10-letter words containing m, a, i, l
- nidamental — bearing eggs, serving as a nest, of or pertaining to a receptacle for eggs
- nixie mail — mail which cannot be delivered due to an incorrect or non-existent address
- nominalise — to convert (another part of speech) into a noun, as in changing the adjective lowly into the lowly or the verb legalize into legalization.
- nominalism — (in medieval philosophy) the doctrine that general or abstract words do not stand for objectively existing entities and that universals are no more than names assigned to them. Compare conceptualism, realism (def 5a).
- nominalist — An adherent of any of the various kinds of nominalism.
- nominalize — to convert (another part of speech) into a noun, as in changing the adjective lowly into the lowly or the verb legalize into legalization.
- nominately — in a nameable or particular manner
- nondualism — The belief that dualism or dichotomy are illusory phenomena; that things such as mind and body may remain distinct while not actually being separate.
- nonmagical — Not magical.
- nonmarital — not involving or related to marriage
- nonmedical — of or relating to the science or practice of medicine: medical history; medical treatment.
- nonmusical — not belonging to or relating to music
- nonoptimal — not optimal
- normalcies — the quality or condition of being normal, as the general economic, political, and social conditions of a nation; normality: After months of living in a state of tension, all yearned for a return to normalcy.
- normalised — normalisation
- normaliser — Alternative spelling of normalizer.
- normalized — to make normal.
- normalizer — a person or thing that normalizes.
- normalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of normalize.
- nosocomial — (of infections) contracted as a result of being hospitalized; hospital-acquired.
- nuclearism — a political philosophy maintaining that nuclear weapons are the best means of assuring peace and of attaining political goals.
- ommatidial — Of or pertaining to the ommatidia.
- omnisexual — pansexual (def 2).
- oojamaflip — a thing whose name is temporarily forgotten
- ophthalmia — inflammation of the eye, especially of its membranes or external structures.
- ophthalmic — of or relating to the eye; ocular.
- optimality — The property of being optimal.
- organismal — a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.
- orichalcum — a brass rich in zinc, prepared by the ancients.
- oriflammes — Plural form of oriflamme.
- osmolality — The concentration of a solution expressed as the total number of solute particles per kilogram.
- osmolarity — The concentration of a solution expressed as the total number of solute particles per liter.
- oxycalcium — pertaining to or produced by oxygen and calcium.
- palimpsest — a parchment or the like from which writing has been partially or completely erased to make room for another text.
- palimscope — a hand instrument that produces concentrated ultraviolet light for reading palimpsests and other research materials.
- palindrome — a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop.
- palliament — a long robe
- palm civet — any of various small to medium-sized, chiefly arboreal cats of the civet family, of southeastern Asia, the East Indies, etc., with a spotted or striped coat and a long curled tail.
- palmatifid — displaying palmate characteristics
- panslavism — the idea or advocacy of a political union of all the Slavic peoples.
- paper mill — factory where paper is made
- paralogism — argument violating principles of valid reasoning.
- paralympic — of or relating to the Paralympics
- parimutuel — a system of betting on races in which those backing the winners divide, in proportion to their wagers, the total amount bet, minus a percentage for the track operators, taxes, etc.
- parliament — (usually initial capital letter) the legislature of Great Britain, historically the assembly of the three estates, now composed of Lords Spiritual and Lords Temporal, forming together the House of Lords, and representatives of the counties, cities, boroughs, and universities, forming the House of Commons.
- parlormaid — a maid who takes care of a parlor, answers the door, waits on guests, etc.
- partialism — a theory or view that does not take into account all the facts
- patrialism — (in Britain formerly) the policy regarding conferment of patrial status
- perimetral — the border or outer boundary of a two-dimensional figure.
- permillage — a rate or proportion per thousand. Compare percentage (def 1).