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10-letter words containing e, c, m, a, i

  • mercaptide — a metallic salt of a mercaptan.
  • mercurials — Plural form of mercurial.
  • meritocrat — a member of a meritocracy.
  • mesmerical — Alternative form of mesmeric.
  • mesocardia — the double layer of splanchnic mesoderm supporting the embryonic heart.
  • mesocranic — having a skull with a cranial index between that of dolichocranic and brachycranic skulls.
  • mesocratic — (of an igneous rock) composed of light and dark minerals in nearly equal amounts.
  • metabiotic — a mode of living in which one organism is dependent on another for preparation of an environment in which it can live.
  • metaethics — the philosophy of ethics dealing with the meaning of ethical terms, the nature of moral discourse, and the foundations of moral principles.
  • metaleptic — the use of metonymy to replace a word already used figuratively.
  • 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).
  • metaphysic — metaphysics.
  • metastatic — Pathology. the transference of disease-producing organisms or of malignant or cancerous cells to other parts of the body by way of the blood or lymphatic vessels or membranous surfaces. the condition produced by this.
  • 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.
  • methacetin — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 9 H 1 1 NO 2 , used for relieving pain and reducing or preventing fever.
  • 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.
  • metrically — pertaining to meter or poetic measure.
  • metricated — Simple past tense and past participle of metricate.
  • metricates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of metricate.
  • michaelmas — a festival celebrated on September 29 in honor of the archangel Michael.
  • microbeams — Plural form of microbeam.
  • microblade — bladelet.
  • microemacs — (uemacs) A simple, portable text editor with versions for most microcomputers and many other computers. It is both relatively easy for the novice to use, but also very powerful in the hands of an expert. MicroEmacs can be extensibly customised. Most versions use only a screen and keyboard - mouse and windowing facilities are not standard. MicroEmacs was written by Dave G Conroy, Steve Wilhite, George Jones, and for nearly ten years: Daniel Lawrence. Version: 3.11.
  • microimage — A microscopically small image.
  • 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.
  • micronesia — one of the three principal divisions of Oceania, comprising the small Pacific islands N of the equator and E of the Philippines, whose main groups are the Mariana Islands, the Caroline Islands, and the Marshall Islands.
  • microphage — a small phagocytic cell in blood or lymph, especially a polymorphonuclear leukocyte.
  • microquake — Microearthquake.
  • microscale — A very small or microscopic scale.
  • microstate — ministate.
  • microwaved — Simple past tense and past participle of microwave.
  • microwaves — an electromagnetic wave of extremely high frequency, 1 GH 3 or more, and having wavelengths of from 1 mm to 30 cm.
  • micturated — Simple past tense and past participle of micturate.
  • midamerica — Middle America (def 2).
  • midchannel — (geography) In the middle of a channel.
  • mill scale — scale1 (def 6b).
  • mindscapes — Plural form of mindscape.
  • mint sauce — Mint sauce is a sauce made from mint leaves, vinegar, and sugar, which is often eaten with lamb.
  • misaccused — charged with a crime, wrongdoing, fault, etc.: the accused boy.
  • misbalance — To balance badly or wrongly.
  • miscarried — Simple past tense and past participle of miscarry.
  • miscarries — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of miscarry.
  • miscellane — A mixture of two or more sorts of grain; maslin; meslin.
  • miscellany — a miscellaneous collection or group of various or somewhat unrelated items.
  • mischances — Plural form of mischance.
  • mischannel — to channel wrongly
  • mischanter — mishanter.
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