10-letter words containing m, u, s, t
- postulatum — a postulate
- presternum — Anatomy. manubrium.
- prometheus — a Titan, the father of Deucalion and brother of Atlas and Epimetheus, who taught humankind various arts and was sometimes said to have shaped humans out of clay and endowed them with the spark of life. For having stolen fire from Olympus and given it to humankind in defiance of Zeus, he was chained to a rock where an eagle daily tore at his liver, until he was finally released by Hercules.
- prosternum — the ventral sclerite of the prothorax of an insect.
- prostomium — the unsegmented, preoral portion of the head of certain lower invertebrates.
- psalterium — the omasum.
- ptolemaeus — a walled plain in the third quadrant of the face of the moon: about 90 miles (144 km) in diameter.
- pulsimeter — an instrument for measuring the strength or quickness of the pulse.
- pulsometer — a pulsimeter.
- pumy stone — a piece of pumice stone
- punishment — the act of punishing.
- puritanism — the principles and practices of the Puritans.
- quantasome — any of numerous particles in a chloroplast, part of the thylakoid and functioning in photosynthesis.
- quitclaims — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quitclaim.
- quizmaster — a person who asks questions of contestants in a game, especially as part of a radio or television program.
- rampasture — a large attic room.
- reaccustom — to familiarize by custom or use; habituate: to accustom oneself to cold weather.
- resumption — the act of resuming; a reassumption, as of something previously granted.
- resumptive — that summarizes: a resumptive statement.
- rheumatics — pertaining to or of the nature of rheumatism.
- rheumatism — any disorder of the extremities or back, characterized by pain and stiffness.
- rumfustian — a type of spiced nightcap made with beer
- rump steak — Rump or rump steak is meat cut from the rear end of a cow.
- salbutamol — the international generic name for albuterol.
- sampaguita — (in the Philippines) an Arabian jasmine.
- sanatorium — a hospital for the treatment of chronic diseases, as tuberculosis or various nervous or mental disorders.
- sanitarium — an institution for the preservation or recovery of health, especially for convalescence; health resort.
- sanitorium — a facility for housing patients with long-term illnesses
- schumpeter — Joseph Alois [uh-lois] /əˈlɔɪs/ (Show IPA), 1883–1950, U.S. economist, born in Austria.
- sclerotium — a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.
- scout camp — organized outdoor activity for boys
- securement — the act of securing.
- seducement — an act of seducing
- semi-bantu — a group of languages of W Africa, mainly SE Nigeria and Cameroon, that were not traditionally classed as Bantu but that show certain essential Bantu characteristics. They are now classed with Bantu in the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo family
- semilucent — partially translucent
- seminudity — partial nudity; the state of being partly nude
- septennium — a period or cycle of seven years
- sequestrum — a fragment of bone that has become necrotic as a result of disease or injury and has separated from the normal bone structure.
- sestertium — a money of account of ancient Rome, equal to 1000 sesterces.
- similitude — likeness; resemblance: a similitude of habits.
- simulation — imitation or enactment, as of something anticipated or in testing.
- simulative — to create a simulation, likeness, or model of (a situation, system, or the like): to simulate crisis conditions.
- simulatory — to create a simulation, likeness, or model of (a situation, system, or the like): to simulate crisis conditions.
- slump test — a test to determine the relative water content of concrete, depending on the loss in height (slump) of a sample obtained from a cone-shaped mould
- smallmouth — a river fish of the bass family
- smart drug — a drug or other substance that is claimed to enhance memory, concentration, or other mental functions.
- smarten up — improve appearance
- smartmouth — a witty or sarcastic person
- smashmouth — denoting a style of play, esp in American football, that is characterized by power and aggression rather than skill and finesse
- smoked out — the visible vapor and gases given off by a burning or smoldering substance, especially the gray, brown, or blackish mixture of gases and suspended carbon particles resulting from the combustion of wood, peat, coal, or other organic matter.