to emphasize a point; to emphasize the eyes with mascara.
- rheotropism — the effect of a current of water upon the direction of plant growth.
- rising damp — moisture problem affecting walls
- rompishness — the state or condition of being rompish
- rumpus room — a recreation room, especially one for children, as in a house.
- safety lamp — a miner's lamp in which the flame is protected by wire gauze to prevent the immediate ignition of explosive gases.
- salmon pink — salmon (defs 4, 5).
- sample book — a number of pieces of fabric, wallpaper, etc fastened together at one edge, for people to examine when trying to choose which example to buy
- sample case — a handheld container of samples of products used by a salesperson to show potential customers what is available
- sample rate — (digital signal processing) The number of times an analog signal is measured (sampled) per second. The unit of sample rate is "samples per second". This is often expressed in kiloHertz (kHz). For example, "CD quality" sound has a sample rate of 44 kHz. Compare data rate. See Nyquist frequency.
- sample room — a room, as in a hotel suite, in which merchandise is displayed for sale to the trade.
- samson post — a strong bitt or post at the bow or stern of a vessel.
- scalpriform — chisel-shaped, as the incisors of certain rodents.
- scopolamine — a colorless, syrupy, water-soluble alkaloid, C 1 7 H 2 1 NO 4 , obtained from certain plants of the nightshade family, used chiefly as a sedative and mydriatic and to alleviate the symptoms of motion sickness.
- scrap metal — discarded metal
- screen dump — the act or process of printing or saving the graphical or textual data displayed on a computer screen.
- scriptorium — a room, as in a monastery, library, or other institution, where manuscripts are stored, read, or copied.
- scripturism — the state of being versed in Scripture
- scrumptious — very pleasing, especially to the senses; delectable; splendid: a scrumptious casserole; a scrumptious satin gown.
- scyphistoma — a stage in the life cycle of a jellyfish or other scyphozoan when it is fixed in place and reproduces asexually to produce free-swimming medusas.
- sea lamprey — a parasitic marine lamprey, Petromyzon marinus, that spawns in fresh water along both Atlantic coasts and in the Great Lakes, where it is responsible for losses of economically valuable fish.
- seed shrimp — ostracod
- seismic gap — the part of an active fault that has experienced little or no seismic activity for a long period, indicating the buildup of stresses that are useful in predicting earthquakes.
- seismograph — any of various instruments for measuring and recording the vibrations of earthquakes.
- seismoscope — an instrument for recording the occurrence or time of an earthquake.
- semelparous — (of a plant) producing flowers and fruit only once before dying
- semi-sphere — shaped like half a sphere; hemispheric.
- semiellipse — a half ellipse, usually one containing both ends of the major axis.
- semipalmate — partially or imperfectly palmate, as a bird's foot; half-webbed.
- semiplastic — imperfectly plastic; in a state between rigidity and plasticity.
- semipopular — relatively popular; quite popular
- semiprivate — having some degree of privacy but not fully private, as a hospital room with fewer beds than a ward.
- semispheric — shaped like half a sphere; hemispheric.
- sempervivum — any of various succulent plants belonging to the genus Sempervivum, of the stonecrop family, having leaves in dense basal rosettes and a compact, flat-topped cluster of flowers, and including the houseleek, S. tectorum, and other commonly cultivated species.
- sempiternal — everlasting; eternal.
- sempiternum — a type of durable woollen fabric popular in the 17th century
- sempstering — the profession of being a tailor
- senior prom — a formal dance or gathering of high school students held at the end of the senior year
- septembrist — a person who instigated or took part in the September Massacre.
- septemviral — of or relating to septemvirs or a septemvirate.
- septicaemia — the invasion and persistence of pathogenic bacteria in the blood-stream.