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10-letter words containing a, m, u, l, t

  • maculation — the act of spotting.
  • maculature — (dated) Blotting paper.
  • mail truck — a large vehicle that is used to transport letters, packages, etc, by road
  • malaguetta — an aromatic African herb of the ginger family
  • malentendu — misunderstood; misapprehended.
  • malt sugar — maltose
  • malt-sugar — a white, crystalline, water-soluble sugar, C 1 2 H 2 2 O 1 1 ⋅H 2 O, formed by the action of diastase, especially from malt, on starch: used chiefly as a nutrient, as a sweetener, and in culture media.
  • malthusian — of or relating to the theories of T. R. Malthus, which state that population tends to increase faster, at a geometrical ratio, than the means of subsistence, which increases at an arithmetical ratio, and that this will result in an inadequate supply of the goods supporting life unless war, famine, or disease reduces the population or the increase of population is checked.
  • manipulate — to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings.
  • manitoulin — an island in N Lake Huron belonging to Canada. 80 miles (130 km) long.
  • manularity — /man"yoo-la"ri-tee/ ("manual" + "granularity") A notional measure of the manual labor required for some task, particularly one of the sort that automation is supposed to eliminate. "Composing English on paper has much higher manularity than using a text editor, especially in the revising stage." Hackers tend to consider manularity a symptom of primitive methods; in fact, a true hacker confronted with an apparent requirement to do a computing task by hand will inevitably seize the opportunity to build another tool (see toolsmith).
  • map turtle — any of several aquatic turtles of the genus Graptemys, as G. geographica, of the eastern and central U.S., usually having yellow stripes on the head and neck.
  • matricular — relating to a matricula, or having the nature of a matricula
  • medullated — myelinated.
  • metallurgy — the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties.
  • methuselah — a patriarch who lived 969 years. Gen. 5:27.
  • modularity — the use of individually distinct functional units, as in assembling an electronic or mechanical system.
  • modulating — to regulate by or adjust to a certain measure or proportion; soften; tone down.
  • modulation — the act of modulating.
  • modulators — Plural form of modulator.
  • modulatory — to regulate by or adjust to a certain measure or proportion; soften; tone down.
  • monumental — resembling a monument; massive or imposing.
  • morulation — (biology) The cleavage or segmentation of the ovum by which a morula is formed.
  • mousetails — Plural form of mousetail.
  • muffuletta — a thick, round sandwich similar to a hero, typically containing ham, salami, and cheeses and topped with an olive salad, a specialty of New Orleans.
  • mule track — a track used by mules
  • mule train — a line of pack mules or a line of wagons drawn by mules.
  • multi-year — a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 (calendar year or civil year) Compare common year, leap year.
  • multiarmed — having multiple arms
  • multiaxial — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or forming an axis: an axial relationship.
  • multichain — comprising or involving several chains, esp (in chemistry) of a linear polymer
  • multifaced — having a specified kind of face or number of faces (usually used in combination): a sweet-faced child; the two-faced god.
  • multifacet — Having many facets.
  • multiflash — (of a photographic image) created using several flashes in quick succession in order to depict the successive stages of a movement or action sequence
  • multiflora — any of several plant varieties or hybrids characterized by many single, relatively small flowers, as certain kinds of petunias or roses.
  • multifocal — having several focuses.
  • multigrade — a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity: the best grade of paper.
  • multigrain — a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
  • multilayer — multilayered.
  • multilobar — of or relating to a lobe, as of the lungs.
  • multimedia — the combined use of several media, as sound and full-motion video in computer applications.
  • multimodal — having more than one mode.
  • multinodal — pertaining to or of the nature of a node.
  • multiorgan — Involving multiple organs of the body.
  • multipacks — Plural form of multipack.
  • multipaned — having or comprising more than one pane, esp of glass
  • multiparae — Plural form of multipara.
  • multiparty — of or relating to more than two political parties.
  • multiphase — having many phases, stages, aspects, or the like.
  • multiplane — Consisting of several planes or surfaces.
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