11-letter words containing p, o, i, r
- multiperiod — Relating to multiple periods.
- multiperson — a human being, whether an adult or child: The table seats four persons.
- multiplexor — multiplexing
- mycoprotein — A food product derived from fungus, the basis of Quorn.
- mycotrophic — (of a plant) symbiotic with a fungus, esp a mycorrhizal fungus
- myographist — a person who has expert knowledge of muscles
- narcoleptic — a condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable periods of deep sleep.
- naupliiform — shaped like a nauplius larva
- neanthropic — of or relating to modern forms of humans as compared with extinct species of the genus Homo.
- necrophagia — the eating of dead bodies; esp., the practice of feeding on carrion
- necrophilia — an erotic attraction to corpses.
- necrophilic — an erotic attraction to corpses.
- necrophobia — an abnormal fear of death; thanatophobia.
- necropoleis — Plural form of necropolis.
- necroscopic — of or relating to a necropsy or postmortem examination
- negentropic — Of or characterized by a reduction in entropy (and corresponding increase in order).
- negrophobia — strong fear or dislike of black people.
- neotropical — belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising that part of the New World extending from the tropic of Cancer southward.
- nephrogenic — (medicine, anatomy) that forms the tissues of the kidney.
- nephrolepis — any fern of the tropical genus Nephrolepis, some species of which are grown as ornamental greenhouse or house plants for their handsome deeply-cut drooping fronds: family Polypodiaceae
- nephroliths — a renal calculus; kidney stone.
- nephrotoxic — Damaging or destructive to the kidneys.
- nephrotoxin — Any nephrotoxic substance.
- neuroleptic — (chiefly of a drug) tending to reduce nervous tension by depressing nerve functions.
- neuropathic — any diseased condition of the nervous system.
- neuropodium — (zoology) The ventral lobe or branch of a parapodium.
- neurotropic — having an affinity for nerve cells or tissue: a neurotropic virus; a neurotropic drug.
- neutropenia — a decrease in the number of neutrophils in the blood: mild, moderate, or severe neutropenia.
- neutropenic — Having neutropenia.
- neutrophile — (biology) Any organism that thrives in a relatively neutral pH.
- neutrophils — Plural form of neutrophil.
- nicol prism — one of a pair of prisms used to produce and analyze plane-polarized light in a polarizing microscope. Also called Nicol. Compare polarizer (def 1).
- nippleworts — Plural form of nipplewort.
- nitro group — the univalent group –NO 2 .
- nitrophenol — any compound derived from phenol by the replacement of one or more of its ring hydrogen atoms by the nitro group.
- nobel prize — any of various awards made annually, beginning in 1901, from funds originally established by Alfred B. Nobel for outstanding achievement in physics, chemistry, medicine or physiology, literature, and the promotion of peace; an annual award in economics was established in 1969 from private funds.
- nociceptors — Plural form of nociceptor.
- nominal par — an equality in value or standing; a level of equality: The gains and the losses are on a par.
- nondescript — of no recognized, definite, or particular type or kind: a nondescript novel; a nondescript color.
- nonoperatic — not operatic
- nonpartisan — not partisan; objective.
- nonpartizan — Alternative spelling of nonpartisan.
- nonsporting — engaging in, disposed to, or interested in open-air or athletic sports: a rugged, sporting man.
- nontropical — not located in or originating from the tropics, not having the characteristics of the tropics
- normocapnia — (medicine) The presence of the normal amount of carbon dioxide in arterial blood.
- norway pine — red pine.
- nulliparous — a woman who has never borne a child.
- nyctitropic — tending to assume at or just before nightfall positions unlike those maintained during the day, as the leaves or flowers of certain plants.
- oarsmanship — The skill of rowing a boat.
- odd pricing — a strategy whereby retail prices are set at levels a little less than a round number, for example $19.99, £8.98, £99.95