10-letter words containing m, e, n, o, p
- 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.
- lemon drop — a lemon-flavored lozenge.
- longprimer — in printing, a size of type intermediate between small pica and bourgeois
- lymph node — any of the glandlike masses of tissue in the lymphatic vessels containing cells that become lymphocytes.
- lymphokine — any lymphocyte product, as interferon, that is not an antibody but may participate in the immune response through its effect on the function of other cells, as destroying antigen-coated cells or stimulating macrophages.
- macpherson — James, 1736–96, Scottish author and translator.
- mailperson — A mailman or mailwoman.
- mainpernor — a person who gives a guarantee that a prisoner will appear in court
- mascarpone — a very soft Italian cream cheese made from cow's milk.
- meconopsis — Any of several poppy-like plants, of the genus Meconopsis, most of which are found in the Himalayas.
- mecopteran — mecopterous.
- megaphoned — Simple past tense and past participle of megaphone.
- megaphones — Plural form of megaphone.
- megaphonic — Of, or pertaining to, a megaphone.
- mellophone — a marching or military band brass instrument similar in appearance and range to the French horn but slightly smaller and simpler to play.
- melon pear — pepino (def 2).
- menlo park — a city in W California, near San Francisco.
- menopausal — of, relating to, or characteristic of menopause.
- menophania — menarche.
- mentorship — a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- metapontum — an ancient Greek city in SE Italy, on the Gulf of Taranto: home of Pythagoras in exile.
- methoprene — a synthetic insect juvenile hormone, C 1 9 H 3 4 O 3 , used as a biological pesticide primarily on mosquito and fly larvae to prevent maturing to the adult state.
- micropenis — (medical) An unusually small penis.
- microphone — an instrument capable of transforming sound waves into changes in electric currents or voltage, used in recording or transmitting sound.
- mompreneur — Alternative form of mumpreneur.
- monoplanes — Plural form of monoplane.
- monoplegia — paralysis of one extremity, muscle, or muscle area.
- monopolies — exclusive control of a commodity or service in a particular market, or a control that makes possible the manipulation of prices. Compare duopoly, oligopoly.
- monopolise — to acquire, have, or exercise a monopoly of.
- monopolize — to acquire, have, or exercise a monopoly of.
- monopteral — having the form of a monopteron.
- monopteron — a classical building having a single outer colonnade surrounding a central structure or a courtyard.
- monopteros — monopteron.
- monospaced — Simple past tense and past participle of monospace.
- monospermy — the fertilization of an ovum by only one spermatozoon.
- mont perdu — a mountain in NE Spain, in the central Pyrenees. Height: 3352 m (10 997 ft)
- montpelier — a state of the NE United States: a part of New England. 9609 sq. mi. (24,885 sq. km). Capital: Montpelier. Abbreviation: VT (for use with zip code), Vt.
- moonscapes — Plural form of moonscape.
- mopishness — given to moping; listless, apathetic, or dejected.
- morphogene — (genetics) Any gene that is involved in growth or in morphogenesis.
- morphogens — Plural form of morphogen.
- morphogeny — a biological term denoting the origin and development of morphological forms
- morpholine — a colorless, hygroscopic liquid, C 4 H 9 NO, used chiefly as a solvent for dyes, resins, and waxes.
- mote spoon — a small spoon with a pierced bowl for removing tea leaves from a cup of tea.
- mugho pine — a prostrate, shrubby pine, Pinus mugo mugo, native to Europe, cultivated as an ornamental.
- neopallium — neocortex.
- nephometer — an instrument for measuring the amount of cloud cover in the sky.
- nephrotomy — incision into the kidney, as for the removal of a calculus.
- neuroplasm — the cytoplasm of a nerve cell.
- nimodipine — A dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker originally developed for the treatment of high blood pressure and now mostly used to prevent vasospasm.