10-letter words containing m, e, l, c
- mislocated — to misplace.
- mnemonical — Assisting in memory; mnemonic.
- mohs scale — a scale of hardness used in mineralogy. Its degrees, in increasing hardness, are: talc 1; gypsum 2; calcite 3; fluorite 4; apatite 5; feldspar 6; quartz 7; topaz 8; sapphire 9; diamond 10. Abbreviation: MSH.
- molestache — (slang, rare) A type of mustache supposedly associated with child molesters.
- mollescent — softening or tending to soften.
- monoclines — Plural form of monocline.
- monocycles — Plural form of monocycle.
- monostelic — having an individual or sole stele or cylindrical part in the middle of the stem or root of a plant that contains tubular-like vessels
- monothecal — having a sole compartment or cell
- monticello — the estate and residence of Thomas Jefferson, in central Virginia, near Charlottesville.
- mooncalves — Plural form of mooncalf.
- moose call — whalesong
- morcellate — (surgery) To break into small pieces, prior to removal.
- mosaiclike — (arts) Resembling a mosaic, particularly in composition.
- motorcycle — a motor vehicle similar to a bicycle but usually larger and heavier, chiefly for one rider but sometimes having two saddles or an attached sidecar for passengers.
- mule chest — a low chest with drawers, mounted on a low frame.
- mule track — a track used by mules
- multicurie — having a radioactivity of more than one curie
- multicycle — a pedalled cycle with four or more wheels
- multifaced — having a specified kind of face or number of faces (usually used in combination): a sweet-faced child; the two-faced god.
- multifacet — Having many facets.
- multigenic — controlled by several genes; polygenic
- multimeric — (biochemistry) Describing a protein that has multiple polypeptide chains.
- multipiece — Comprising more than one piece.
- muscadelle — a sweet wine made from muscat grapes.
- muscle car — a flashy sports car with a large, powerful engine; a hot rod.
- muscle man — Informal. a man with a muscular or brawny physique, especially a bodybuilder.
- muscle-man — Informal. a man with a muscular or brawny physique, especially a bodybuilder.
- musclehead — a muscular man, esp. one who is involved in bodybuilding, weight lifting, etc.
- musicalise — (British spelling) To set (a text etc) to music.
- musicalize — to write or produce a musical version of (a book, play, etc.): an attempt to musicalize one of Shakespeare's comedies.
- myelocytes — Plural form of myelocyte.
- myelocytic — Of or pertaining to myelocytes.
- myelogenic — produced in the bone marrow.
- myslivecek — Josef [yaw-zef] /ˈyɔ zɛf/ (Show IPA), 1737–81, Czech composer.
- nemoricole — living in a grove.
- noncomplex — not complex or complicated; simple
- nonmedical — of or relating to the science or practice of medicine: medical history; medical treatment.
- 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.
- nucleosome — any of the repeating subunits of chromatin occurring at intervals along a strand of DNA, consisting of DNA coiled around histone.
- old comedy — Greek comedy of the 5th century b.c., which derived from fertility rites in honor of Dionysus and combined robust humor with biting personal and political satire.
- old permic — a subfamily of Finnic, comprising the modern languages Udmurt and Komi, spoken in northeastern European Russia, and fragmentary attestations of an earlier language (Old Permic) dating from the 15th century.
- oligomeric — a polymer molecule consisting of a small number of monomers.
- palimscope — a hand instrument that produces concentrated ultraviolet light for reading palimpsests and other research materials.
- palm beach — a town in SE Florida: seaside winter resort.
- 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.
- palmaceous — belonging to the plant family Palmae.
- palmcorder — A palmcorder is a small video camera that you can hold in the palm of your hand.
- peach palm — a palm, Bactris gasipaes, having very spiny, tall stems, widely cultivated in the New World tropics for its edible fruit and palm hearts.