10-letter words containing e, a, m, s, c
- lachrymose — suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
- latecomers — Plural form of latecomer.
- lemniscate — a plane curve generated by the locus of the point at which a variable tangent to a rectangular hyperbola intersects a perpendicular from the center to the tangent. Equation: r 2 = 2 a 2 cosθ.
- lockmaster — one in charge of a canal lock
- macadamise — to pave by laying and compacting successive layers of broken stone, often with asphalt or hot tar.
- maccabaeus — Judas or Judah [joo-duh] /ˈdʒu də/ (Show IPA), ("the Hammer") died c. 160 b.c, Judean patriot, one of the Maccabees: military leader 166–160 (son of Mattathias).
- mach scale — a scale that measures how much deceit and manipulation one will approve or condone in order to achieve some end.
- machinates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of machinate.
- macmonnies — Frederick William, 1863–1937, U.S. sculptor.
- macpherson — James, 1736–96, Scottish author and translator.
- macro lens — a lens used to bring into focus objects very close to the camera.
- macrocytes — Plural form of macrocyte.
- macrolides — Plural form of macrolide.
- macromeres — Plural form of macromere.
- macropores — Plural form of macropore.
- macroscale — A relatively large scale.
- macroscope — A wide-field imaging device.
- macroseism — A severe earthquake.
- macrospore — megaspore.
- maestricht — Maastricht.
- majestical — characterized by or possessing majesty; of lofty dignity or imposing aspect; stately; grand: the majestic Alps.
- majusculae — Capital letters, as found in manuscripts of the sixth century and earlier.
- majuscules — Plural form of majuscule.
- malachites — Plural form of malachite.
- mallemucks — Plural form of mallemuck.
- malvaceous — belonging to the Malvaceae, the mallow family of plants.
- manchester — a city in NW England: connected with the Mersey estuary by a ship canal (35½ mi. [57 km] long).
- manichaeus — Mani
- manicheism — Also, Manichee [man-i-kee] /ˈmæn ɪˌki/ (Show IPA). an adherent of the dualistic religious system of Manes, a combination of Gnostic Christianity, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, and various other elements, with a basic doctrine of a conflict between light and dark, matter being regarded as dark and evil.
- manuscribe — (archaic) To write by hand.
- marcescent — withering but not falling off, as a part of a plant.
- marchese's — an Italian noblewoman, equivalent in rank to a marquise.
- marlaceous — Resembling marl.
- mascarpone — a very soft Italian cream cheese made from cow's milk.
- massecuite — A suspension of sugar crystals in syrup produced in a sugar factory.
- masseteric — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the masseter.
- mastectomy — the operation of removing all or part of the breast or mamma.
- mastercard — a brand of credit or debit card
- masticated — Simple past tense and past participle of masticate.
- matchboxes — Plural form of matchbox.
- matricides — Plural form of matricide.
- mccandless — a town in SW Pennsylvania.
- meatoscope — (medicine) A speculum for examining a natural passage, such as the urethra.
- meatscreen — a metal screen placed behind meat that is being roasted in order to reflect the fire's heat
- mechanised — to make mechanical.
- mechanisms — an assembly of moving parts performing a complete functional motion, often being part of a large machine; linkage.
- mechanists — Plural form of mechanist.
- mechanizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mechanize.
- mediascape — Communications media as a whole.
- medicalise — to handle or accept as deserving of or appropriate for medical treatment.