10-letter words containing m, o, i, r, a
- cramp iron — a piece of iron with bent ends for holding together building stones or the like.
- craniotomy — any surgical incision into the skull, esp to expose the brain for neurosurgery
- cremations — Plural form of cremation.
- crematoria — a crematory.
- crocosmias — Plural form of crocosmia.
- crossclaim — a secondary claim brought by a defendant in a lawsuit on a co-defendant
- cyathiform — shaped like a drinking glass or cup, with a wider upper section
- cycloramic — a pictorial representation, in perspective, of a landscape, battle, etc., on the inner wall of a cylindrical room or hall, viewed by spectators occupying a position in the center.
- dairywoman — a woman who owns, manages, or works in a dairy.
- dairywomen — Plural form of dairywoman.
- decinormal — having one tenth of the strength of a standard solution
- democratic — A democratic country, government, or political system is governed by representatives who are elected by the people.
- demoralise — to deprive (a person or persons) of spirit, courage, discipline, etc.; destroy the morale of: The continuous barrage demoralized the infantry.
- demoralize — If something demoralizes someone, it makes them lose so much confidence in what they are doing that they want to give up.
- dermatosis — any skin disease
- diadromous — of or possessing a leaf venation in the shape of a fan
- diagometer — an instrument invented by Rousseau, formerly used to measure the electrical conductivity of substances
- diatropism — a response of plants or parts of plants to an external stimulus by growing at right angles to the direction of the stimulus
- diaz miron — Salvador [sahl-vah-th awr] /ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1853–1928, Mexican poet.
- dichromacy — The quality of having two independent channels for conveying color information in the eye.
- dichromasy — Alternative spelling of dichromacy.
- dichromate — any salt or ester of dichromic acid. Dichromate salts contain the ion Cr2O72–
- dicoumarin — any compound formed with two bonded coumarin molecules
- dicoumarol — a substance obtained naturally from sweet clover or produced synthetically as a drug, used as an anticoagulant
- disembargo — to remove an embargo from.
- disharmony — lack of harmony; discord.
- ditto mark — Often, ditto marks. two small marks (″) indicating the repetition of something, usually placed beneath the thing repeated.
- dogmatizer — One who dogmatizes; a bold asserter; a magisterial teacher.
- domiciliar — a canon of a minor order.
- dominators — Plural form of dominator.
- dominatrix — a woman who plays the dominant role in a sado-masochistic sexual relationship or encounter.
- dot matrix — a method of forming characters and graphics, used by CRTs and other screens, some printers (dot-matrix printers) and some plotters, by creating the desired pattern using dots from a dense matrix.
- dot-matrix — using matrix dots
- dracontium — (pharmacy, obsolete) The roots and rhizomes of skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus.
- drearisome — Very dreary.
- dromomania — An irrational impulse to wander or travel without purpose.
- dyschromia — Abnormal alteration of the color of the skin or nails.
- dysmorphia — Deformity or abnormality in the shape or size of a specified part of the body.
- east timor — a small country in SE Asia, comprising part of the island of Timor: colonized by Portugal in the 19th century; declared independence in 1975 but immediately invaded by Indonesia; under UN administration from 1999 and an independent state from 2002. It is mountainous with a monsoon climate; subsistence agriculture is the main occupation. Languages: Portuguese, Tetun (a lingua franca), and Bahasa Indonesia. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: US dollar. Capital: Dili. Pop: 1 172 390 (2013 est). Area: 14 874 sq km (5743 sq miles)
- ectromelia — Medicine/Medical. the congenital absence or imperfection of a limb or limbs.
- eliminator — One who, or that which, eliminates.
- embargoing — Present participle of embargo.
- 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.
- emmetropia — The condition of perfect vision, where images are correctly brought to a focus on the retina.
- enamouring — Present participle of enamour.
- enantiomer — Each of a pair of molecules that are mirror images of each other.
- endometria — Plural form of endometrium.
- enharmonic — Of or relating to notes that are the same in pitch (in modern tuning) though bearing different names (e.g., F sharp and G flat or B and C flat).
- ergomaniac — one with an excessive desire to work or exercise
- 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.