10-letter words containing i, r, o, n, s, m
- meromyosin — either of two protein subunits of myosin obtained esp by tryptic digestion
- mesocranic — having a skull with a cranial index between that of dolichocranic and brachycranic skulls.
- mesorrhine — having a moderately broad and high-bridged nose.
- microloans — Plural form of microloan.
- 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.
- micronised — Simple past tense and past participle of micronise.
- micropenis — (medical) An unusually small penis.
- microtones — any musical interval smaller than a semitone, specifically, a quarter tone.
- migrainous — Of, relating to, or afflicted with migraine.
- migrations — Plural form of migration.
- minestrone — a thick vegetable soup, often containing herbs, beans, bits of pasta, etc., and served with Parmesan cheese.
- minicourse — a short, intensive course of study, usually a few weeks long.
- ministroke — transient ischemic attack.
- minor axis — the axis of an ellipse that is perpendicular to the major axis at a point equidistant from the foci.
- minor suit — diamonds or clubs.
- minorities — Plural form of minority.
- minoritise — Alternative spelling of minoritize.
- misandrous — Exhibiting or pertaining to misandry: hating or prejudiced against men.
- misconster — Obsolete form of misconstrue (16th-17th c.).
- miseration — (obsolete) commiseration.
- misfortune — adverse fortune; bad luck.
- misgoverns — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misgovern.
- misinforms — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misinform.
- misjoinder — a joining in one suit or action of causes or of parties not permitted to be so joined.
- misnomered — Simple past tense and past participle of misnomer.
- misogynoir — the specific hatred, dislike, distrust, and prejudice directed toward black women (often used attributively): misogynoir attitudes and comments; The media’s erasure of the contributions of black women to the project was called out as an instance of misogynoir.
- misprision — contempt or scorn.
- missionary — a person sent by a church into an area to carry on evangelism or other activities, as educational or hospital work.
- missioners — Plural form of missioner.
- missourian — a state in the central United States. 69,674 sq. mi. (180,455 sq. km). Capital: Jefferson City. Abbreviation: MO (for use with zip code), Mo.
- modernised — to make modern; give a new or modern character or appearance to: to modernize one's ideas; to modernize a kitchen.
- modernises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of modernise.
- modernisms — Plural form of modernism.
- modernists — Plural form of modernist.
- modernizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of modernize.
- 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.
- 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.
- mongrelise — Alternative spelling of mongrelize.
- mongrelism — (uncountable) The condition of being a mongrel.
- monitories — Plural form of monitory.
- monorchism — a prenatal or postnatal condition in which one testis is absent or has not descended into the scrotum.
- monsignors — Plural form of monsignor.
- monstering — a severe reprimand or scolding; highly critical verbal attack
- monsterize — To make something or another into a monster or the appearance of.
- montessori — Maria [muh-ree-uh;; Italian mah-ree-ah] /məˈri ə;; Italian mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1870–1952, Italian educator.
- moonshiner — a person who distills or sells liquor, especially corn liquor, illegally.
- moonstrike — the act of landing a spacecraft on the moon