10-letter words containing m, a, r, i, c
- morganatic — of or relating to a form of marriage in which a person of high rank, as a member of the nobility, marries someone of lower station with the stipulation that neither the low-ranking spouse nor their children, if any, will have any claim to the titles or entailed property of the high-ranking partner.
- morphactin — any of various synthetic compounds, derived from fluorine and carboxylic acid, that regulate the growth and development of plants.
- morticians — Plural form of mortician.
- muciparous — muciferous.
- muckraking — to search for and expose real or alleged corruption, scandal, or the like, especially in politics.
- multitrack — a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
- muscardine — any of several fungi which cause disease in silkworms
- muscarinic — of or relating to muscarine.
- musicianer — (slang) musician.
- mycorrhiza — a symbiotic association of the mycelium of a fungus, especially a basidiomycete, with the roots of certain plants, in which the hyphae form a closely woven mass around the rootlets or penetrate the cells of the root.
- mydriatics — Plural form of mydriatic.
- myocardial — the muscular substance of the heart.
- myocardium — the muscular substance of the heart.
- narcissism — inordinate fascination with oneself; excessive self-love; vanity. Synonyms: self-centeredness, smugness, egocentrism.
- narcomania — Psychiatry. abnormal craving for a drug to deaden pain.
- nigromancy — black magic; demonic magic
- nomarchies — Plural form of nomarchy.
- 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.
- nuclearism — a political philosophy maintaining that nuclear weapons are the best means of assuring peace and of attaining political goals.
- oceanarium — a large saltwater aquarium for the display and observation of fish and other marine life.
- organicism — Philosophy. the view that some systems resemble organisms in having parts that function in relation to the whole to which they belong. Compare holism (def 1).
- organismic — a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.
- orichalcum — a brass rich in zinc, prepared by the ancients.
- pancratium — (in ancient Greece) an athletic contest combining wrestling and boxing.
- panic room — a secure room with a separate telephone line within a house, to which a person can flee if someone breaks in
- panspermic — relating to panspermia
- paralympic — of or relating to the Paralympics
- paramecium — any ciliated freshwater protozoan of the genus Paramecium, having an oval body and a long, deep oral groove.
- parametric — Mathematics. a constant or variable term in a function that determines the specific form of the function but not its general nature, as a in f (x) = ax, where a determines only the slope of the line described by f (x). one of the independent variables in a set of parametric equations.
- paroxysmic — any sudden, violent outburst; a fit of violent action or emotion: paroxysms of rage.
- part music — music, especially vocal music, with parts for two or more independent performers.
- patronymic — (of family names) derived from the name of a father or ancestor, especially by the addition of a suffix or prefix indicating descent.
- per curiam — by the court
- pharmacist — a person licensed to prepare and dispense drugs and medicines; druggist; apothecary; pharmaceutical chemist.
- pickup arm — tone arm.
- pleromatic — relating to the pleroma
- pragmatics — pragmatic sanction.
- pre-atomic — of or relating to the period of history preceding the atomic age.
- pre-climax — a stable community that precedes the full development of the climax community of a given area and that results from local variations in soil and water.
- preceramic — noting or pertaining to a period or culture antedating the use of ceramics or pottery.
- premedical — of or relating to studies in preparation for the formal study of medicine: a premedical course.
- priapismic — Pathology. continuous, usually nonsexual erection of the penis, especially due to disease.
- procambium — the meristem from which vascular bundles are developed.
- proclaimer — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
- prosaicism — prosaic character or style.
- pyromaniac — a compulsion to set things on fire.
- pyromantic — divination by fire, or by forms appearing in fire.
- race music — blues-based music or jazz by and for African Americans in the 1920s and 1930s, when it was regarded as a distinctive, separate market by the music industry; early jazz or rhythm-and-blues.
- racemation — a bunch, collection, or group
- racemiform — having the form of a raceme.