11-letter words containing n, a, m, e, p
- monotherapy — (medicine) A therapy which is administered by itself.
- mope around — If you mope around or mope about a place, you wander around there not doing anything, looking and feeling unhappy.
- mount pearl — a town in Newfoundland, in E Canada, on the SE part of the island, S of St. John's.
- multiplanes — Plural form of multiplane.
- namedropper — A person who name-drops.
- nematomorph — any member of the phylum Nematomorpha, having a threadlike body, comprising the horsehair worms.
- nematophore — (within the coenosarc of certain colonial hydrozoans) a small specialized tentacle-like polyp having nematocysts
- neopaganism — a 20th-century revival of interest in the worship of nature, fertility, etc., as represented by various deities.
- nomographer — the art of or a treatise on drawing up laws.
- non-payment — Non-payment is a failure to pay a sum of money that you owe.
- nonemphatic — lacking emphasis, not emphatic
- nontemporal — not indicating time
- nucleoplasm — the protoplasm of the nucleus of a cell.
- numberplate — Alternative spelling of number plate.
- numeric pad — a separate section on some computer keyboards, grouping together numeric keys and those for mathematical or other special functions in an arrangement like that of a calculator.
- omnipatient — having unlimited patience
- onomatopeia — Alternative spelling of onomatopoeia.
- onomatopeic — Alternative form of onomatopoeic.
- open market — an unrestricted competitive market in which any buyer and seller is free to participate.
- open sesame — any marvelously effective means for bringing about a desired result: Wealth is the open sesame to happiness.
- outline map — a map which only provides very basic information so that more details can be added
- overpayment — to pay more than (an amount due): I received a credit after overpaying the bill.
- palmer land — the southern part of the Antarctic Peninsula.
- pan-atheism — the belief that because there is no God, nothing can properly be termed sacred or holy.
- pandemonian — a noisy and disorderly person
- pandemonium — wild uproar or unrestrained disorder; tumult or chaos.
- panentheism — the belief that God is a part of the universe as well as transcending it
- panicmonger — a person who spreads panic
- panomphaean — understood universally
- panspermist — someone who advocates panspermia
- paper money — currency in paper form, such as government and bank notes, as distinguished from metal currency.
- papermaking — the art or action of making paper
- para-cymene — a colorless liquid, C 1 0 H 1 4 , derived from benzene, found in various essential oils, and obtained as a by-product of papermaking.
- parascenium — either of two wings flanking and extending forward from the skene of an ancient Greek theater.
- parenchymal — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
- 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.
- paumgartner — Bernhard [bern-hahrt] /ˈbɛrn hɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1887–1971, Austrian composer, conductor, and musicologist.
- peacemaking — a person, group, or nation that tries to make peace, especially by reconciling parties who disagree, quarrel, or fight.
- peak demand — business: strong sales
- peanut worm — any small, unsegmented, marine worm of the phylum Sipuncula, that when disturbed retracts its anterior portion into the body, giving the appearance of a peanut seed.
- pedanticism — pedantry.
- pelagianism — a follower of Pelagius, who denied original sin and believed in freedom of the will.
- pelargonium — any plant of the genus Pelargonium, the cultivated species of which are usually called geranium. Compare geranium (def 2).
- pencil beam — a cone-shaped radar beam.
- pentamerous — consisting of or divided into five parts.
- pentamidine — an antiprotozoal substance, C 1 9 H 2 4 N 4 O 2 , used in the treatment of leishmaniasis, trypanosomiasis, and pneumonia due to Pneumocystis carinii.
- pentastomid — tongue worm.
- pentatonism — the use of a five-tone scale.
- penultimate — next to the last: the penultimate scene of the play.
- performance — a musical, dramatic, or other entertainment presented before an audience.