11-letter words containing m, y, o, p
- polymerizes — to subject to polymerization.
- polymorphic — polymorphism
- polymyalgia — a chronic inflammatory disease, common among older persons, characterized by recurrent episodes of muscle pain and stiffness, sometimes leading to cardiovascular complications or blindness.
- polyonymous — having or known by several or many names.
- polyspermia — the secretion of an excessive amount of semen.
- polyzoarium — a bryozoan colony, or its supporting skeleton.
- popmobility — a form of exercise that combines aerobics in a continuous dance routine, performed to pop music
- postprimary — of or relating to education after primary school
- poultry-man — a person who raises domestic fowls, especially chickens, to sell as meat; a chicken farmer.
- premonetary — of or relating to the coinage or currency of a country.
- premonitory — giving premonition; serving to warn beforehand.
- premorbidly — pertaining to diseased parts: morbid anatomy.
- press money — prest money.
- prest money — a sum of money advanced to men enlisting in the navy or the army, given to bind the bargain and as an inducement.
- primatology — the branch of zoology dealing with the primates.
- prize money — money offered, won, or received in prizes.
- promilitary — of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy: from civilian to military life.
- prominently — standing out so as to be seen easily; conspicuous; particularly noticeable: Her eyes are her most prominent feature.
- promiscuity — the state of being promiscuous.
- promisingly — giving favorable promise; likely to turn out well: a promising young man; a promising situation.
- promycelium — a short filament produced in the germination of a spore that bears small spores and then dies.
- propylamine — an isomeric amine of propyl
- proselytism — the act or fact of becoming a proselyte; conversion.
- prosenchyma — the tissue characteristic of the woody and bast portions of plants, consisting typically of long, narrow cells with pointed ends.
- protanomaly — a defect of vision characterized by a diminished response of the retina to red.
- protomartyr — the first Christian martyr, Saint Stephen.
- proximately — next; nearest; immediately before or after in order, place, occurrence, etc.
- psammophyte — a plant that grows in sand or sandy soil.
- psychodrama — a method of group psychotherapy in which participants take roles in improvisational dramatizations of emotionally charged situations.
- psychomancy — occult communication between souls or with spirits.
- 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
- pulmonology — the branch of medical science concerned with the lungs and respiratory system and their diseases
- puy de dôme — a mountain in central France. 4805 feet (1465 meters).
- puy-de-dome — a mountain in central France. 4805 feet (1465 meters).
- pylorectomy — the surgical removal of all or part of the pylorus, often including the adjacent portion of the stomach (partial gastrectomy)
- pyrgeometer — an instrument for measuring the loss of heat by radiation from the earth's surface
- pyrobitumen — any of the dark, solid hydrocarbons including peat, coal, and bituminous shale.
- rotary pump — a pump for transferring water or other fluids by the rotating action of its component parts, as by the meshing of vanes or screws.
- 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.
- siphonogamy — a mode of pollination in which pollen tubes develop to facilitate the passage of male cells to eggs
- sky compass — a device for taking a bearing by means of polarized sunlight when the sun is invisible.
- smoky topaz — smoky quartz used as a gemstone: not a true topaz.
- spasmolysis — the relaxation or relief of muscle spasm.
- spasmolytic — of or noting spasmolysis.
- spermophyte — spermatophyte.
- sphygmogram — a tracing or diagram produced by a sphygmograph.
- sphygmology — the study and examination of the pulse