10-letter words containing m, o, r, i
- iridectomy — excision of part of the iris.
- iridosmine — a native alloy of iridium and osmium, usually containing some rhodium, ruthenium, platinum, etc., used especially for the points of gold pens.
- irish moss — a purplish-brown, cartilaginous seaweed, Chondrus crispus, of the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America.
- irishwoman — a woman born in Ireland or of Irish ancestry.
- ironmaster — the master of a foundry or ironworks; a manufacturer of iron.
- ironmonger — a dealer in hardware.
- irrumation — Vigorous oral sex; the active penetration of a mouth with a penis.
- isabnormal — a line on a map or chart connecting points having an equal deviation from the normal value of some meteorological quantity, as temperature.
- isomerases — Plural form of isomerase.
- isomerized — (chemistry) converted from one isomer to another.
- isometrics — of, relating to, or having equality of measure.
- isomorphic — Biology. different in ancestry, but having the same form or appearance.
- isosterism — Chemistry. the quality or state of being isosteric.
- isothermal — occurring at constant temperature.
- isothermic — occurring at constant temperature.
- isotopomer — (chemistry) any isomer of an organic compound differing only in the position of an isotope.
- isotropism — isotropy
- ivory palm — the palm bearing the common ivory nut.
- joe miller — Arthur, 1915–2005, U.S. playwright and novelist.
- jointworms — Plural form of jointworm.
- journalism — the occupation of reporting, writing, editing, photographing, or broadcasting news or of conducting any news organization as a business.
- kairomones — Plural form of kairomone.
- kilmarnock — Official name Kilmarnock and Loudon. an administrative district in the Strathclyde region, in SW Scotland.
- kiloampère — one thousand amperes
- kilogramme — (British) alternative spelling of kilogram.
- kilometers — a unit of length, the common measure of distances equal to 1000 meters, and equivalent to 3280.8 feet or 0.621 mile. Abbreviation: km.
- kilometres — Plural form of kilometre.
- kissograms — Plural form of kissogram.
- lacrimator — a chemical substance that causes the shedding of tears, as tear gas.
- lageniform — shaped like a flask; having an enlarged base tapering to a narrow neck.
- laminboard — A compound wood board consisting of thin strips of softwood placed side by side and sandwiched between veneer panels, often of hardwood, considered to be of higher quality than blockboard.
- leominster — a city in N Massachusetts.
- limitrophe — (of a country or region) on or near a frontier
- limivorous — of or relating to animals, usually worms or bivalves, that ingest earth or mud to extract the organic matter from it.
- line storm — equinoctial storm.
- linguiform — having the shape of a tongue; tongue-shaped.
- lion-tamer — a person who trains lions, esp for entertainment in a circus
- lipochrome — any of the naturally occurring pigments that contain a lipid, as carotene.
- lithomarge — kaolin in compact, massive, usually impure form.
- livingroom — Alternative form of 'living room'.
- locutorium — parlor (def 4).
- logarithms — Plural form of logarithm.
- lombrosian — of or relating to the doctrine propounded by the Italian criminologist Cesare Lombroso that criminals are a product of hereditary and atavistic factors and can be classified as a definite abnormal type
- longprimer — in printing, a size of type intermediate between small pica and bourgeois
- loperamide — a substance, C 29 H 33 ClN 2 O 2 , used in the treatment of diarrhea.
- lower limb — a limb that is lower or hindmost; a leg
- loxodromic — noting, pertaining to, or according to loxodromes or rhumb lines.
- lumbricoid — resembling an earthworm.
- lumisterol — a steroid compound produced when ergosterol is exposed to ultraviolet radiation. Formula: C28H44O
- macaronics — Plural form of macaronic.