10-letter words containing n, e, c, s
- mollescent — softening or tending to soften.
- monarchies — a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch. Compare absolute monarchy, limited monarchy.
- monocerous — having one horn on the head
- monoclines — Plural form of monocline.
- monocoques — Plural form of monocoque.
- monocycles — Plural form of monocycle.
- monoecious — Biology. having both male and female organs in the same individual; hermaphroditic.
- monospaced — Simple past tense and past participle of monospace.
- monostelic — having an individual or sole stele or cylindrical part in the middle of the stem or root of a plant that contains tubular-like vessels
- monstrance — a receptacle in which the consecrated Host is exposed for adoration.
- mont cenis — Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- mooncalves — Plural form of mooncalf.
- moonscapes — Plural form of moonscape.
- mr scanner — a diagnostic device employing nuclear magnetic resonance to display computer-generated sectional images of the body, consisting of a large, body-encircling magnet that generates a strong, uniform magnetic field which interacts with radio waves to excite the nuclei of hydrogen atoms, or other specific atoms, and a detection system that picks up the signals from the body and transforms them into a visual image.
- mucedinous — of or resembling mold or mildew.
- munchausen — Karl Friedrich Hieronymus [kahrl free-drikh hee-ey-roh-ny-moo s] /kɑrl ˈfri drɪx ˌhi eɪˈroʊ nüˌmʊs/ (Show IPA), Baron von [fuh n] /fən/ (Show IPA), 1720–97, German soldier, adventurer, and teller of tales.
- muscadines — Plural form of muscadine.
- muscardine — any of several fungi which cause disease in silkworms
- muscle man — Informal. a man with a muscular or brawny physique, especially a bodybuilder.
- muscle-man — Informal. a man with a muscular or brawny physique, especially a bodybuilder.
- musicianer — (slang) musician.
- myasthenic — Of, pertaining to, or suffering from myasthenia.
- mycogenous — arising from or inhabiting fungi.
- namespaces — Plural form of namespace.
- nanosecond — one billionth of a second. Abbreviation: ns, nsec.
- narcolepsy — a condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable periods of deep sleep.
- narcotised — Simple past tense and past participle of narcotise.
- narcotizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of narcotize.
- necessaire — A small case for holding personal items.
- neckcloths — Plural form of neckcloth.
- neckpieces — Plural form of neckpiece.
- necropolis — a cemetery, especially one of large size and usually of an ancient city.
- necropsied — the examination of a body after death; autopsy.
- necropsies — Plural form of necropsy.
- necroscopy — necropsy.
- nectareous — nectarous.
- nectarines — Plural form of nectarine.
- needlecase — A case in which needles are kept.
- nematocyst — an organ in coelenterates consisting of a minute capsule containing an ejectable thread that causes a sting.
- neoclassic — (sometimes initial capital letter) belonging or pertaining to a revival of classic styles or something that is held to resemble classic styles, as in art, literature, music, or architecture.
- neofascism — any of various political movements or beliefs inspired by or reminiscent of fascism or Nazism.
- neofascist — any of various political movements or beliefs inspired by or reminiscent of fascism or Nazism.
- neoplastic — the theory and practice of the de Stijl school, chiefly characterized by an emphasis on the formal structure of a work of art, and restriction of spatial or linear relations to vertical and horizontal movements as well as restriction of the artist's palette to black, white, and the primary colors.
- neotropics — Tropical America: the tropical areas of North, Central and South America; the tropics of the New World.
- nephoscope — an instrument for determining the speed and direction of cloud motion.
- nepotistic — patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship, as in business and politics: She was accused of nepotism when she made her nephew an officer of the firm.
- new castle — a city in W Pennsylvania.
- newsagency — a business organization that gathers news for transmittal to its subscribers. Compare press association.
- newscaster — a broadcast of news on radio or television.
- nicobarese — a member of a people or group of peoples inhabiting the Nicobar Islands.