11-letter words containing m, y, o, p
- mycoprotein — A food product derived from fungus, the basis of Quorn.
- mycotrophic — (of a plant) symbiotic with a fungus, esp a mycorrhizal fungus
- myelography — the production of myelograms.
- myelopathic — any disorder of the spinal cord or of bone marrow.
- myographist — a person who has expert knowledge of muscles
- mythography — a written collection of myths.
- mythopoesis — Creation of myth.
- mythopoetic — of or relating to the making of myths; causing, producing, or giving rise to myths.
- nephrectomy — excision of a kidney.
- non-payment — Non-payment is a failure to pay a sum of money that you owe.
- nonemployee — a person who is not an employee of a particular organization
- nympholepsy — an ecstasy supposed by the ancients to be inspired by nymphs.
- nympholepts — Plural form of nympholept.
- nymphomania — abnormally excessive and uncontrollable sexual desire in women.
- omnipotency — Omnipotence. (from 15th c.).
- open system — a region separated from its surroundings by a boundary that admits a transfer of matter or energy across it.
- opium poppy — a Eurasian poppy, Papaver somniferum, having white, pink, red, or purple flowers, cultivated as the source of opium, for its oily seeds, and as an ornamental.
- opthamology — Misspelling of ophthalmology.
- overpayment — to pay more than (an amount due): I received a credit after overpaying the bill.
- oxymorphone — a potent semisynthetic morphine-derived narcotic analgesic, C 1 7 H 1 9 NO 4 , used as a substitute for morphine.
- paper money — currency in paper form, such as government and bank notes, as distinguished from metal currency.
- paramountcy — chief in importance or impact; supreme; preeminent: a point of paramount significance.
- paramountly — chief in importance or impact; supreme; preeminent: a point of paramount significance.
- perth amboy — a seaport in E New Jersey.
- phlebectomy — the surgical excision of a vein or part of a vein
- photochromy — a former technique of color photography.
- 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
- phycomycete — any of various fungi that resemble algae, as downy mildew.
- phyllomania — the production of leaves in abnormal numbers or places.
- 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.
- phytochrome — a plant pigment that is associated with the absorption of light in the photoperiodic response and that may regulate various types of growth and development.
- phytotomist — someone who studies or who is an expert in phytotomy
- plasmolysis — contraction of the protoplasm in a living cell when water is removed by exosmosis.
- play possum — opossum.
- plyometrics — a system of exercise in which the muscles are repeatedly stretched and suddenly contracted
- pneumectomy — pneumonectomy.
- podophyllum — the dried rhizome of the May apple, Podophyllum peltatum, from which podophyllin is derived.
- poetry slam — a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- policy term — The policy term is the lifetime of an insurance policy.
- policymaker — a person responsible for making policy, especially in government.
- 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.
- polychotomy — the division of something into multiple parts
- polychroism — the ability of a crystal to absorb different wavelengths of light and thus to display multiple colours
- polychromic — having or exhibiting a variety of colors.
- polycrotism — a polycrotic condition
- polyglotism — able to speak or write several languages; multilingual.
- polygonatum — a plant of the genus Polygonatum
- 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.