11-letter words containing y, a, m, o
- motorically — motor (def 11).
- mount kenya — an extinct volcano in central Kenya: the second highest mountain in Africa; girth at 2400 m (8000 ft) is about 150 km (95 miles). The regions above 3200 m (10 500 ft) constitute Mount Kenya National Park. Height: 5199 m (17 058 ft)
- moveability — Alternative form of movability.
- mucociliary — Of or pertaining to the action of cilia in transporting mucus.
- museography — The systematic description of objects in museums.
- mycological — Of or pertaining to mycology.
- mycophagist — a fungus-eating organism.
- mycophagous — feeding on fungi.
- mycoplasmal — Of or pertaining to mycoplasma.
- mycoplasmas — Plural form of mycoplasma.
- mycorrhizae — Plural form of mycorrhiza.
- mycorrhizas — Plural form of mycorrhiza.
- myelination — the formation of a myelin sheath.
- myeloblasts — Plural form of myeloblast.
- myelography — the production of myelograms.
- myelomatous — Relating to a myeloma.
- myelopathic — any disorder of the spinal cord or of bone marrow.
- myocarditis — inflammation of the myocardium.
- myofilament — a threadlike filament of actin or myosin that is a component of a myofibril.
- myographist — a person who has expert knowledge of muscles
- myosarcomas — Plural form of myosarcoma.
- myrmidonian — comprising or resembling myrmidons
- mystagogues — Plural form of mystagogue.
- mythography — a written collection of myths.
- mythomaniac — lying or exaggerating to an abnormal degree.
- myxomatosis — Pathology. a condition characterized by the presence of many myxomas. myxomatous degeneration.
- nematocysts — A specialized cell in the tentacles of a jellyfish or other coelenterate, containing a barbed or venomous coiled thread that can be projected in self-defense or to capture prey.
- neurocytoma — A nervous system tumor primarily derived from nervous tissue, in contrast to the gliomas.
- new harmony — a town in SW Indiana: socialistic community established by Robert Owen 1825.
- nishinomiya — a city on S Honshu, in S Japan.
- nomadically — of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads.
- non-payment — Non-payment is a failure to pay a sum of money that you owe.
- nonautonomy — Lack of autonomy.
- nonmilitary — Not belonging to, characteristic of, or involving the armed forces; civilian.
- nonmonetary — of or relating to the coinage or currency of a country.
- nonmystical — not mystical
- normatively — of or relating to a norm, especially an assumed norm regarded as the standard of correctness in behavior, speech, writing, etc.
- normativity — The state of being normative.
- nymphomania — abnormally excessive and uncontrollable sexual desire in women.
- nyu omnifax — Early system on UNIVAC I or II. Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959).
- oneiromancy — divination through dreams.
- onomatology — onomastics.
- onychomancy — a form of divination through use of the fingernails
- onyx marble — Mexican onyx.
- opthamology — Misspelling of ophthalmology.
- osmotically — Physical Chemistry, Cell Biology. the tendency of a fluid, usually water, to pass through a semipermeable membrane into a solution where the solvent concentration is higher, thus equalizing the concentrations of materials on either side of the membrane. the diffusion of fluids through membranes or porous partitions. Compare endosmosis, exosmosis.
- ovariectomy — the operation of removing one or both ovaries; oophorectomy.
- overpayment — to pay more than (an amount due): I received a credit after overpaying the bill.
- oxygen mask — a masklike device placed or worn over the nose and mouth when inhaling supplementary oxygen from an attached tank.
- oyster farm — a place where oyster beds are kept.