10-letter words containing m, e, n, s, t
- benthamism — the philosophy of utilitarianism as first expounded by Jeremy Bentham in terms of an action being good that has a greater tendency to augment the happiness of the community than to diminish it
- bestowment — to present as a gift; give; confer (usually followed by on or upon): The trophy was bestowed upon the winner.
- bismuthine — an unstable hydride of bismuth, BiH 3 , analogous to arsine and stibine.
- boehmenist — a supporter or adherent of Boehmenism.
- bottomness — the number of bottom antiquarks minus the number of bottom quarks in a particle
- brain stem — the portion of the brain that is continuous with the spinal cord and comprises the medulla oblongata, pons, midbrain, and parts of the hypothalamus, functioning in the control of reflexes and such essential internal mechanisms as respiration and heartbeat.
- bustamante — Anastasio [ah-nahs-tah-syaw] /ˌɑ nɑsˈtɑ syɔ/ (Show IPA), 1780–1853, Mexican military and political leader: president 1830–32, 1837–41.
- c terminus — the carboxyl end of a protein molecule.
- carmustine — a toxic nitrosurea, C 5 H 9 Cl 2 N 3 O 2 , used in the treatment of a wide range of tumors.
- catamnesis — a medical history following the onset of an illness.
- catchments — Plural form of catchment.
- centermost — Alternative form of centremost.
- centesimal — hundredth
- centigrams — Plural form of centigram.
- centralism — Centralism is a way of governing a country, or organizing something such as industry, education, or politics, which involves having one central group of people who give instructions to everyone else.
- centremost — Closest to the centre.
- centrosome — a small body in a cell where microtubules are produced. In animal cells it surrounds the centriole
- chemonasty — the nastic movement of a plant in response to a chemical stimulus
- cinematics — the art of making motion pictures; cinematography.
- cinematise — (transitive) To adapt (an event or story) for the cinema.
- cismontane — on this (the writer's or speaker's) side of the mountains, esp the Alps
- coenosteum — the calcareous skeleton of a hydrocoral or a coral colony
- compensate — To compensate someone for money or things that they have lost means to pay them money or give them something to replace that money or those things.
- components — A part or element of a larger whole, esp. a part of a machine or vehicle.
- con maesta — majestically (used as a musical direction).
- concettism — the use of concetti in writing
- concretism — the practice of representing abstract concepts in concrete terms
- condiments — something used to give a special flavor to food, as mustard, ketchup, salt, or spices.
- consummate — You use consummate to describe someone who is extremely skilful.
- contemners — to treat or regard with disdain, scorn, or contempt.
- contemnors — to treat or regard with disdain, scorn, or contempt.
- copayments — Plural form of copayment.
- cost money — If you say that something costs money, you mean that it has to be paid for, and perhaps cannot be afforded.
- cremations — Plural form of cremation.
- culminates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of culminate.
- cysteamine — a drug used to treat cystine excretion or radiation sickness
- deaminates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deaminate.
- debasement — Debasement is the action of reducing the value or quality of something.
- decrements — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decrement.
- deferments — Plural form of deferment.
- demantoids — Plural form of demantoid.
- demon star — Algol.
- demonetise — To remove the status of legal tender from a coin etc. and remove it from circulation.
- densimeter — any instrument for measuring density
- designatum — (semantics) That which is named or designated by a linguistic term.
- designment — designation, design
- desirement — (nonstandard) something that is desired, but not absolutely required.
- destemming — to remove the stem from (a fruit or vegetable); stem.
- determents — to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding: The large dog deterred trespassers.
- determines — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of determine.