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There are 17 eleven-letter words containing APRO

CAPROLACTAMcaprolactam n. (Organic chemistry) A lactam (cyclic amide) manufactured from cyclohexanone and used in the manufacture of nylon.
CAPROLACTAM n. a white crystalline cyclic amide used esp. in making one type of nylon.
CONTRAPROPSCONTRAPROP n. a contra-rotating propeller.
DIMERCAPROLdimercaprol n. (Organic chemistry) The mercaptan 2,3-dimercaptopropanol used as an antidote to arsenic poisoning.
DIMERCAPROL n. a compound developed as an antidote against lewisite and used to treat arsenic, mercury, and gold poisoning.
MALAPROPIANmalapropian adj. Malapropic.
MALAPROPIAN adj. relating to malapropism.
MALAPROPISMmalapropism n. (Uncountable) The blundering use of an absurdly inappropriate word or expression in place of a similar-sounding one.
malapropism n. (Countable) An instance of this; malaprop.
MALAPROPISM n. a humorous misuse of a word, also MALAPROP.
MALAPROPISTmalapropist n. One who utters malapropisms.
MALAPROPIST n. one who commits malapropisms.
MEGAPROJECTmegaproject n. A very large public investment project, especially one costing more than one billion US dollars.
MEGAPROJECT n. a major project or undertaking.
METAPROTEINmetaprotein n. (Biochemistry) Any protein derived from another by the use of acids or bases.
METAPROTEIN n. a protein denatured by acid or alkaline hydrolysis that is soluble in acids or alkalis but insoluble in water.
SAPROBIONTSsaprobionts n. Plural of saprobiont.
SAPROBIONT n. any organism, esp. a fungus or bacterium, that lives and feeds on dead organic matter, also SAPROTROPH.
SAPROBIOTICsaprobiotic adj. (Biology) Relating to saprobes, or to saprobiosis.
SAPROBIOTIC adj. feeding on dead or decaying plants or animals.
SAPROBITIESsaprobities n. Plural of saprobity.
SAPROBITY n. the state of being a saprobe.
SAPROGENOUSsaprogenous adj. Saprogenic.
SAPROGENOUS adj. growing on decaying material; causing putrefaction.
SAPROLEGNIASaprolegnia prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Saprolegniaceae – cotton mould.
SAPROLEGNIA n. any fungus of the genus Saprolegnia, one species of which grows on diseased salmon and was formerly thought to be the cause of the disease.
SAPROPELITESAPROPELITE n. coal formed of sapropel.
SAPROPHYTESsaprophytes n. Plural of saprophyte.
SAPROPHYTE n. a fungus or bacterium that feeds upon dead and decaying organic matter.
SAPROPHYTICsaprophytic adj. Relating to saprophytes.
SAPROPHYTIC adj. relating to a saprophyte.
SAPROTROPHSsaprotrophs n. Plural of saprotroph.
SAPROTROPH n. any organism, esp. a fungus or bacterium, that lives and feeds on dead organic matter, also SAPROBIONT.

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.
Definitions are short excerpt from the 1Word.ws and WikWik.org.

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