11-letter words containing s, i, m, l, n
- pan-islamic — the idea or advocacy of a political union of all Muslim nations.
- pan-slavism — the idea or advocacy of a political union of all the Slavic peoples.
- paternalism — the system, principle, or practice of managing or governing individuals, businesses, nations, etc., in the manner of a father dealing benevolently and often intrusively with his children: The employees objected to the paternalism of the old president.
- pelagianism — a follower of Pelagius, who denied original sin and believed in freedom of the will.
- personalism — Also called personal idealism. a modern philosophical movement locating ultimate value and reality in persons, human or divine.
- pink salmon — a small Pacific salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, distinguished by its small scales and long anal fin and by the bright red spawning coloration of males, occurring from California to Alaska and in waters of Japan: fished commercially and for sport.
- plasminogen — the blood substance that when activated forms plasmin.
- plebeianism — belonging or pertaining to the common people.
- pleinairism — pertaining to a manner or style of painting developed chiefly in France in the mid-19th century, characterized by the representation of the luminous effects of natural light and atmosphere as contrasted with the artificial light and absence of the sense of air or atmosphere associated with paintings produced in the studio.
- plutonomist — a person who studies or has expertise in plutonomy
- pointillism — a theory and technique developed by the neo-impressionists, based on the principle that juxtaposed dots of pure color, as blue and yellow, are optically mixed into the resulting hue, as green, by the viewer.
- pre-seminal — released before semen is ejaculated
- presumingly — presumptuous.
- promisingly — giving favorable promise; likely to turn out well: a promising young man; a promising situation.
- pronatalism — the policy or practice of encouraging the bearing of children, especially government support of a higher birthrate.
- pronominals — Grammar. pertaining to, resembling, derived from, or containing a pronoun: “My” in “my book” is a pronominal adjective. “There” is a pronominal adverb.
- psilomelane — a common mineral consisting of a mixture of pyrolusite and other oxides of manganese, usually found in black, rounded masses: an ore of manganese.
- publishment — publication.
- quislingism — the act of aiding or collaborating with an occupying force
- rationalism — the principle or habit of accepting reason as the supreme authority in matters of opinion, belief, or conduct.
- regimentals — of or relating to a regiment.
- regionalism — Government. the principle or system of dividing a city, state, etc., into separate administrative regions.
- relationism — a doctrine maintaining the existence of relations between things
- religionism — excessive or exaggerated religious zeal.
- roman snail — a large edible European snail, Helix pomatia, the usual escargot of menus, erroneously thought to have been introduced to northern Europe by the Romans
- salinometer — an instrument for measuring the amount of salt in a solution.
- salmon pink — salmon (defs 4, 5).
- salon music — music of a simple, agreeable, frequently sentimental character, played usually by a small orchestra.
- saltimbanco — a charlatan or fake
- samuel ting — Samuel C(hao) C(hung) [chou choo ng] /tʃaʊ tʃʊŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1936, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1976.
- scamblingly — in a scambling, noisy, or intrusive manner
- scopolamine — a colorless, syrupy, water-soluble alkaloid, C 1 7 H 2 1 NO 4 , obtained from certain plants of the nightshade family, used chiefly as a sedative and mydriatic and to alleviate the symptoms of motion sickness.
- screamingly — If you say that something is, for example, screamingly funny or screamingly boring, you mean that it is extremely funny or extremely boring.
- self-making — the act of a person or thing that makes: The making of a violin requires great skill.
- self-minded — having a certain kind of mind (usually used in combination): strong-minded.
- self-moving — capable of moving without an external agency.
- semi-annual — occurring, done, or published every half year or twice a year; semiyearly.
- semi-normal — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- semidiurnal — pertaining to, consisting of, or accomplished in half a day.
- semimonthly — made, occurring, done, or published twice a month.
- seminatural — partly natural and partly cultivated
- sempiternal — everlasting; eternal.
- sentimental — expressive of or appealing to sentiment, especially the tender emotions and feelings, as love, pity, or nostalgia: a sentimental song.
- sign manual — a personal signature, especially that of a sovereign or official on a public document.
- sillimanite — a mineral, aluminum silicate, Al 2 SiO 5 , occurring in the form of long, slender, and often fibrous crystals.
- silly money — an absurdly large or, less commonly, small amount of money
- simnel cake — any of several kinds of rich fruitcake covered with almond paste.
- single malt — a type of whisky that is made at a single distillery and from one type of malted grain
- single room — hotel room for one person
- single-malt — (of whiskey, especially Scotch) made from unblended malt whiskey distilled at one distillery.