10-letter words containing m, o, p, i, s
- pomiferous — bearing pomes or pomelike fruits.
- positivism — the state or quality of being positive; definiteness; assurance.
- postatomic — existing since or subsequent to the explosion of the first atomic bomb or the invention of atomic weapons: the political tensions of the postatomic world.
- postimpact — occurring after an impact
- postliminy — the right by which persons and things taken in war are restored to their former status when coming again under the power of the nation to which they belonged.
- postmating — of or designating the period after mating
- preimposed — imposed beforehand
- premoisten — to moisten beforehand
- prime cost — that part of the cost of a commodity deriving from the labor and materials directly utilized in its manufacture.
- princedoms — the position, rank, or dignity of a prince.
- prismatoid — a polyhedron having its vertices lying on two parallel planes.
- problemist — someone who composes and solves problems, esp in chess or mathematics
- promissive — implying promise
- promissory — containing or implying a promise.
- prosaicism — prosaic character or style.
- 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.
- proskomide — prothesis (def 2a).
- prostatism — symptoms of prostate disorder, especially obstructed urination, arising from benign enlargement or chronic disease of the prostate gland.
- prostomium — the unsegmented, preoral portion of the head of certain lower invertebrates.
- proteanism — readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- proteomics — the study of the functions, structures, and interactions of proteins; the study of the proteome.
- psalmodize — to sing psalms
- pseudimago — (of insects) a form similar to the adult, but which is not a true adult
- ptolemaist — an adherent or advocate of the Ptolemaic system of astronomy.
- pyrrhonism — the Skeptic doctrines of Pyrrho and his followers.
- reimprison — to confine in or as if in a prison.
- resumption — the act of resuming; a reassumption, as of something previously granted.
- scyphiform — shaped like a cup or goblet.
- semaphoric — an apparatus for conveying information by means of visual signals, as a light whose position may be changed.
- semiopaque — partly or nearly opaque.
- semipostal — a postage stamp sold by a government at a premium above its face value, the excess being used for a nonpostal purpose, as a charity.
- ship money — a tax levied to finance the fitting out of warships: abolished 1640
- simferopol — a city in S Ukraine, on the S Crimean Peninsula.
- simon pure — real; genuine: a simon-pure accent.
- simon-pure — real; genuine: a simon-pure accent.
- simple vow — a public vow taken by a religious, under which property may be retained and marriage, though held to be illicit, is valid under canon law.
- siphonogam — a plant that is pollinated by siphonogamy
- sophomoric — of or relating to a sophomore or sophomores.
- spasmodist — a person who is spasmodic, especially in style, as a writer, painter, etc.
- spermatoid — resembling sperm.
- spike moss — any of numerous plants of the genus Selaginella, allied to and resembling the club mosses.
- spirometer — an instrument for determining the capacity of the lungs.
- spirometry — an instrument for determining the capacity of the lungs.
- spongiform — resembling a sponge, as in appearance or structure.
- spoonerism — the transposition of initial or other sounds of words, usually by accident, as in a blushing crow for a crushing blow.
- sporangium — the case or sac in which spores are produced.
- suboptimal — being below an optimal level or standard.
- sulphonium — the hypothetical univalent radical -SH3
- supermicro — the fastest and most powerful type of microcomputer, with capabilities more commonly associated with minicomputers.