10-letter words containing m, y, a, t
- axonometry — the branch of crystallography concerned with measurement of the axes of crystals
- bathymeter — An instrument used to measure the depth of water in oceans, seas, or lakes.
- bathymetry — measurement of the depth of an ocean or other large body of water
- betty lamp — an Early American lamp, consisting of a shallow, covered basin filled with oil, tallow, etc., providing fuel for a wick housed in a teapotlike spout, and often hung by a hook or suspended from a chain.
- bimodality — the state of being bimodal
- by mistake — accidentally, not on purpose
- cad system — A CAD system is a computer system for designing parts or products before they are manufactured.
- caecostomy — (surgery) An operation involving bringing the caecum through the abdominal wall, most often by a tube, and opening it for drainage or decompression, usually to treat an obstruction of the colon.
- campimetry — a technique for assessing the central part of the visual field
- cardiotomy — (surgery) The procedure of making an incision in the heart.
- cartomancy — the telling of fortunes with playing cards
- cataclysms — Plural form of cataclysm.
- chemonasty — the nastic movement of a plant in response to a chemical stimulus
- chlamydate — (of some molluscs) possessing a mantle
- chromatype — a procedure in photography that uses photographic paper that is made reactive to light by the use of a salt of chromium
- claymation — the techniques of animation applied to clay models
- co-payment — payment required of an insured person for that portion of medical expenses not paid by the insurance company; specif., a fixed fee required for each prescription, visit to a doctor, etc.
- comicality — the quality of being comical
- commentary — A commentary is a description of an event that is broadcast on radio or television while the event is taking place.
- commonalty — the ordinary people as distinct from those with authority, rank, or title, esp when considered as a political and social unit or estate of the realm
- compactify — to make or become compact
- compatibly — capable of existing or living together in harmony: the most compatible married couple I know.
- copayments — Plural form of copayment.
- cosmolatry — the worship of the cosmos
- countryman — Your countrymen are people from your own country.
- craniotomy — any surgical incision into the skull, esp to expose the brain for neurosurgery
- cryptogams — Plural form of cryptogam.
- cryptogamy — the state of being a cryptogam
- cryptogram — a secret symbol
- cyanometer — an instrument used for measuring the blueness of the sky
- cyathiform — shaped like a drinking glass or cup, with a wider upper section
- cyclamates — Plural form of cyclamate.
- cyclomatic — (mathematics) Used to describe the number of edges that must be removed from a graph to ensure that no graph cycle remains; equal to the number of edges, minus the number of nodes plus one.
- cyma recta — a cyma whose concave part projects beyond the convex part.
- cysteamine — a drug used to treat cystine excretion or radiation sickness
- cystograms — Plural form of cystogram.
- cytoplasms — Plural form of cytoplasm.
- decay time — the time required for a collection of atoms of a particular radionuclide to decay to a fraction of the initial number equal to 1/e, where e = 2.7182818 …, used as the base of natural logarithms.
- defamatory — Speech or writing that is defamatory is likely to damage someone's good reputation by saying something bad and untrue about them.
- defrayment — payment of some or all charges or expenses.
- dermopathy — Disease of the skin.
- disamenity — The unpleasant quality or character of something.
- dithyrambs — Plural form of dithyramb.
- dominantly — ruling, governing, or controlling; having or exerting authority or influence: dominant in the chain of command.
- dramaturgy — the craft or the techniques of dramatic composition.
- dynamicist — a person who investigates and researches dynamics
- dynamicity — The condition of being dynamic.
- dynamiting — Present participle of dynamite.
- dynamitism — The work of dynamiters.
- dysthymiac — a person who is affected with dysthymia