11-letter words containing p, r, i, m, o
- misanthropy — hatred, dislike, or distrust of humankind.
- misoprostol — A drug used for various purposes including the prevention of drug-induced gastric ulcers and the inducement of abortions, having the chemical formula C22H38O5.
- misreported — Simple past tense and past participle of misreport.
- mitropoulos — Dimitri [dih-mee-tree;; Greek th ee-mee-tree] /dɪˈmi tri;; Greek ðiˈmi tri/ (Show IPA), 1897–1960, Greek symphony orchestra conductor in the U.S.
- mixotrophic — relating to a combination of heterotrophic and autotrophic sustenance
- monitorship — (especially formerly) a student appointed to assist in the conduct of a class or school, as to help take attendance or keep order.
- monographic — a treatise on a particular subject, as a biographical study or study of the works of one artist.
- monomorphic — Biology. having only one form.
- monopolizer — to acquire, have, or exercise a monopoly of.
- montpellier — a department in S France. 2403 sq. mi. (6225 sq. km). Capital: Montpellier.
- moon pillar — a halo phenomenon in which a vertical streak of light appears above and below the moon, believed to be caused by the reflection of moonlight by ice crystals with vertical axes.
- mopani worm — an edible caterpillar that feeds on mopani leaves
- morphogenic — the development of structural features of an organism or part.
- morphologic — Of or pertaining to morphology; morphological.
- mother ship — a vessel or craft that services others operating far from a home port or center.
- motherships — Plural form of mothership.
- moving part — a part in a machine that has power to move
- mucoprotein — a protein that yields carbohydrates as well as amino acids on hydrolysis.
- multiparous — of or relating to a multipara.
- 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
- naupliiform — shaped like a nauplius larva
- neuropodium — (zoology) The ventral lobe or branch of a parapodium.
- 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).
- nominal par — an equality in value or standing; a level of equality: The gains and the losses are on a par.
- normocapnia — (medicine) The presence of the normal amount of carbon dioxide in arterial blood.
- oarsmanship — The skill of rowing a boat.
- omnipresent — present everywhere at the same time: the omnipresent God.
- ophidiarium — an enclosure for snakes, adapted to their normal living conditions
- oppenheimer — J(ulius) Robert, 1904–67, U.S. nuclear physicist.
- opportunism — the policy or practice, as in politics, business, or one's personal affairs, of adapting actions, decisions, etc., to expediency or effectiveness regardless of the sacrifice of ethical principles.
- optometrist — a licensed professional who practices optometry.
- overimposed — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- overimpress — to impress to an excessive degree
- overpromise — a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one: unkept political promises.
- palindromic — a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop.
- panicmonger — a person who spreads panic
- panromantic — noting or relating to a person who is romantically attracted to people of all sexual orientations and gender identities: The singer came out as queer and panromantic at age 17.
- papilliform — resembling a papilla.
- paralimnion — the region of a lake floor between the shoreline or water's edge and the zone of rooted vegetation
- paramastoid — of or relating to the part of the skull next to the mastoid process
- parlourmaid — In former times, a parlourmaid was a female servant in a private house whose job involved serving people at table.
- parodontium — periodontium.
- paronomasia — the use of a word in different senses or the use of words similar in sound to achieve a specific effect, as humor or a dual meaning; punning.
- passeriform — of or relating to the order Passeriformes; passerine.
- pastoralism — the practice of herding as the primary economic activity of a society.