10-letter words containing m, i, g, a, t
- emarginate — (botany, mycology) Roughly the same height for most of its length, becoming much shallower before reaching the attachment point.
- embattling — Present participle of embattle.
- emigrating — Present participle of emigrate.
- emigration — The act of emigrating; movement of a person or persons out of a country or national region, for the purpose of permanent relocation of residence.
- enigmatist — someone who speaks enigmatically
- enigmatize — To make or talk in enigmas; to deal in riddles.
- ergotamine — A compound present in some kinds of ergot. An alkaloid, it causes constriction of blood vessels and is used in the treatment of migraine.
- estimating — Present participle of estimate.
- farmington — a city in NW New Mexico.
- formatting — the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves. Compare duodecimo, folio (def 2), octavo, quarto.
- fumigating — Present participle of fumigate.
- fumigation — to expose to smoke or fumes, as in disinfecting or exterminating roaches, ants, etc.
- fumigators — Plural form of fumigator.
- fumigatory — having the ability to fumigate; relating to fumigation
- galimatias — confused or unintelligible talk.
- game point — (in tennis, squash, handball, etc.) the point that if won would enable the scorer or the scorer's side to win the game.
- gametangia — an organ or body bearing gametes, as in mosses and liverworts.
- gametocide — a substance that kills gametes or gametocytes.
- gamotropic — of or relating to gamotropism
- geminating — Present participle of geminate.
- gemination — a doubling; duplication; repetition.
- gentamicin — a highly toxic broad-spectrum antibiotic mixture of related aminoglycoside substances derived from the actinomycete bacterium Micromonospora purpurea, used in its sulfate form in the treatment of severe Gram-negative infections.
- geomatical — Relating to geomatics.
- germinated — Simple past tense and past participle of germinate.
- germinates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of germinate.
- gestaltism — Gestalt psychology
- giacometti — Alberto [al-bair-toh;; Italian ahl-ber-taw] /ælˈbɛər toʊ;; Italian ɑlˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1901–66, Swiss sculptor and painter.
- giant clam — any of several huge clams of the family Tridacnidae, inhabiting the shallow waters of coral reefs in the tropical Indo-Pacific, as Tridacna gigas: some may weigh more than 500 pounds (225 kg).
- glutaminic — derived from glutamine
- grammatist — (historical) A teacher of prose literature and letters in Ancient Greece.
- gravimeter — an instrument for measuring the specific gravity of a solid or liquid.
- gravimetry — the measurement of weight or density.
- guestimate — to estimate without substantial basis in facts or statistics.
- gymnasiast — a student in a gymnasium.
- gymnastics — (used with a plural verb) gymnastic exercises.
- gynostemia — the united stamens and pistil of an orchid.
- hamstrings — Plural form of hamstring.
- hermitages — Plural form of hermitage.
- histograms — Plural form of histogram.
- image tube — an electron tube that receives a pattern of radiation, as infrared, ultraviolet, or x-ray, on a photosensitive surface and reproduces the pattern on a fluorescent screen.
- immigrants — a person who migrates to another country, usually for permanent residence.
- immigrated — Simple past tense and past participle of immigrate.
- immigrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of immigrate.
- immigrator — to come to a country of which one is not a native, usually for permanent residence.
- immolating — Present participle of immolate.
- implanting — Present participle of implant.
- impregnant — (obsolete) Not pregnant; unfertilized or infertile.
- impregnate — to make pregnant; get with child or young.
- in-migrant — a person who in-migrates.
- in-migrate — to move or settle into a different part of one's country or home territory.