10-letter words containing m, e, r, u
- nurseryman — a person who owns or conducts a plant nursery.
- nurserymen — Plural form of nurseryman.
- nutriments — Plural form of nutriment.
- oceanarium — a large saltwater aquarium for the display and observation of fish and other marine life.
- octamerous — consisting of or divided into eight parts.
- octomerous — octamerous.
- omniferous — producing or consisting of all kinds of things
- osmeterium — a glandular process on the first thoracic segment of many caterpillars that emits a noxious odor to ward off predators.
- outmarched — Simple past tense and past participle of outmarch.
- outmeasure — to measure out
- outnumbers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outnumber.
- outperform — to surpass in excellence of performance; do better than: a new engine that outperforms the competition; a stock that outperformed all others.
- outpromise — to promise more than
- outsmarted — to get the better of (someone); outwit.
- overmature — complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush.
- paramecium — any ciliated freshwater protozoan of the genus Paramecium, having an oval body and a long, deep oral groove.
- parimutuel — a system of betting on races in which those backing the winners divide, in proportion to their wagers, the total amount bet, minus a percentage for the track operators, taxes, etc.
- pasteurism — a method of securing immunity from rabies in a person who has been bitten by a rabid animal, by daily injections of progressively more virulent suspensions of the infected spinal cord of a rabbit that died of rabies
- per centum — percent (def 1).
- per curiam — by the court
- perdu-mont — Mont [mawn] /mɔ̃/ (Show IPA). French name of Monte Perdido.
- peridinium — a member of the Peridinium genus of marine- or freshwater-dwelling dinoflagellate organisms characterized by armoured plates
- perigonium — the envelope of modified leaves surrounding the antheridia in mosses.
- perimysium — the connective tissue surrounding bundles of skeletal muscle fibers.
- periosteum — the normal investment of bone, consisting of a dense, fibrous outer layer, to which muscles attach, and a more delicate, inner layer capable of forming bone.
- peritoneum — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
- permutable — to alter; change.
- pernambuco — a state in NE Brazil. 38,000 sq. mi. (98,420 sq. km). Capital: Recife.
- petrolatum — a translucent gelatinous substance obtained from petroleum; used as a lubricant and in medicine as an ointment base and protective dressing
- pleurotomy — surgical incision into the pleura, esp to drain fluid, as in pleurisy
- plumassier — a person who works with ornamental feathers
- plumb rule — a device for determining perpendicularity, consisting of a narrow board with a plumb line and bob suspended from an upper edge.
- pneumogram — a record of respiratory movements
- polymerous — Biology. composed of many parts.
- pomiferous — bearing pomes or pomelike fruits.
- praeludium — a prelude, now predominantly in a musical context
- praemunire — a writ charging the offense of resorting to a foreign court or authority, as that of the pope, and thus calling in question the supremacy of the English crown.
- praetorium — (in Roman history) the headquarters or residence of a Roman official, governor or military commander
- pre-assume — to take for granted or without proof: to assume that everyone wants peace. Synonyms: suppose, presuppose; postulate, posit.
- pre-number — a numeral or group of numerals.
- precompute — to determine by calculation; reckon; calculate: to compute the period of Jupiter's revolution.
- preconsume — to consume in advance
- premeasure — a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
- premundane — before the creation of the world; antemundane.
- presternum — Anatomy. manubrium.
- presumable — capable of being taken for granted; probable.
- presumably — by assuming reasonably; probably: Since he is a consistent winner, he is presumably a superior player.
- presumedly — to take for granted, assume, or suppose: I presume you're tired after your drive.
- presurmise — a surmise previously formed.
- primaquine — a viscous liquid, C 1 5 H 2 1 N 3 O, used in the treatment of malaria.