10-letter words containing m, e, r, u, t
- democritus — ?460–?370 bc, Greek philosopher who developed the atomist theory of matter of his teacher, Leucippus
- devourment — the act of devouring
- direct sum — a composition of two disjoint sets, as vector spaces, such that every element in the composition can be written uniquely as the sum of two elements, one from each of the given sets.
- documenter — a written or printed paper furnishing information or evidence, as a passport, deed, bill of sale, or bill of lading; a legal or official paper.
- dramaturge — a specialist in dramaturgy, especially one who acts as a consultant to a theater company, advising them on possible repertory.
- drum table — a table having a cylindrical top with drawers or shelves in the skirt, rotating on a central post with three or four outwardly curving legs.
- drumbeater — a person who vigorously proclaims or publicizes the merits of a product, idea, movie, etc.; press agent.
- dumbwaiter — a small elevator, manually or electrically operated, consisting typically of a box with shelves, used in apartment houses, restaurants, and large private dwellings for moving dishes, food, garbage, etc., between floors.
- dura mater — the tough, fibrous membrane forming the outermost of the three coverings of the brain and spinal cord. Also called dura. Compare arachnoid (def 6), pia mater.
- durometers — Plural form of durometer.
- durrenmatt — Friedrich [freed-rik;; German free-drikh] /ˈfrid rɪk;; German ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1921–90, Swiss dramatist and novelist.
- duumvirate — a coalition of two persons holding the same office, as in ancient Rome.
- ecotourism — tourism to places having unspoiled natural resources, with minimal impact on the environment being a primary concern.
- embothrium — any evergreen shrub of the genus Embothrium, esp E. coccineum, native to South America but widely cultivated as an ornamental for its scarlet flowers: family Proteaceae
- emplastrum — a medicated plaster
- emulatress — a female imitator or emulator
- endurement — (obsolete) endurance.
- enumerated — Simple past tense and past participle of enumerate.
- enumerates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enumerate.
- enumerator — A person employed in taking a census of the population.
- epicentrum — the focus of an earthquake
- episternum — (anatomy) The upper segment of the sternum.
- erechtheum — a temple on the Acropolis at Athens, which has a porch of caryatids
- erymanthus — Mountmountain in the NW Peloponnesus, Greece: 7,297 ft (2,224 m): in Greek mythology, haunt of a savage boar captured by Hercules
- eudiometer — A graduated glass tube in which mixtures of gases can be made to react by an electric spark, used to measure changes in volume of gases during chemical reactions.
- eudiometry — (chemistry, dated) The art or process of determining the constituents of a gaseous mixture by means of the eudiometer, or for ascertaining the purity of the air or the amount of oxygen in it.
- eupatorium — (botany) Any of the genus Eupatorium of perennial herbs.
- eurhythmic — Harmonious.
- euromarket — economics
- eurythmics — A rhythmic interpretation of music with graceful, free-style dance movements.
- extramural — Outside the walls or boundaries of a town, college, or institution.
- firmicutes — Plural form of firmicute.
- flour mite — any of several mites that infest flour and other stored organic materials and may be a serious pest; some may cause itching in persons handling infected material
- formulated — Simple past tense and past participle of formulate.
- formulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of formulate.
- frumentius — Saint, a.d. c300–c380, founder of the Ethiopian Church.
- full-timer — a full-time worker.
- fumitories — Plural form of fumitory.
- futhermore — Misspelling of furthermore.
- garmenture — the clothing (of a person)
- gaussmeter — a magnetometer for measuring the intensity of a magnetic field, calibrated in gauss.
- gouernment — Obsolete spelling of government.
- groupmates — Plural form of groupmate.
- guest room — a room for the lodging of guests.
- guestrooms — Plural form of guestroom.
- gum myrtle — any of several trees of the genus Angophora, native to Australia, allied to and resembling the eucalyptus.
- haematuria — Alternative spelling of hematuria.
- hammer out — a tool consisting of a solid head, usually of metal, set crosswise on a handle, used for beating metals, driving nails, etc.
- hemelytrum — the anterior wing of some insects such as earwigs
- home truth — an indisputable fact or basic truth, especially one whose accuracy may cause discomfort or embarrassment.