10-letter words containing m, e, s, t, o
- pentstemon — penstemon.
- 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.
- permafrost — (in arctic or subarctic regions) perennially frozen subsoil.
- pestersome — to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble: Don't pester me with your trivial problems.
- polemicist — a person who is engaged or versed in polemics.
- polishment — the state of being polished or the action of polishing
- polysemant — a word with multiple meanings
- polytheism — the doctrine of or belief in more than one god or in many gods.
- postbellum — occurring after a war, especially after the American Civil War: postbellum reforms.
- postmarked — an official mark stamped on letters and other mail, serving as a cancellation of the postage stamp and indicating the place, date, and sometimes time of sending or receipt.
- postmaster — the official in charge of a post office.
- postmodern — noting or pertaining to architecture of the late 20th century, appearing in the 1960s, that consciously uses complex forms, fantasy, and allusions to historic styles, in contrast to the austere forms and emphasis on utility of standard modern architecture.
- postmortem — of, relating to, or occurring in the time following death.
- premoisten — to moisten beforehand
- prime cost — that part of the cost of a commodity deriving from the labor and materials directly utilized in its manufacture.
- problemist — someone who composes and solves problems, esp in chess or mathematics
- prometheus — a Titan, the father of Deucalion and brother of Atlas and Epimetheus, who taught humankind various arts and was sometimes said to have shaped humans out of clay and endowed them with the spark of life. For having stolen fire from Olympus and given it to humankind in defiance of Zeus, he was chained to a rock where an eagle daily tore at his liver, until he was finally released by Hercules.
- promptness — done, performed, delivered, etc., at once or without delay: a prompt reply.
- prosternum — the ventral sclerite of the prothorax of an insect.
- proteanism — readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- proteomics — the study of the functions, structures, and interactions of proteins; the study of the proteome.
- protostome — any member of the lower invertebrate phyla in which the mouth appears before the anus during development, cleavage is spiral and determinate, and the coelom forms as a splitting of the mesoderm.
- ptolemaeus — a walled plain in the third quadrant of the face of the moon: about 90 miles (144 km) in diameter.
- ptolemaist — an adherent or advocate of the Ptolemaic system of astronomy.
- pulsometer — a pulsimeter.
- pumy stone — a piece of pumice stone
- quantasome — any of numerous particles in a chloroplast, part of the thylakoid and functioning in photosynthesis.
- reaccustom — to familiarize by custom or use; habituate: to accustom oneself to cold weather.
- remoteness — far apart; far distant in space; situated at some distance away: the remote jungles of Brazil.
- removalist — a person or company that transports household effects to a new home
- resumption — the act of resuming; a reassumption, as of something previously granted.
- room rates — the rates charged daily for hotel rooms
- sacramento — a state in the W United States, on the Pacific coast. 158,693 sq. mi. (411,015 sq. km). Capital: Sacramento. Abbreviation: CA (for use with zip code), Cal., Calif.
- samothrace — a Greek island in the NE Aegean.
- sarmentose — having runners.
- schoolmate — a companion or associate at school.
- schooltime — the period during which schools are open
- sclerotium — a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.
- sclerotome — Embryology. the part of a mesodermal somite contributing to the development of the vertebrae and ribs.
- sclerotomy — incision into the sclera, as to extract foreign bodies.
- scotometer — a device used for measuring a scotoma's size, shape and intensity
- secondment — the transfer of a military officer or corporate executive to another post for temporary duty.
- semeiotics — semiotics.
- semi-moist — moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- semination — a sowing or impregnating; dissemination.
- semiotical — of or relating to signs.
- semipostal — a postage stamp sold by a government at a premium above its face value, the excess being used for a nonpostal purpose, as a charity.
- septectomy — excision of part or all of a septum, especially the nasal septum.
- sermonette — a brief sermon or homily: five-minute radio sermonettes.
- servomotor — a motor or the like forming part of a servomechanism.