11-letter words containing p, a, s, o, m
- foretopmast — (nautical) The mast above the foretop.
- gamotropism — the tendency of gametes to attract each other
- gemmiparous — producing or reproducing by buds or gemmae.
- glamourpuss — a glamorous person, esp a woman
- gonycampsis — abnormal curvature of the knee.
- gossypiboma — (surgery) A gauze or surgical sponge left inside a patient's body during surgery.
- gramophones — Plural form of gramophone.
- gyrocompass — a navigational compass containing a gyroscope rotor, that, when adjusted for the latitude and speed of the vessel or aircraft, indicates the direction of true north along the surface of the earth or communicates this information to one or more gyro repeaters.
- haemoptysis — (British spelling) alternative spelling of hemoptysis.
- hemianopsia — any of several conditions in which there is blindness in half of the visual field, involving one or both eyes.
- heptamerous — consisting of or divided into seven parts.
- heteroplasm — (pathology) Tissue growing in a part of the body where it does not normally occur.
- hippocampus — Classical Mythology. a sea horse with two forefeet, and a body ending in the tail of a dolphin or fish.
- hippodamist — a horse-tamer
- hippodamous — horse-taming
- homeoplasia — the formation, as in healing, of new tissue that is similar to the existing tissue.
- homoplastic — correspondence in form or structure, owing to a similar environment.
- homopterans — Plural form of homopteran.
- hospitalism — hospital conditions having an adverse effect on patients.
- hospitalman — an enlisted person working as a hospital assistant; corpsman.
- hylopathism — the theory that understands matter as conscious or receptive to feeling
- hypersomnia — a tendency to sleep excessively.
- impassioned — filled with intense feeling or passion; passionate; ardent.
- impersonate — to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be: He was arrested for impersonating a police officer.
- importances — the quality or state of being important; consequence; significance.
- impostumate — affected by an abscess
- impresarios — Plural form of impresario.
- improvisate — To improvise; to extemporize.
- imputations — Plural form of imputation.
- in personam — (of a judicial act) directed against a specific person or persons
- incompassed — Simple past tense and past participle of incompass.
- isometropia — equality of refraction in the two eyes of an individual.
- jumpstation — A site on the World Wide Web containing a collection of hypertext links, usually to pages on a particular topic.
- lasiocampid — (zoology) Any member of the Lasiocampidae.
- lepromatous — the swollen lesion of leprosy.
- leprosarium — a hospital for the treatment of lepers.
- lipomatosis — a genetic disorder which manifests itself in the abnormal growth of fat
- liposarcoma — (medicine) Any malignant tumour that originates in adipose tissue.
- local stamp — stamp (def 22).
- lymphoblast — a large, metabolically active lymphocyte shortly before it enters into mitosis.
- macrocarpas — Plural form of macrocarpa.
- macrographs — Plural form of macrograph.
- macrophages — Plural form of macrophage.
- macrophytes — Plural form of macrophyte.
- macropodous — (of a leaf) having a long stalk.
- macroscopic — visible to the naked eye. Compare microscopic (def 1).
- macrospores — Plural form of macrospore.
- magnum opus — a great work, especially the chief work of a writer or artist: Proust's magnum opus is Remembrance of Things Past.
- mailpersons — Plural form of mailperson.
- maintopmast — (nautical) The topmast of the mainmast.