10-letter words containing m, o, s, i
- mesorrhine — having a moderately broad and high-bridged nose.
- mesothelia — Plural form of mesothelium.
- mesovarium — the mesentery of the ovary.
- metabiosis — a mode of living in which one organism is dependent on another for preparation of an environment in which it can live.
- metabolise — Alternative spelling of metabolize.
- metabolism — Biology, Physiology. the sum of the physical and chemical processes in an organism by which its material substance is produced, maintained, and destroyed, and by which energy is made available. Compare anabolism, catabolism.
- metalloids — Plural form of metalloid.
- metastasio — (Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi) 1698–1782, Italian poet and dramatist.
- meteorites — a mass of stone or metal that has reached the earth from outer space; a fallen meteoroid.
- meteoroids — Plural form of meteoroid.
- methodists — a member of the largest Christian denomination that grew out of the revival of religion led by John Wesley: stresses both personal and social morality and has an Arminian doctrine and, in the U.S., a modified episcopal polity.
- methodizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of methodize.
- methoxides — Plural form of methoxide.
- meticulous — taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough: a meticulous craftsman; meticulous personal appearance.
- metonymies — a figure of speech that consists of the use of the name of one object or concept for that of another to which it is related, or of which it is a part, as “scepter” for “sovereignty,” or “the bottle” for “strong drink,” or “count heads (or noses)” for “count people.”.
- metropolis — any large, busy city.
- mezzotints — Plural form of mezzotint.
- miaskovsky — Nikolai Yakovlevich [nik-uh-lahy;; Russian nyi-kuh-lahy yuh-kaw-vlyuh-vyich] /ˈnɪk əˌlaɪ;; Russian nyɪ kʌˈlaɪ yʌˈkɔ vlyə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1950, Russian composer.
- miasmatous — producing a miasma
- miccosukee — a member of an American Indian people, formerly part of the Creek Confederacy and surviving chiefly as one of the two branches of the Muskogean family represented among the Florida Seminoles.
- microbeams — Plural form of microbeam.
- microbrews — Plural form of microbrew.
- microburst — an intense, localized downdraft of air that spreads on the ground, causing rapid changes in wind direction and speed; a localized downburst.
- microbuses — Plural form of microbus.
- microchips — Plural form of microchip.
- microcosms — Plural form of microcosm.
- microcytes — Pathology. an abnormally small red blood cell.
- microemacs — (uemacs) A simple, portable text editor with versions for most microcomputers and many other computers. It is both relatively easy for the novice to use, but also very powerful in the hands of an expert. MicroEmacs can be extensibly customised. Most versions use only a screen and keyboard - mouse and windowing facilities are not standard. MicroEmacs was written by Dave G Conroy, Steve Wilhite, George Jones, and for nearly ten years: Daniel Lawrence. Version: 3.11.
- microfilms — Plural form of microfilm.
- microforms — Plural form of microform.
- microgauss — (physics) A unit of magnetic field strength equal to one millionth of a gauss.
- micrograms — Plural form of microgram.
- microliths — Plural form of microlith.
- microloans — Plural form of microloan.
- micromeres — Plural form of micromere.
- micromoles — Plural form of micromole.
- micronesia — one of the three principal divisions of Oceania, comprising the small Pacific islands N of the equator and E of the Philippines, whose main groups are the Mariana Islands, the Caroline Islands, and the Marshall Islands.
- micronised — Simple past tense and past participle of micronise.
- micropenis — (medical) An unusually small penis.
- micropolis — a small city
- micropores — a tiny opening, as in specialized biological filters or in the shells of some animals.
- microprism — a small prism incorporated in the focusing screen of many single-lens reflex cameras. The prism stops shimmering when the subject is in focus
- micropumps — Plural form of micropump.
- micropyles — Plural form of micropyle.
- microscale — A very small or microscopic scale.
- microscope — an optical instrument having a magnifying lens or a combination of lenses for inspecting objects too small to be seen or too small to be seen distinctly and in detail by the unaided eye.
- microscopy — the use of the microscope.
- microseism — a feeble, recurrent vibration of the ground recorded by seismographs and believed to be due to an earthquake or a storm at sea.
- microsized — Greatly reduced in size.
- microskirt — An extremely short skirt, ending just underneath the buttocks.