10-letter words containing a, t, h, e, m
- metahumans — Plural form of metahuman.
- metal lath — any of various meshlike laths of metal for plastering.
- metalsmith — a person skilled in making articles of metal.
- metaphasic — Relating to metaphase.
- metaphoric — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- metaphrase — a literal translation.
- metaphrast — a person who translates or changes a literary work from one form to another, as prose into verse.
- metaphysic — metaphysics.
- metaphysis — (anatomy) The part of a long bone that grows during development.
- metatheory — a theory devised to analyze a theory.
- metatheses — Plural form of metathesis.
- metathesis — the transposition of letters, syllables, or sounds in a word, as in the pronunciation [kuhmf-ter-buh l] /ˈkʌmf tər bəl/ (Show IPA) for comfortable or [aks] /æks/ (Show IPA) for ask.
- metathetic — the transposition of letters, syllables, or sounds in a word, as in the pronunciation [kuhmf-ter-buh l] /ˈkʌmf tər bəl/ (Show IPA) for comfortable or [aks] /æks/ (Show IPA) for ask.
- metathorax — the posterior division of the thorax of an insect, bearing the third pair of legs and the second pair of wings.
- methacetin — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 9 H 1 1 NO 2 , used for relieving pain and reducing or preventing fever.
- methanogen — any of a diverse group of widely distributed archaebacteria that occur in anaerobic environments, as the intestinal tracts of animals, freshwater and marine sediments, and sewage, and are capable of producing methane from a limited number of substrates, including carbon dioxide and hydrogen, acetate, and methylamines: an important source of natural gas.
- methanolic — Submersed or dissolved in, or obtained with the use of methanol.
- methiocarb — a crystalline compound, C 1 1 H 1 5 NO 2 S, used as a nonsystemic insecticide and miticide.
- methodical — performed, disposed, or acting in a systematic way; systematic; orderly: a methodical person.
- methuselah — a patriarch who lived 969 years. Gen. 5:27.
- methylated — Simple past tense and past participle of methylate.
- methylates — Plural form of methylate.
- methylator — A person, company of device that methylates (originally, one that produced methylated spirits).
- methyldopa — a white powder, C 1 0 H 1 3 NO 4 , used in the treatment of hypertension.
- mineshafts — Plural form of mineshaft.
- mischanter — mishanter.
- mischmetal — an alloy of cerium with certain rare earth metals and iron, used to produce the spark in lighters
- mismatched — Simple past tense and past participle of mismatch.
- mismatches — Plural form of mismatch.
- misteaches — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misteach.
- mithridate — a confection believed to contain an antidote to every poison.
- ml threads — SML/NJ with mutual exclusion primitives similar to those in Modula-2+ and Mesa. Written by Greg Morrisett <[email protected]>. Implementations for Motorola 68020, SPARC and MIPS and VAX- and MIPS-based multiprocessors.
- moa hunter — the name given by anthropologists to the early Māori inhabitants of New Zealand
- molestache — (slang, rare) A type of mustache supposedly associated with child molesters.
- monothecal — having a sole compartment or cell
- montrachet — a dry white wine of N Burgundy
- morgenthau — Henry, 1856–1946, U.S. financier and diplomat, born in Germany.
- moth-eaten — eaten or damaged by or as if by the larvae of moths.
- mothballed — a small ball of naphthalene or sometimes of camphor for placing in closets or other storage areas to repel moths from clothing, blankets, etc.
- mother yaw — the initial lesion of yaws, occurring at the site of inoculation.
- motherland — one's native land.
- motherload — A very large amount of something valuable.
- moustached — Having moustache.
- moustaches — Plural form of moustache.
- multiphase — having many phases, stages, aspects, or the like.
- muttonhead — a slow-witted, foolish, or stupid person; dolt.
- myasthenia — muscle weakness.
- myasthenic — Of, pertaining to, or suffering from myasthenia.
- myelopathy — any disorder of the spinal cord or of bone marrow.
- myopathies — Plural form of myopathy.