11-letter words containing o, p, t, m, e
- laparectomy — excision of strips of the abdominal wall and suturing of the wounds so as to correct laxity of the abdominal muscles.
- lappet moth — a large purple-brown hairy eggar moth, Gastropacha quercifolia, whose grey furry caterpillars have lappets on each flank
- lepromatous — the swollen lesion of leprosy.
- lymphocytes — Plural form of lymphocyte.
- macrophytes — Plural form of macrophyte.
- madreporite — a sievelike plate in certain echinoderms, through which water passes into the vascular system.
- magpie moth — a geometrid moth, Abraxas grossulariata, showing variable patterning in black on white or yellow, whose looper larvae attack currant and gooseberry bushes. The paler clouded magpie is A. sylvata
- master copy — an original copy, stencil, tape, etc, from which duplicates are made
- mecopterans — Plural form of mecopteran.
- mecopterous — belonging or pertaining to the insect order Mecoptera, comprising the scorpionflies and hangingflies.
- megaphonist — Someone who uses a megaphone.
- megapolitan — of, relating to, or characteristic of a megalopolis.
- megaproject — A very large public investment project, especially one costing more than one billion US dollars.
- melting pot — a pot in which metals or other substances are melted or fused.
- menaphthone — Menadione.
- mentoplasty — plastic surgery to correct a functional or cosmetic deformity of the chin.
- mephenytoin — A hydantoin used as an anticonvulsant.
- meprobamate — a white powder, C 9 H 1 8 N 2 O 4 , used in medicine chiefly as a tranquilizer for treating anxiety, tension, and skeletal muscle spasm.
- meroterpene — (organic chemistry) Any compound, including many natural products, having a partial terpenoid structure.
- mesopotamia — an ancient region in W Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers: now part of Iraq.
- mesotherapy — a cosmetic procedure in which minute doses of medication, vitamins, etc, are injected repeatedly into the mesodermal tissue under the skin to promote fat loss
- mesotrophic — (of freshwater lakes) containing medium levels of nutrients
- metamorphic — pertaining to or characterized by change of form, or metamorphosis.
- metanephroi — Plural form of metanephros.
- metanephros — one of the three embryonic excretory organs of higher vertebrates, becoming the permanent and functional kidney.
- metaphorist — a creator or user of metaphors
- metaphorize — To describe something using metaphors.
- metapodials — Plural form of metapodial.
- metaprogram — A program which modifies or generates other programs. A compiler is an example of a metaprogram: it takes a program as input and produces another (compiled) one as output.
- metaprotein — a hydrolytic derivative of protein, insoluble in water but soluble in dilute acids or alkalis.
- metatrophic — requiring dead organic matter for food.
- metoposcopy — the prediction of a person's fortune, or the reading of a person's character, through the examination of the forehead or face
- microphytes — Plural form of microphyte.
- miphiboseth — Mephibosheth.
- misanthrope — a comedy (1666) by Molière.
- misreported — Simple past tense and past participle of misreport.
- monophysite — a person who maintains that Christ has one nature, partly divine and partly human.
- monostrophe — a poem in which all the strophes or stanzas are of the same metrical form.
- monoterpene — (organic chemistry) any terpene formed from two isoprene units, and having ten carbon atoms; either hydrocarbons such as pinene, or compounds with functional groups such as camphor.
- monotherapy — (medicine) A therapy which is administered by itself.
- montpellier — a department in S France. 2403 sq. mi. (6225 sq. km). Capital: Montpellier.
- morphometry — (biology) the measurement of the form of organisms.
- morse taper — a taper that is one of a standard series used in the shank of tools to fit a matching taper in the mandrel of a machine tool
- mosstrooper — a marauder who operated in the mosses, or bogs, of the border between England and Scotland in the 17th century.
- most-lupine — pertaining to or resembling the wolf.
- mother ship — a vessel or craft that services others operating far from a home port or center.
- motherships — Plural form of mothership.
- mothproofed — Simple past tense and past participle of mothproof.
- mothproofer — an agent that prevents moths from destroying materials or garments
- motion jpeg — Moving JPEG