10-letter words containing m, i, a, o, y
- malinovsky — Rodion Yakovlevich [ruh-dyi-awn yah-kuh-vlyi-vyich] /rə dyɪˈɔn ˈyɑ kə vlyɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1967, Russian army officer: minister of defense of the U.S.S.R. 1957–67.
- manifoldly — In a manifold manner.
- mansionary — a resident or dweller
- mariolatry — excessive (and proscribed) veneration of the Virgin Mary, especially in forms appropriate to God.
- marry into — become part of: a family
- mason city — a city in N Iowa.
- mastodynia — (medicine) mastalgia; pain in the breast.
- matrocliny — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the maternal parent (opposed to patrocliny).
- matronymic — metronymic.
- mayakovski — Vladimir Vladimirovich [vlad-uh-meer vlad-uh-meer-uh-vich;; Russian vluh-dyee-myir vluh-dyee-myi-ruh-vyich] /ˈvlæd əˌmɪər ˌvlæd əˈmɪər əˌvɪtʃ;; Russian vlʌˈdyi myɪr vlʌˈdyi myɪ rə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1893–1930, Russian poet.
- mayonnaise — a thick dressing of egg yolks, vinegar or lemon juice, oil, and seasonings, used for salads, sandwiches, vegetable dishes, etc.
- mediocracy — government or rule by a mediocre person or group.
- memorially — By means of, or in terms of, memory.
- miaskovsky — Nikolai Yakovlevich [nik-uh-lahy;; Russian nyi-kuh-lahy yuh-kaw-vlyuh-vyich] /ˈnɪk əˌlaɪ;; Russian nyɪ kʌˈlaɪ yʌˈkɔ vlyə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1950, Russian composer.
- microarray — A grid of DNA segments of known sequence that is used to test and map DNA fragments, antibodies, or proteins.
- micropylar — Of or pertaining to micropyles.
- millionary — Of or relating to millions; consisting of millions.
- millocracy — rule or government by mill owners
- mimography — the representation of sign language in writing
- mineralogy — the science or study of minerals.
- missionary — a person sent by a church into an area to carry on evangelism or other activities, as educational or hospital work.
- mitigatory — to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate.
- mixolydian — of, relating to, or denoting an authentic mode represented by the ascending natural diatonic scale from G to G
- mobile bay — a bay of the Gulf of Mexico, in SW Alabama: Civil War naval battle 1864. 36 miles (58 km) long; 8–18 miles (13–29 km) wide.
- modacrylic — designating or of any of various synthetic fibers that resist combustion, made from long-chain polymers composed primarily of acrylonitrile modified by other polymers: used in making fabrics, carpets, etc.
- modularity — the use of individually distinct functional units, as in assembling an electronic or mechanical system.
- monetarily — of or relating to the coinage or currency of a country.
- monogynian — of or relating to the Monogynia, an order of flowering plants that have only one stigma or pistil
- moon daisy — a Eurasian composite plant, Leucanthemum vulgare having flower heads with a yellow centre and white outer rays
- mosaically — In the manner of a mosaic.
- movability — capable of being moved; not fixed in one place, position, or posture.
- my antonia — a novel (1918) by Willa Cather.
- mycorrhiza — a symbiotic association of the mycelium of a fungus, especially a basidiomycete, with the roots of certain plants, in which the hyphae form a closely woven mass around the rootlets or penetrate the cells of the root.
- myoblastic — of or relating to a myoblast or myoblasts
- myocardial — the muscular substance of the heart.
- myocardium — the muscular substance of the heart.
- myofascial — Of or relating to the layer of loose tissue (fascia) surrounding the muscle tissues.
- myological — Alternative form of myologic.
- myopathies — Plural form of myopathy.
- myopically — Very closely; as if suffering from myopia.
- myriadfold — infinite; innumerable
- mysophilia — a pathological attraction to dirt or filth.
- mysophobia — a dread of dirt or filth.
- mystagogic — someone who instructs others before initiation into religious mysteries or before participation in the sacraments.
- mythomania — lying or exaggerating to an abnormal degree.
- mythopoeia — a mythopoeic act, circumstance, characteristic, etc.
- nigromancy — black magic; demonic magic
- nominately — in a nameable or particular manner
- nondynamic — pertaining to or characterized by energy or effective action; vigorously active or forceful; energetic: the dynamic president of the firm.
- nystagmoid — having a similarity to or characteristics of nystagmus