mo·ra 
(môrə)
(môrə)n. pl. mo·rae (môrē) or mo·ras
1. The minimal unit of metrical time in quantitative verse, equal to the short syllable.
2. Linguistics A unit of phonological quantity based on both vowel quantity and the occurrence of consonants within a given syllable.
[Latin, pause.]
- permaculturalist
- permaculture
- permaculturist
- permafrost
- permalink
- Permalloy
- permanence
- permanency
- permanent
- permanently
- permanent magnet
- permanent press
- permanent-press
- permanent tooth
- permanganate
- permanganic acid
- permatemp
- permeability
- permeable
- permeably
- permeance
- permeant
- permease
- permeate
- permeation