11-letter words containing p
- allelopathy — the inhibitory effect of one living plant upon another by the release of toxic substances
- allographic — Relating to allographs or allography.
- allomorphic — any of two or more different forms of the same chemical compound.
- allopelagic — living or growing at different depths.
- allophylian — (of languages, especially those of Europe and Asia) neither Indo-European nor Semitic.
- alloplastic — of or relating to alterations made to a patient's external circumstances for the purpose of affecting his mental condition
- allopoiesis — Creation of something other than the self. Or creation by something else than the self.
- allopurinol — a synthetic drug that reduces blood concentrations of uric acid and is administered orally in the treatment of gout. Formula: C5H4N4O
- allotropism — a property of certain elements, as carbon, sulfur, and phosphorus, of existing in two or more distinct forms; allomorphism.
- allotropous — (of flowers) having the nectar accessible to any species of insect
- allyl group — the univalent group C 3 H 5 , derived from propylene.
- alpenstocks — Plural form of alpenstock.
- alpha brass — a type of brass that contains less than 35 per cent zinc
- alpha cells — cells in the anterior pituitary that contain acidophil granules
- alpha cygni — Deneb
- alpha decay — the radioactive decay process resulting in emission of alpha particles
- alpha helix — a helical conformation of a polypeptide chain, found abundantly in the structure of proteins
- alpha lyrae — Vega1
- alpha mummy — a woman who excels in the art of motherhood
- alpha stock — any of the most active securities on the Stock Exchange of which there are between 100 and 200; at least ten market makers must continuously display the prices of an alpha stock and all transactions in them must be published immediately
- alpha tauri — Aldebaran
- alpha-omega — the beginning and the end. Rev. 1:8.
- alpha-waves — a pattern of slow brain waves (alpha waves) in normal persons at rest with closed eyes, thought by some to be associated with an alert but daydreaming mind.
- alphabetise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of alphabetize.
- alphabetize — to arrange in conventional alphabetical order
- alpine ibex — an ibex, Capra ibex, of the Alps and Apennines, having long, heavy horns with transverse ridges.
- altarpieces — Plural form of altarpiece.
- alto-phobia — an abnormal fear of heights; acrophobia.
- amateurship — the nature of an amateur
- amaxophobia — Fear of riding in a vehicle.
- amblyoscope — an instrument used to train an amblyopic eye to function properly.
- amici prism — a compound prism that spreads out incident white light into a spectrum but produces no deviation of the central color of the dispersed beam.
- amino group — the univalent group, −NH 2 .
- aminophenol — any of three isomeric forms that are soluble crystalline solids, used as a dye intermediate (meta- and ortho-), in dyeing hair, fur, and textiles (ortho- and para-), and as a photographic developer (para-). Formula: C6H4NH2OH
- aminopterin — a derivative of pterin used in chemotherapy
- aminopyrine — a colorless, crystalline powder, C13H17N3O, sometimes used to reduce fever or pain: may cause agranulocytosis
- ammophilous — (of organisms) living or growing in sand
- amniography — an x-ray examination of the amniotic sac after the injection of an opaque solution, performed to permit visualization of the umbilical cord and the placenta.
- amorphously — lacking definite form; having no specific shape; formless: the amorphous clouds.
- ampere-hour — a practical unit of quantity of electricity; the quantity that flows in one hour through a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere. 1 ampere-hour is equivalent to 3600 coulombs
- ampere-turn — a unit of magnetomotive force; the magnetomotive force produced by a current of 1 ampere passing through one complete turn of a coil. 1 ampere-turn is equivalent to 4π/10 or 1.257 gilberts
- amperes-law — the law that a magnetic field induced by an electric current is, at any point, directly proportional to the product of the current intensity and the length of the current conductor, inversely proportional to the square of the distance between the point and the conductor, and perpendicular to the plane joining the point and the conductor.
- amphetamine — Amphetamine is a drug which increases people's energy, makes them excited, and reduces their desire for food.
- amphibiotic — having an aquatic larval form and a terrestrial adult form, as amphibians
- amphibolite — a metamorphic rock consisting mainly of amphibole and plagioclase
- amphibology — ambiguity of expression, esp when due to a grammatical construction, as in save rags and waste paper
- amphibolous — ambiguous or equivocal, especially when due to the uncertain grammatical construction of a word or phrase.
- amphibrachs — Plural form of amphibrach.
- amphicelous — concave on both sides, as the bodies of the vertebrae of fishes.
- amphichiral — (mathematics) superimposable on its mirror image; achiral.