10-letter words containing e, y, t
- lymphocyte — a type of white blood cell having a large, spherical nucleus surrounded by a thin layer of nongranular cytoplasm.
- lysimetric — of or relating to the measurement of solubility
- macrocytes — Plural form of macrocyte.
- macrophyte — a plant, especially a marine plant, large enough to be visible to the naked eye.
- main entry — the principal entry of an item in a reference text, often placed in alphabetical order.
- mammectomy — mastectomy.
- manifestly — readily perceived by the eye or the understanding; evident; obvious; apparent; plain: a manifest error.
- market day — the day on which a regular market is held
- marketably — readily salable.
- martyrizer — One who martyrs, puts others trough martyrdom.
- martyrlike — Resembling or characteristic of a martyr.
- mastectomy — the operation of removing all or part of the breast or mamma.
- master key — a key that will open a number of different locks, the proper keys of which are not interchangeable.
- materially — to an important degree; considerably: Their endorsement didn't help materially.
- maternally — of, pertaining to, having the qualities of, or befitting a mother: maternal instincts.
- may beetle — June bug (def 1).
- mediocrity — the state or quality of being mediocre.
- megalocyte — (physiology) A large, flattened corpuscle, twice the diameter of the ordinary red corpuscle, found in considerable numbers in the blood in profound anemia.
- melanocyte — a cell producing and containing melanin.
- merchantry — (dated) The body of merchants taken collectively.
- mercy seat — Bible: Golden covering on the Arc of Covenant
- mercy-seat — Bible. the gold covering on the ark of the covenant, regarded as the resting place of God. Ex. 25:17–22. the throne of God.
- mesitylene — a colorless, liquid, aromatic hydrocarbon, C 9 H 1 2 , occurring naturally in coal tar and prepared from acetone: used chiefly as a chemical intermediate.
- mesophytes — Plural form of mesophyte.
- mesophytic — Relating to a mesophyte.
- metagalaxy — the complete system of galaxies; the Milky Way and all the surrounding galaxies.
- metallurgy — the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties.
- metaphysic — metaphysics.
- metaphysis — (anatomy) The part of a long bone that grows during development.
- metastably — In a metastable way.
- metasyntax — (grammar) Syntax used to describe syntax. The best known example is BNF and its variants such as EBNF. A metasyntactic variable is a variable used in metasyntax.
- metatheory — a theory devised to analyze a theory.
- metecdysis — the period following the moult (ecdysis) of an arthropod, when the new cuticle is forming
- meterology — Misspelling of meteorology.
- methyl red — a water-insoluble solid occurring as a dark-red powder or violet crystals, C 1 5 H 1 5 N 3 O 2 , used chiefly as an acid-base indicator.
- methylated — Simple past tense and past participle of methylate.
- methylates — Plural form of methylate.
- methylator — A person, company of device that methylates (originally, one that produced methylated spirits).
- methyldopa — a white powder, C 1 0 H 1 3 NO 4 , used in the treatment of hypertension.
- metonymies — a figure of speech that consists of the use of the name of one object or concept for that of another to which it is related, or of which it is a part, as “scepter” for “sovereignty,” or “the bottle” for “strong drink,” or “count heads (or noses)” for “count people.”.
- metrically — pertaining to meter or poetic measure.
- metrifying — Present participle of metrify.
- metronymic — derived from the name of a mother or other female ancestor.
- metrostyle — a device that controls the speed of a player piano
- microcytes — Pathology. an abnormally small red blood cell.
- micrometry — the act or process of taking measurements with a micrometer.
- microphyte — a microscopic plant.
- midcentury — Occurring around the center or middle of the century.
- mimeticity — (rare) The quality or state of being mimetic, or the degree to which one is mimetic.
- mindszenty — Joseph (Joseph Pehm) 1892–1975, Hungarian Roman Catholic clergyman: primate of Hungary 1945–74.