10-letter words containing c, h, r, o, m
- 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
- maraschino — a sweet cordial or liqueur distilled from marascas.
- matchboard — a board having a tongue formed on one edge and a groove of the same dimensions cut into the other, used with similar boards to compose floors, dados, etc.
- 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.
- microchips — Plural form of microchip.
- microfiche — a flat sheet of microfilm in a form suitable for filing, typically measuring 4 by 6 inches (10 by 15 cm) and containing microreproductions, as of printed or graphic matter, in a grid pattern.
- micrograph — an instrument for executing extremely minute writing or engraving.
- microlight — An ultralight aircraft.
- microliths — Plural form of microlith.
- microphage — a small phagocytic cell in blood or lymph, especially a polymorphonuclear leukocyte.
- microphone — an instrument capable of transforming sound waves into changes in electric currents or voltage, used in recording or transmitting sound.
- microphyll — (botany) A leaf having a single unbranched vein, or a structure that is derived from such a leaf.
- microphyte — a microscopic plant.
- microtherm — a plant requiring a minimum of heat for growth.
- mocha ware — a pottery ware of the late 18th through the early 20th centuries, ornamented with colored glaze worked into branchlike patterns by drops of a diffusing agent applied while the glaze is still wet.
- 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
- monochords — Plural form of monochord.
- monochroic — of one color.
- monochrome — a painting or drawing in different shades of a single color.
- monochromy — the skill of painting or sketching using only a single colour
- monohydric — (especially of alcohols and phenols) monohydroxy.
- monorchism — a prenatal or postnatal condition in which one testis is absent or has not descended into the scrotum.
- montrachet — a dry white wine of N Burgundy
- morphactin — any of various synthetic compounds, derived from fluorine and carboxylic acid, that regulate the growth and development of plants.
- morphemics — the study of the classification, description, and functions of morphemes; morphology.
- motorcoach — a passenger bus powered by a motor.
- moucharaby — a projecting second-storey window or balcony enclosed with latticework
- mycorrhiza — a symbiotic association of the mycelium of a fungus, especially a basidiomycete, with the roots of certain plants, in which the hyphae form a closely woven mass around the rootlets or penetrate the cells of the root.
- mycotrophy — the symbiotic relationship between a fungus and a living plant.
- nomarchies — Plural form of nomarchy.
- orchardman — A man who owns or tends an orchard.
- orchectomy — orchiectomy.
- orichalcum — a brass rich in zinc, prepared by the ancients.
- ostrichism — the act of refusing to accept reality or hiding one's head in the sand
- outmarched — Simple past tense and past participle of outmarch.
- overcometh — Archaic third-person singular form of overcome.
- pharmacol. — pharmacology
- polychrome — being of many or various colors.
- polychromy — the art of employing many colors in decoration, as in painting or architecture.
- psychogram — a message believed to be written by a spirit or authored by psychical means
- rachiotomy — (surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in a vertebra.
- rochambeau — Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur [zhahn ba-teest daw-na-syan duh vee-mœr] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ də viˈmœr/ (Show IPA), Count de, 1725–1807, French general: marshal of France 1791–1807; commander of the French army in the American Revolution.
- roche alum — an alumlike substance derived from alunite.
- rockingham — Second Marquis of, Charles Watson-Wentworth.
- rom. cath. — Roman Catholic