10-letter words containing m, o, n, t, a, s
- moissanite — (mineralogy) A hexagonal-dihexagonal pyramidal mineral containing carbon and silicon.
- monanthous — bearing one flower.
- monarchist — the principles of monarchy.
- monastical — Alternative form of monastic.
- monetarism — a doctrine holding that changes in the money supply determine the direction of a nation's economy.
- monetarist — a doctrine holding that changes in the money supply determine the direction of a nation's economy.
- monogamist — a person who practices or advocates monogamy.
- monostable — (of an electric or electronic circuit) having only one stable state.
- monostylar — having or comprising a sole upright or pillar
- monstrance — a receptacle in which the consecrated Host is exposed for adoration.
- montagnais — a member of an American Indian people of Quebec and Labrador.
- montserrat — an island in the Leeward Islands, in the SE West Indies: a British crown colony. 39½ sq. mi. (102 sq. km). Capital: Plymouth.
- mortal sin — a willfully committed, serious transgression against the law of God, depriving the soul of divine grace.
- morticians — Plural form of mortician.
- most-divan — sliced and baked in a casserole with broccoli and hollandaise sauce.
- mostaganem — a port in NW Algeria, on the Mediterranean Sea: exports wine, fruit, and vegetables. Pop: 133 000 (2005 est)
- mousterian — of or relating to a Middle Paleolithic culture of Neanderthal man dating to the early upper Pleistocene Epoch (c100,000–40,000 b.c.) and consisting of five or more stone-artifact traditions in Europe whose characteristic tools are side scrapers and points.
- nanometers — Plural form of nanometer.
- nanometres — Plural form of nanometre.
- nematocyst — an organ in coelenterates consisting of a minute capsule containing an ejectable thread that causes a sting.
- nominalist — An adherent of any of the various kinds of nominalism.
- nostomania — intense homesickness; an irresistible compulsion to return home.
- numerators — Plural form of numerator.
- nystagmoid — having a similarity to or characteristics of nystagmus
- one's meat — something that one especially enjoys or is skillful at
- onomastics — the study of the origin, history, and use of proper names.
- osteomancy — A kind of divination by means of bones.
- palmerston — Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount, 1784–1865, British statesman: prime minister 1855–58, 1859–65.
- pentastome — any wormlike invertebrate of the phylum Pentastomida (or subphylum of Arthropoda), having two pairs of hooks at the sides of the mouth: all are parasitic, some in the respiratory tracts of mammals.
- phantomish — resembling or reminiscent of a phantom
- polysemant — a word with multiple meanings
- postmating — of or designating the period after mating
- proteanism — readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- quantasome — any of numerous particles in a chloroplast, part of the thylakoid and functioning in photosynthesis.
- sacramento — a state in the W United States, on the Pacific coast. 158,693 sq. mi. (411,015 sq. km). Capital: Sacramento. Abbreviation: CA (for use with zip code), Cal., Calif.
- sanatorium — a hospital for the treatment of chronic diseases, as tuberculosis or various nervous or mental disorders.
- sanctimony — pretended, affected, or hypocritical religious devotion, righteousness, etc.
- sanitorium — a facility for housing patients with long-term illnesses
- sarmentose — having runners.
- scotswoman — a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Scotland; Scot.
- semination — a sowing or impregnating; dissemination.
- shotmaking — the playing of good shots (by a sports player)
- simulation — imitation or enactment, as of something anticipated or in testing.
- small town — Small town is used when referring to small places, usually in the United States, where people are friendly, honest, and polite, or to the people there. Small town is also sometimes used to suggest that someone has old-fashioned ideas.
- small-town — of, relating to, or characteristic of a town or village: a typical, small-town general store.
- smartphone — a device that combines a cell phone with a handheld computer, typically offering Internet access, data storage, email capability, etc.
- snakemouth — rose pogonia.
- solacement — a comfort or consolation
- sordamente — (of a piece of music) to be played softly or gently
- squamation — the state of being squamate.