10-letter words containing m, r, s, a
- mercy-seat — Bible. the gold covering on the ark of the covenant, regarded as the resting place of God. Ex. 25:17–22. the throne of God.
- mergansers — Plural form of merganser.
- mesa verde — a national park in SW Colorado: ruins of prehistoric cliff dwellings. 80 sq. mi. (207 sq. km).
- mesmerical — Alternative form of mesmeric.
- mesocardia — the double layer of splanchnic mesoderm supporting the embryonic heart.
- mesocranic — having a skull with a cranial index between that of dolichocranic and brachycranic skulls.
- mesocratic — (of an igneous rock) composed of light and dark minerals in nearly equal amounts.
- mesodermal — the middle germ layer of a metazoan embryo.
- mesothorax — the middle segment of the three divisions of the thorax of an insect, bearing the second pair of legs and the first pair of wings.
- mesovarium — the mesentery of the ovary.
- metacarpus — the part of a hand or forelimb, especially of its bony structure, included between the wrist, or carpus, and the fingers, or phalanges.
- metalworks — Plural form of metalwork.
- metamerism — Zoology. division into metameres, the developmental process of somite formation. existence in a metameric state.
- metaphrase — a literal translation.
- metaphrast — a person who translates or changes a literary work from one form to another, as prose into verse.
- metatarsal — of or relating to the metatarsus, the part of the foot that includes the bones between the ankle and toes.
- metatarsus — the part of a foot or hind limb, especially its bony structure, included between the tarsus and the toes or phalanges.
- metricates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of metricate.
- miamisburg — a town in W Ohio.
- microbeams — Plural form of microbeam.
- 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.
- microgauss — (physics) A unit of magnetic field strength equal to one millionth of a gauss.
- micrograms — Plural form of microgram.
- microloans — Plural form of microloan.
- 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.
- microscale — A very small or microscopic scale.
- microsomal — Of or pertaining to a microsome.
- microsomia — Abnormal smallness of the body; dwarfism.
- microstate — ministate.
- microwatts — Plural form of microwatt.
- microwaves — an electromagnetic wave of extremely high frequency, 1 GH 3 or more, and having wavelengths of from 1 mm to 30 cm.
- mignardise — A bite-sized dessert sometimes served at the end of a meal.
- migrainous — Of, relating to, or afflicted with migraine.
- migrations — Plural form of migration.
- militaries — of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy: from civilian to military life.
- militarise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of militarize.
- militarism — a strong military spirit or policy.
- militarist — a person imbued with militarism.
- milk sugar — lactose.
- milligrams — Plural form of milligram.
- millstream — the stream in a millrace.
- minelayers — Plural form of minelayer.
- mineralise — Alt form mineralize.
- mineralist — a mineralogist
- miniatures — Plural form of miniature.
- ministrant — ministering.
- ministrate — to minister or administer.
- minor axis — the axis of an ellipse that is perpendicular to the major axis at a point equidistant from the foci.
- miraculous — performed by or involving a supernatural power or agency: a miraculous cure.
- misaddress — to address incorrectly or improperly: to misaddress a letter.