10-letter words containing a, c, m, t, i
- malolactic — Of or denoting bacterial fermentation that converts malic acid to lactic acid, especially as a secondary process used to reduce the acidity of some wines.
- manicurist — a person who gives manicures.
- manometric — Of or pertaining to manometry, or measured using a manometer.
- manuscript — the original text of an author's work, handwritten or now usually typed, that is submitted to a publisher.
- maraboutic — Of, or pertaining to, a marabout.
- marchantia — a type of liverwort plant
- marcionite — a member of a Gnostic ascetic sect that flourished from the 2nd to 7th century a.d. and that rejected the Old Testament and denied the incarnation of God in Christ.
- mariticide — The act of killing one's spouse, especially the murder of a husband by his wife.
- martinican — an island in the E West Indies; an overseas department of France. 425 sq. mi. (1100 sq. km). Capital: Fort-de-France.
- masochists — Plural form of masochist.
- mason city — a city in N Iowa.
- massecuite — A suspension of sugar crystals in syrup produced in a sugar factory.
- masseteric — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the masseter.
- masticated — Simple past tense and past participle of masticate.
- masticator — Someone who masticates.
- mastodonic — a massive, elephantlike mammal of the genus Mammut (Mastodon), that flourished worldwide from the Miocene through the Pleistocene epochs and, in North America, into recent times, having long, curved upper tusks and, in the male, short lower tusks.
- matchgirls — Plural form of matchgirl.
- matchstick — a short, slender piece of flammable wood used in making matches.
- mathematic — of, relating to, or of the nature of mathematics: mathematical truth.
- matriarchs — A woman who is the head of a family or tribe.
- matriarchy — a family, society, community, or state governed by women.
- matricidal — Relating to matricide, the killing of a mother.
- matricides — Plural form of matricide.
- matricliny — matrocliny.
- matricular — relating to a matricula, or having the nature of a matricula
- matrifocal — of, relating to, or designating a family unit or structure headed by the mother and lacking a father permanently or for extended periods.
- matrilocal — of or relating to residence with the wife's family or tribe; uxorilocal: matrilocal customs.
- matrocliny — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the maternal parent (opposed to patrocliny).
- matronymic — metronymic.
- mechanists — Plural form of mechanist.
- medicament — a healing substance; medicine; remedy.
- medicaster — A quack doctor; someone who pretends to have medical knowledge.
- medicating — Present participle of medicate.
- medication — the use or application of medicine.
- medicative — medicinal.
- megacities — Plural form of megacity.
- megalithic — a stone of great size, especially in ancient construction work, as the Cyclopean masonry, or in prehistoric Neolithic remains, as dolmens or menhirs.
- melaconite — the massive variety of tenorite
- melanistic — Ethnology. the condition in human beings of having a high amount of melanin granules in the skin, hair, and eyes.
- melismatic — an ornamental phrase of several notes sung to one syllable of text, as in plainsong or blues singing.
- mendicants — Plural form of mendicant.
- mendicated — Simple past tense and past participle of mendicate.
- mephitical — Alternative form of mephitic.
- mercantile — of or relating to merchants or trade; commercial.
- mercaptide — a metallic salt of a mercaptan.
- meritocrat — a member of a meritocracy.
- mesocratic — (of an igneous rock) composed of light and dark minerals in nearly equal amounts.
- metabiotic — a mode of living in which one organism is dependent on another for preparation of an environment in which it can live.
- metaethics — the philosophy of ethics dealing with the meaning of ethical terms, the nature of moral discourse, and the foundations of moral principles.
- metaleptic — the use of metonymy to replace a word already used figuratively.