10-letter words containing m, e, s, r, i, c
- proscenium — Also called proscenium arch. the arch that separates a stage from the auditorium. Abbreviation: pros.
- proteomics — the study of the functions, structures, and interactions of proteins; the study of the proteome.
- race music — blues-based music or jazz by and for African Americans in the 1920s and 1930s, when it was regarded as a distinctive, separate market by the music industry; early jazz or rhythm-and-blues.
- recidivism — repeated or habitual relapse, as into crime.
- reichsmark — the monetary unit of Germany from November, 1924, until 1948. Compare Deutsche mark, mark2 (def 1), ostmark.
- reminisced — to recall past experiences, events, etc.; indulge in reminiscence.
- reminiscer — someone who remembers or tells of past events or experiences
- reminisces — to recall past experiences, events, etc.; indulge in reminiscence.
- revanchism — an advocate or supporter of a political policy of revanche, especially in order to seek vengeance for a previous military defeat.
- rheumatics — pertaining to or of the nature of rheumatism.
- scampering — to run or go hastily or quickly.
- sclerotium — a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.
- scrimpness — sparingness
- secularism — secular spirit or tendency, especially a system of political or social philosophy that rejects all forms of religious faith and worship.
- securiform — (of plants) having the shape of an axe
- semaphoric — an apparatus for conveying information by means of visual signals, as a light whose position may be changed.
- semichorus — half of a chorus; part of a chorus to be sung by a portion but not all of the singers
- semicircle — Also called semicircumference [sem-ee-ser-kuhm-fer-uh ns, -fruh ns, sem-ahy-] /ˌsɛm i sərˈkʌm fər əns, -frəns, ˌsɛm aɪ-/ (Show IPA). half of a circle; the arc from one end of a diameter to the other.
- semicirque — an opening in the shape of a semicircle amongst trees or hills
- semisacred — partly or somewhat sacred; sacred to a limited degree; having some characteristics of the sacred
- semisecret — partly but not fully secret
- seriocomic — partly serious and partly comic: a seriocomic play.
- serviceman — a member of the armed forces of a country.
- servicemen — a member of the armed forces of a country.
- simple arc — a curve that does not cross itself and has no points missing; a curve that can be put into one-to-one correspondence with the closed interval from 0 to 1.
- sociometry — the measurement of attitudes of social acceptance or rejection through expressed preferences among members of a social grouping.
- spermaceti — a pearly white, waxy, translucent solid, obtained from the oil in the head of the sperm whale: used chiefly in cosmetics and candles, and as an emollient.
- spermicide — a sperm-killing agent, especially a commercial birth-control preparation, usually a cream or jelly.
- supermicro — the fastest and most powerful type of microcomputer, with capabilities more commonly associated with minicomputers.
- syncretism — the attempted reconciliation or union of different or opposing principles, practices, or parties, as in philosophy or religion.
- tetrasemic — equal to four short syllables
- thermotics — the scientific study of heat
- tom cruise — Tom (Thomas Cruise Mapother, 4th) born 1962, U.S. film actor.
- trumscheit — trumpet marine.
- unsmirched — to discolor or soil; spot or smudge with or as with soot, dust, dirt, etc.
- viscometer — a device for measuring viscosity.
- viscometry — a device for measuring viscosity.
- war crimes — Usually, war crimes. crimes committed against an enemy, prisoners of war, or subjects in wartime that violate international agreements or, as in the case of genocide, are offenses against humanity.