10-letter words containing m, o, s, t, l
- 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.
- postmortal — subject to death; having a transitory life: all mortal creatures.
- postulatum — a postulate
- problemist — someone who composes and solves problems, esp in chess or mathematics
- protoplasm — Biology. (no longer in technical use) the colloidal and liquid substance of which cells are formed, excluding horny, chitinous, and other structural material; the cytoplasm and nucleus.
- ptolemaeus — a walled plain in the third quadrant of the face of the moon: about 90 miles (144 km) in diameter.
- ptolemaist — an adherent or advocate of the Ptolemaic system of astronomy.
- pulsometer — a pulsimeter.
- removalist — a person or company that transports household effects to a new home
- royal mast — a mast situated immediately above, and generally formed as a single spar with, a topgallant mast.
- salbutamol — the international generic name for albuterol.
- schoolmate — a companion or associate at school.
- schooltime — the period during which schools are open
- sclerotium — a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.
- sclerotome — Embryology. the part of a mesodermal somite contributing to the development of the vertebrae and ribs.
- sclerotomy — incision into the sclera, as to extract foreign bodies.
- semiotical — of or relating to signs.
- 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.
- shot metal — lead hardened with antimony and arsenic, used to manufacture shot for cartridges.
- simulation — imitation or enactment, as of something anticipated or in testing.
- simulatory — to create a simulation, likeness, or model of (a situation, system, or the like): to simulate crisis conditions.
- slot meter — a meter into which coins are inserted, in advance, to pay for electricity (as opposed to a meter that records the amount of electricity the customer has used, for which they are later billed, usually each quarter)
- slow match — a slow-burning match or fuse, often consisting of a rope or cord soaked in a solution of saltpeter.
- 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.
- smallmouth — a river fish of the bass family
- smart wool — a textile produced by blending wool with a conductive fibre, which can be heated by means of a small battery
- solacement — a comfort or consolation
- solar myth — a myth explaining or allegorizing the origin or movement of the sun
- somali cat — a breed of cat with medium-length silky hair, large ears, and a bushy tail
- somatology — the branch of anthropology that deals with human physical characteristics.
- somersault — an acrobatic movement, either forward or backward, in which the body rolls end over end, making a complete revolution.
- sooty mold — Plant Pathology. a disease of plants, characterized by a black, sooty growth covering the affected parts, caused by any of several fungi.
- speleothem — a natural structure within a cave
- staphyloma — a condition in which the sclera or cornea of the eye projects outwards due to inflammation
- steam coal — coal with relatively high sulfur content, suited for generating steam but not for coking.
- stelliform — star-shaped.
- still room — (in a large house) a room for distilling or for the preparation of special foods and drinks.
- stilliform — drop-shaped; globular.
- stimulator — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- stomachful — the amount one's stomach can hold
- storm belt — an area of the earth's surface in which storms are frequent
- storm cell — an air mass formed by powerful updrafts and downdrafts moving in convective loops, the smallest unit of a storm system.
- stormfully — in a stormful manner
- streamflow — the water that flows in a specific stream site, especially its volume and rate of flow.
- stylometry — the study of the style of something such as a written text so as to determine the author
- suboptimal — being below an optimal level or standard.
- tanglesome — tangled
- teleostome — any fish of the division Teleostomi, including all bony fish except for the chondrichthyans
- telomerase — an enzyme, active chiefly in tumors and reproductive cells, that causes telomeres to lengthen: facilitates cell division and may account for the immortality of cancer cells.