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11-letter words containing r, o, m, d

  • promptitude — promptness.
  • promulgated — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
  • pseudomorph — an irregular or unclassifiable form.
  • pseudoprime — A backgammon prime (six consecutive occupied points) with one point missing. This term is an esoteric pun derived from a mathematical method that, rather than determining precisely whether a number is prime (has no divisors), uses a statistical technique to decide whether the number is "probably" prime. A number that passes this test is called a pseudoprime. The hacker backgammon usage stems from the idea that a pseudoprime is almost as good as a prime: it does the job of a prime until proven otherwise, and that probably won't happen.
  • psychodrama — a method of group psychotherapy in which participants take roles in improvisational dramatizations of emotionally charged situations.
  • pteropodium — the foot of a pteropod.
  • quark model — a scheme that explains the quantum numbers of all the baryons and mesons by assuming that baryons are composed of three quarks and mesons of a quark and an antiquark, with different combinations of quark and antiquark flavors giving different sets of quantum numbers.
  • radiocesium — cesium 137.
  • radiometric — Also called Crookes radiometer. an instrument for demonstrating the transformation of radiant energy into mechanical work, consisting of an exhausted glass vessel containing vanes that revolve about an axis when exposed to light.
  • radiosodium — the radioactive isotope of sodium having an atomic mass of 24 and a half-life of 14.9 hours: used as a tracer in biochemistry.
  • radiothermy — therapy that utilizes the heat from a shortwave radio apparatus or diathermy machine.
  • random line — a trial survey line run from a station toward a predetermined point that cannot be seen from the station.
  • random walk — Statistics. the path taken by a point or quantity that moves in steps, where the direction of each step is determined randomly.
  • re-modified — to change somewhat the form or qualities of; alter partially; amend: to modify a contract.
  • readmission — the act of allowing to enter; entrance granted by permission, by provision or existence of pecuniary means, or by the removal of obstacles: the admission of aliens into a country.
  • ready money — money that is in hand or may be obtained quickly or easily; cash.
  • recommended — to present as worthy of confidence, acceptance, use, etc.; commend; mention favorably: to recommend an applicant for a job; to recommend a book.
  • recommender — to present as worthy of confidence, acceptance, use, etc.; commend; mention favorably: to recommend an applicant for a job; to recommend a book.
  • record time — very quickly, or in the fastest time recorded
  • red emperor — a brightly-coloured marine food fish, Lutjanus sebae, of the Great Barrier Reef
  • reformatted — the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves. Compare duodecimo, folio (def 2), octavo, quarto.
  • remand home — a detention home for juvenile offenders aged 8–16 years.
  • remediation — the correction of something bad or defective.
  • remodelling — to model again.
  • remotivated — to provide with a motive, or a cause or reason to act; incite; impel.
  • reperformed — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
  • rhabdomancy — divination by means of a rod or wand, especially in discovering ores, springs of water, etc.
  • rhabdomyoma — a benign tumor made up of striated muscular tissue.
  • rhagadiform — of or relating to rhagades
  • rhomboideus — either of two back muscles that function to move the scapula.
  • rodomontade — vainglorious boasting or bragging; pretentious, blustering talk.
  • rollerdrome — a venue for roller-skating to music
  • roman blind — a window blind consisting of a length of material which, when drawn up, gathers into horizontal folds from the bottom
  • roman shade — a window shade that, when raised, is drawn up into a series of concertina folds.
  • rose madder — a pigment derived from anthraquinone and hydrated oxide of aluminum, characterized chiefly by its reddish color and permanence: used in painting. Compare madder lake (def 2).
  • sardonicism — characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering: a sardonic grin.
  • saucer dome — a dome having the form of a segment of a sphere, with the center well below the springing line; a shallow dome, as in Roman or Byzantine architecture.
  • scleroderma — a disease in which connective tissue anywhere in the body becomes hardened and rigid.
  • self-formed — external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguished from color or material; configuration: a triangular form.
  • shed dormer — a dormer with a flat roof sloping in the same direction as the roof from which the dormer projects.
  • shuddersome — tending to shudder
  • simmer down — to cook or cook in a liquid at or just below the boiling point.
  • smallholder — owner of small plot of land
  • smoke-dried — to dry or cure (meat or other food) using smoke.
  • smorgasbord — a buffet meal of various hot and cold hors d'oeuvres, salads, casserole dishes, meats, cheeses, etc.
  • smouldering — burning slowly without flame, usually emitting smoke
  • sodium-free — (of food) containing less than 5 mg of sodium per serving
  • sound mixer — sb who records film sound
  • soured milk — milk that has been deliberately soured by fermentation or by adding acids such as lemon juice or vinegar, to be used in cooking
  • speedometer — an instrument on an automobile or other vehicle for indicating the rate of travel in miles or kilometers per hour.
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