10-letter words containing a, m, o, n, i, c
- macaronics — Plural form of macaronic.
- macedonian — a native or inhabitant of Macedonia.
- maceration — the act or process of macerating.
- machinator — One who machinates, or forms a scheme with evil designs; a plotter or artful schemer.
- mackintosh — Charles Rennie [ren-ee] /ˈrɛn i/ (Show IPA), 1868–1928, Scottish architect and designer.
- macmonnies — Frederick William, 1863–1937, U.S. sculptor.
- maconochie — a tinned stew of meat and vegetables given to soldiers during World War 1
- maculation — the act of spotting.
- main-force — pertaining to regular military units with standard uniforms and equipment.
- mainbocher — (Main Rousseau Bocher) 1891–1976, U.S. fashion designer.
- maine coon — one of an American breed of large semi-longhaired domestic cats with a shaggy ruff and a long, bushy tail.
- makunouchi — a Japanese fast food dish consisting of fish, meat, eggs, and vegetables served with rice and an umeboshi
- mammogenic — exciting or generating mammary development
- mamoncillo — the genip, Melicoccus bijugatus.
- man orchid — an orchid, Aceras anthropophorum, having greenish or reddish flowers in a loose spike, with a deeply lobed dark brown lip thought to resemble the silhouette of a man
- manometric — Of or pertaining to manometry, or measured using a manometer.
- maraschino — a sweet cordial or liqueur distilled from marascas.
- marcionism — the doctrines and principles of the Marcionites.
- 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.
- marcomanni — an ancient Germanic people who lived in central Europe.
- mason city — a city in N Iowa.
- 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.
- matrocliny — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the maternal parent (opposed to patrocliny).
- matronymic — metronymic.
- medication — the use or application of medicine.
- megaphonic — Of, or pertaining to, a megaphone.
- melaconite — the massive variety of tenorite
- melomaniac — One with an abnormal fondness of music.
- mendacious — telling lies, especially habitually; dishonest; lying; untruthful: a mendacious person.
- mesocranic — having a skull with a cranial index between that of dolichocranic and brachycranic skulls.
- methanolic — Submersed or dissolved in, or obtained with the use of methanol.
- microciona — a genus of bright-red sponges of the Atlantic coasts of North America and Europe, used in experiments on the dissociation and reintegration of sponge cells.
- microfauna — Biology. microscopic animals.
- microlenat — /mi:"-kroh-len"-*t/ The unit of bogosity, written uL; the consensus is that this is the largest unit practical for everyday use. The microLenat, originally invented by David Jefferson, was promulgated as an attack against noted computer scientist Doug Lenat by a tenured graduate student at CMU. Doug had failed the student on an important exam for giving only "AI is bogus" as his answer to the questions. The slur is generally considered unmerited, but it has become a running gag nevertheless. Some of Doug's friends argue that *of course* a microLenat is bogus, since it is only one millionth of a Lenat. Others have suggested that the unit should be redesignated after the grad student, as the microReid.
- microloans — Plural form of microloan.
- micronesia — one of the three principal divisions of Oceania, comprising the small Pacific islands N of the equator and E of the Philippines, whose main groups are the Mariana Islands, the Caroline Islands, and the Marshall Islands.
- microtonal — (music) Of, relating to, or written using microtones.
- miscaption — to provide with an incorrect caption
- misocainea — an abnormal aversion to anything new.
- misocapnic — having a dislike or hate of tobacco smoke
- mnemonical — Assisting in memory; mnemonic.
- moccasined — Wearing moccasins.
- mochaccino — A cappuccino containing chocolate flavoring.
- modificand — a word that is modified, or qualified, by another. In red books, books is a modificand.
- monarchial — pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a monarch: monarchal pomp.
- monarchies — a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch. Compare absolute monarchy, limited monarchy.
- monarchism — the principles of monarchy.
- monarchist — the principles of monarchy.
- monarchize — to carry out the duties or functions of a monarch
- monastical — Alternative form of monastic.