10-letter words containing a, t, i, l, n
- lusitanian — (italics) a British luxury liner sunk by a German submarine in the North Atlantic on May 7, 1915: one of the events leading to U.S. entry into World War I.
- lustrating — Present participle of lustrate.
- lustration — to purify by a propitiatory offering or other ceremonial method.
- lymantriid — (zoology) Any of the moth family Lymantriidae.
- maculating — Present participle of maculate.
- maculation — the act of spotting.
- magnetical — (obsolete) Pertaining to the magnet; possessing the properties of the magnet, or corresponding properties; magnetic.
- mail train — a train that transports letters, packages, etc
- malaxation — The act of softening a mass by malaxating.
- maledicent — ((archaic)) one who enjoys using slanderous language.
- maleficent — doing evil or harm; harmfully malicious: maleficent destroyers of reputations.
- malignants — Plural form of malignant.
- malignment — a slanderous disparagement or vilification
- malleation — the act of hammering or beating something thin
- 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.
- manifestly — readily perceived by the eye or the understanding; evident; obvious; apparent; plain: a manifest error.
- 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).
- martinelli — Giovanni [jee-uh-vah-nee;; Italian jaw-vahn-nee] /ˌdʒi əˈvɑ ni;; Italian dʒɔˈvɑn ni/ (Show IPA), 1885–1969, U.S. operatic tenor, born in Italy.
- martingale — Also called standing martingale. part of the tack or harness of a horse, consisting of a strap that fastens to the girth, passes between the forelegs and through a loop in the neckstrap or hame, and fastens to the noseband: used to steady or hold down the horse's head.
- matricliny — matrocliny.
- matrocliny — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the maternal parent (opposed to patrocliny).
- matronalia — an annual festival of ancient Rome held by matrons in honor of Juno.
- matronlike — Like a matron; sedate; grave; matronly.
- 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.
- mercantile — of or relating to merchants or trade; commercial.
- metallings — road metals
- methanolic — Submersed or dissolved in, or obtained with the use of methanol.
- 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.
- microtonal — (music) Of, relating to, or written using microtones.
- midlothian — Formerly Edinburgh. a historic county in SE Scotland.
- militantly — vigorously active and aggressive, especially in support of a cause: militant reformers.
- militarian — Of or pertaining to the military.
- militating — Present participle of militate.
- militiaman — a person serving in the militia.
- militiamen — a person serving in the militia.
- milk train — a local train running through the early hours of the morning.
- minatitlan — a town in Veracruz state,SE Mexico.
- mineralist — a mineralogist
- minimalist — a person who favors a moderate approach to the achievement of a set of goals or who holds minimal expectations for the success of a program.
- mistakenly — wrongly conceived, held, or done: a mistaken antagonism.
- modulating — to regulate by or adjust to a certain measure or proportion; soften; tone down.
- modulation — the act of modulating.
- monastical — Alternative form of monastic.
- monetarily — of or relating to the coinage or currency of a country.
- monitorial — of or relating to a monitor.
- montelimar — a type of sweet or nougat made from egg white, sugar and nuts made initially in Montelimar in France
- mortal sin — a willfully committed, serious transgression against the law of God, depriving the soul of divine grace.