10-letter words containing m, a, y, o, r
- hypodermal — Zoology. an underlayer of epithelial cells in arthropods and certain other invertebrates that secretes substances for the overlying cuticle or exoskeleton.
- hypometria — Dysmetria in which the patient tends to undershoot the intended target.
- hyporchema — a lively choral ode sung in ancient Greece in honor of Apollo or Dionysus.
- immoderacy — immoderation.
- immorality — immoral quality, character, or conduct; wickedness; evilness.
- immortally — not mortal; not liable or subject to death; undying: our immortal souls.
- importancy — (obsolete) importance; significance.
- improbably — not probable; unlikely to be true or to happen: Rain is improbable tonight.
- informally — without formality or ceremony; casual: an informal visit.
- ivory palm — the palm bearing the common ivory nut.
- journeyman — a person who has served an apprenticeship at a trade or handicraft and is certified to work at it assisting or under another person.
- karyograms — Plural form of karyogram.
- karyolymph — The liquid part of the nucleus of a cell.
- karyoplasm — nucleoplasm.
- karyosomes — Plural form of karyosome.
- keratotomy — incision of the cornea.
- kymographs — Plural form of kymograph.
- kymography — The use of a kymograph.
- lachrymose — suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
- lampoonery — a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society, etc.
- laparotomy — incision through the abdominal wall.
- lord mayor — (chiefly in Britain and the Commonwealth) the mayor of certain cities or the chief municipal officer of certain boroughs.
- lymphogram — A diagnostic image produced by lymphography.
- macrocycle — (chemistry) a cyclic macromolecule, or a macrocyclic portion of a molecule.
- macrocytes — Plural form of macrocyte.
- macrocytic — an abnormally large red blood cell.
- macrophyte — a plant, especially a marine plant, large enough to be visible to the naked eye.
- mansionary — a resident or dweller
- mariolatry — excessive (and proscribed) veneration of the Virgin Mary, especially in forms appropriate to God.
- marry into — become part of: a family
- mary tudor — Antony, 1909–87, English choreographer and dancer.
- matrocliny — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the maternal parent (opposed to patrocliny).
- matronymic — metronymic.
- matryoshka — Each of a set of brightly painted hollow wooden dolls of varying sizes, designed to nest inside one another.
- maurolycus — a walled plain in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 70 miles (110 km) in diameter.
- mediocracy — government or rule by a mediocre person or group.
- memorially — By means of, or in terms of, memory.
- metatheory — a theory devised to analyze a theory.
- methylator — A person, company of device that methylates (originally, one that produced methylated spirits).
- microarray — A grid of DNA segments of known sequence that is used to test and map DNA fragments, antibodies, or proteins.
- micropylar — Of or pertaining to micropyles.
- millionary — Of or relating to millions; consisting of millions.
- millocracy — rule or government by mill owners
- mimography — the representation of sign language in writing
- mineralogy — the science or study of minerals.
- missionary — a person sent by a church into an area to carry on evangelism or other activities, as educational or hospital work.
- mitigatory — to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate.
- modacrylic — designating or of any of various synthetic fibers that resist combustion, made from long-chain polymers composed primarily of acrylonitrile modified by other polymers: used in making fabrics, carpets, etc.
- moderately — kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
- modern-day — Modern-day is used to refer to the new or modern aspects of a place, an activity, or a society.