10-letter words containing m, o, n, r, i
- omophorion — a liturgical stole, resembling a pallium, worn by bishops.
- ordainment — to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- organicism — Philosophy. the view that some systems resemble organisms in having parts that function in relation to the whole to which they belong. Compare holism (def 1).
- organigram — (management) A graphical representation of the structure or an organization, showing groups and departments and their interconnections and inter-responsibilities.
- organismal — a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.
- organismic — a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.
- outmigrant — A person who has migrated from one place to another, especially within a country.
- overcoming — to get the better of in a struggle or conflict; conquer; defeat: to overcome the enemy.
- overinform — to animate or inform excessively
- oxymoronic — a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in “cruel kindness” or “to make haste slowly.”.
- palindrome — a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop.
- panic room — a secure room with a separate telephone line within a house, to which a person can flee if someone breaks in
- parasomnia — any of several sleep disorders characterized by abnormal or unusual behaviour of the nervous system during any of the stages of sleep
- parmigiano — cooked with Parmesan cheese: veal parmigiana; eggplant parmigiana.
- patronymic — (of family names) derived from the name of a father or ancestor, especially by the addition of a suffix or prefix indicating descent.
- performing — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
- perigonium — the envelope of modified leaves surrounding the antheridia in mosses.
- peritoneum — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
- permeation — to pass into or through every part of: Bright sunshine permeated the room.
- permission — authorization granted to do something; formal consent: to ask permission to leave the room.
- phenformin — a biguanide administered orally in the treatment of diabetes to lower blood concentrations of glucose; it has been largely superseded by metformin. Formula: C10H15N5
- pomeranian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Pomerania.
- pre-inform — to supply with information beforehand: He preinformed the newspapers of his decision.
- preemption — the act or right of claiming or purchasing before or in preference to others.
- prehominid — any of the extinct humanlike primates classified in the former family Prehominidae.
- premention — to refer briefly to; name, specify, or speak of: Don't forget to mention her contribution to the project.
- premoisten — to moisten beforehand
- premonitor — a person who, or a thing which, forewarns
- prenominal — being such in name only; so-called; putative: a nominal treaty; the nominal head of the country.
- primogenit — the eldest child in a family
- princedoms — the position, rank, or dignity of a prince.
- prizewoman — a female prize winner
- programing — the act or process of planning or writing a program.
- prominence — Also, prominency. the state of being prominent; conspicuousness.
- prominency — Also, prominency. the state of being prominent; conspicuousness.
- pronominal — Grammar. pertaining to, resembling, derived from, or containing a pronoun: “My” in “my book” is a pronominal adjective. “There” is a pronominal adverb.
- proscenium — Also called proscenium arch. the arch that separates a stage from the auditorium. Abbreviation: pros.
- proseminar — a course conducted in the manner of a seminar for graduate students but often open to advanced undergraduates.
- proteanism — readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- provitamin — a substance that an organism can transform into a vitamin, as carotene, which is converted to vitamin A in the liver.
- punctiform — shaped like or of the nature of a point or dot.
- pyramidion — a miniature pyramid, as at the apex of an obelisk.
- pyromaniac — a compulsion to set things on fire.
- pyromantic — divination by fire, or by forms appearing in fire.
- pyrrhonism — the Skeptic doctrines of Pyrrho and his followers.
- quarkonium — a meson composed of a quark and an antiquark of the same flavor.
- racemation — a bunch, collection, or group
- randomwise — in a random manner
- red mombin — purple mombin.
- redemption — an act of redeeming or atoning for a fault or mistake, or the state of being redeemed.