10-letter words containing m, e, t, l, s
- old master — an eminent artist of an earlier period, especially from the 15th to the 18th centuries.
- palimpsest — a parchment or the like from which writing has been partially or completely erased to make room for another text.
- palmerston — Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount, 1784–1865, British statesman: prime minister 1855–58, 1859–65.
- paste mold — a mold lined with a moist carbonized paste, for shaping glass as it is blown.
- pit sample — a sample of new steel taken for chemical analysis during teeming.
- plasmacyte — Anatomy. an antibody-secreting cell, derived from B cells, that plays a major role in antibody-mediated immunity.
- 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.
- problemist — someone who composes and solves problems, esp in chess or mathematics
- psalterium — the omasum.
- 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.
- pulsimeter — an instrument for measuring the strength or quickness of the pulse.
- pulsometer — a pulsimeter.
- relativism — any theory holding that criteria of judgment are relative, varying with individuals and their environments.
- removalist — a person or company that transports household effects to a new home
- resemblant — having a resemblance or similarity (sometimes followed by to): two persons with resemblant features.
- rhythmless — movement or procedure with uniform or patterned recurrence of a beat, accent, or the like.
- salt mines — Dense quarters housing large numbers of programmers working long hours on grungy projects, with some hope of seeing the end of the tunnel in N years. Noted for their absence of sunshine. Compare playpen, sandbox.
- sand smelt — variety of saltwater fish
- 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.
- sedimental — of, relating to, or of the nature of sediment.
- self-timer — a mechanism in a camera that operates a delay between the operation of the shutter release and the opening of the shutter, enabling the photographer to be included in the photograph
- semantical — of, relating to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols: semantic change; semantic confusion.
- semblative — resembling
- semestrial — (in many educational institutions) a division constituting half of the regular academic year, lasting typically from 15 to 18 weeks.
- semilethal — a semilethal gene
- semilucent — partially translucent
- 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.
- settlement — the act or state of settling or the state of being settled.
- sheet film — a flat piece of film cut to a required size before being loaded into a camera.
- sheetmetal — metal in sheets or thin plates.
- shot metal — lead hardened with antimony and arsenic, used to manufacture shot for cartridges.
- signalment — a detailed description, especially of distinctive features, of a person for identification, usually for police purposes.
- similative — implying likeness
- similitude — likeness; resemblance: a similitude of habits.
- simulative — to create a simulation, likeness, or model of (a situation, system, or the like): to simulate crisis conditions.
- slipstream — Aeronautics. the airstream pushed back by a revolving aircraft propeller. Compare backwash (def 2), wash (def 31).
- slot meter — a meter into which coins are inserted, in advance, to pay for electricity (as opposed to a meter that records the amount of electricity the customer has used, for which they are later billed, usually each quarter)
- slump test — a test to determine the relative water content of concrete, depending on the loss in height (slump) of a sample obtained from a cone-shaped mould
- small-time — of modest or insignificant size, importance, or influence: a small-time politician.
- smart alec — smart aleck.