10-letter words containing a, t, r, i, o, m
- māoritanga — the Māori culture; Māori way of life
- maraboutic — Of, or pertaining to, a marabout.
- 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.
- marination — The process of marinating.
- mariolatry — excessive (and proscribed) veneration of the Virgin Mary, especially in forms appropriate to God.
- marionette — a puppet manipulated from above by strings attached to its jointed limbs.
- marketroid — /mar'k*-troyd/ (Or "marketing slime", "marketeer", "marketing droid", "marketdroid") A member of a company's marketing department, especially one who promises users that the next version of a product will have features that are not actually scheduled for inclusion, are extremely difficult to implement, and/or are in violation of the laws of physics; and/or one who describes existing features (and misfeatures) in ebullient, buzzword-laden adspeak. Derogatory.
- marry into — become part of: a family
- mass ratio — the ratio of the mass of a fully-fuelled rocket at liftoff to the mass of the rocket without fuel
- masticator — Someone who masticates.
- 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.
- matriotism — Hometown, school, or parish pride or loyalty, as opposed to nationalism or patriotism.
- 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.
- matronized — Simple past tense and past participle of matronize.
- matronlike — Like a matron; sedate; grave; matronly.
- matronymic — metronymic.
- maturation — the act or process of maturating.
- matzo brei — small pieces of matzo soaked in water, mixed with beaten eggs, and fried.
- meliorated — Made better; improved.
- memorative — (obsolete) commemorative.
- meritocrat — a member of a meritocracy.
- mesocratic — (of an igneous rock) composed of light and dark minerals in nearly equal amounts.
- 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).
- methiocarb — a crystalline compound, C 1 1 H 1 5 NO 2 S, used as a nonsystemic insecticide and miticide.
- metromania — A mania for writing poetry, especially doggerel.
- miarolitic — (of an igneous rock) having irregular cavities into which crystals protrude
- microbiota — the microorganisms, both flora and fauna, that inhabit a particular region, when considered collectively.
- 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.
- microstate — ministate.
- microtonal — (music) Of, relating to, or written using microtones.
- microwatts — Plural form of microwatt.
- migrations — Plural form of migration.
- miscreator — a person or entity that creates wrongly
- miseration — (obsolete) commiseration.
- mitigators — to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate.
- mitigatory — to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate.
- mobocratic — Of or pertaining to mobocracy.
- moderating — kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
- moderation — the quality of being moderate; restraint; avoidance of extremes or excesses; temperance.
- moderatism — A doctrine of moderation (in any field).
- moderatrix — a moderator who is a woman
- modularity — the use of individually distinct functional units, as in assembling an electronic or mechanical system.
- molarities — Plural form of molarity.
- monarchist — the principles of monarchy.
- monetarily — of or relating to the coinage or currency of a country.
- monetarism — a doctrine holding that changes in the money supply determine the direction of a nation's economy.
- monetarist — a doctrine holding that changes in the money supply determine the direction of a nation's economy.
- monetarize — (transitive) To assign monetary status to; to start circulating and accepting as currency.