10-letter words containing m, o, t, l, e
- lonesomest — Superlative form of lonesome.
- long metre — a stanzaic form consisting of four octosyllabic lines, used esp for hymns
- loom-state — (of a woven cotton fabric) not yet dyed
- loose smut — a disease of cereal grasses caused by smut fungi of the genus Ustilago, in which powdery spore masses replace the host tissue
- loremaster — (chiefly, fantasy) A wise person with knowledge of history, genealogy and ancient poetry and possibly magic as well.
- love match — a marriage entered into for love alone.
- lower mast — the lowermost spar of a compound mast, stepped in the hull of a vessel and carrying a topmast and any other upper spars.
- lumisterol — a steroid compound produced when ergosterol is exposed to ultraviolet radiation. Formula: C28H44O
- lumpectomy — the surgical removal of a breast cyst or tumor.
- lymphocyte — a type of white blood cell having a large, spherical nucleus surrounded by a thin layer of nongranular cytoplasm.
- maelstroms — Plural form of maelstrom.
- malcontent — not satisfied or content with currently prevailing conditions or circumstances.
- malefactor — a person who violates the law; criminal.
- malevolent — wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious: His failures made him malevolent toward those who were successful.
- malleation — the act of hammering or beating something thin
- mandelbrot — designating or of any of various sets of points used in the study of chaos to generate fractals
- mantellone — a purple mantle extending to the ankles, worn over the cassock by lesser prelates of the papal court.
- martellato — (of notes or chords in a musical score) heavily accented and detached.
- matronlike — Like a matron; sedate; grave; matronly.
- matzo meal — ground matzos.
- megalocyte — (physiology) A large, flattened corpuscle, twice the diameter of the ordinary red corpuscle, found in considerable numbers in the blood in profound anemia.
- melaconite — the massive variety of tenorite
- melanocyte — a cell producing and containing melanin.
- melezitose — (organic compound) A non-reducing trisaccharide sugar produced by many insects that consume plant sap.
- meliorated — Made better; improved.
- melitriose — raffinose.
- mellow out — soft, sweet, and full-flavored from ripeness, as fruit.
- melon foot — a bun foot having vertical channels.
- mesoblasts — Plural form of mesoblast.
- mesolectal — any variety of language in a creole continuum that is intermediate between the basilect and the acrolect.
- mesolithic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a transitional period of the Stone Age intermediate between the Paleolithic and the Neolithic periods, characterized by adaptation to a hunting, collecting, and fishing economy based on the use of forest, lakeside, and seashore environments; Epipaleolithic.
- mesothelia — Plural form of mesothelium.
- 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.
- metabolite — a product of metabolic action.
- metabolize — (of a body or organ) process (a substance) by metabolism.
- metabolome — (biochemistry, genetics) The complete set of metabolites found in a biological sample; especially that found in a person's body under normal conditions, and when suffering from a disease.
- metal wood — a structural material consisting of a sheet of metal glued between two veneers or of a veneer glued between two sheets of metal.
- metalloids — Plural form of metalloid.
- metalworks — Plural form of metalwork.
- metapodial — (anatomy, zoology) Of or pertaining to the human metacarpal bones (between the wrist and fingers) or the metatarsal bones (between the ankle and toes); of or pertaining to the equivalent bones in animals.
- meterology — Misspelling of meteorology.
- methanolic — Submersed or dissolved in, or obtained with the use of methanol.
- methodical — performed, disposed, or acting in a systematic way; systematic; orderly: a methodical person.
- methylator — A person, company of device that methylates (originally, one that produced methylated spirits).
- methyldopa — a white powder, C 1 0 H 1 3 NO 4 , used in the treatment of hypertension.
- meticulous — taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough: a meticulous craftsman; meticulous personal appearance.
- metolazone — a thiazide diuretic, C 1 6 H 1 6 ClN 3 O 3 S, used in the treatment of hypertension and as a diuretic in patients with chronic renal failure.
- metoprolol — a beta blocker, C 1 5 H 2 5 NO 3 , used in the treatment of hypertension, angina, and cardiac arrhythmias.
- metropolis — any large, busy city.