10-letter words containing n, t, m
- mastermind — to plan and direct (a usually complex project or activity), especially skillfully: Two colonels had masterminded the revolt.
- masterplan — a general plan or program for achieving an objective.
- mastodonic — a massive, elephantlike mammal of the genus Mammut (Mastodon), that flourished worldwide from the Miocene through the Pleistocene epochs and, in North America, into recent times, having long, curved upper tusks and, in the male, short lower tusks.
- mastodynia — (medicine) mastalgia; pain in the breast.
- maternally — of, pertaining to, having the qualities of, or befitting a mother: maternal instincts.
- matosinhos — a port in N Portugal, on the estuary of the Leça River north of Oporto: fishing industry. Pop: 167 026 (2001)
- matricliny — matrocliny.
- matrocliny — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the maternal parent (opposed to patrocliny).
- matronalia — an annual festival of ancient Rome held by matrons in honor of Juno.
- matronized — Simple past tense and past participle of matronize.
- matronlike — Like a matron; sedate; grave; matronly.
- matronymic — metronymic.
- matt paint — a paint which is dull rather than shiny when it dries
- matterhorn — a mountain on the border of Switzerland and Italy, in the Pennine Alps. 14,780 feet (4505 meters).
- maturation — the act or process of maturating.
- matureness — complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush.
- maupassant — (Henri René Albert) Guy de [ahn-ree ruh-ney al-ber gee duh] /ɑ̃ˈri rəˈneɪ alˈbɛr gi də/ (Show IPA), 1850–93, French short-story writer and novelist.
- mauretania — an ancient kingdom in NW Africa: it included the territory that is modern Morocco and part of Algeria.
- mauritania — an ancient kingdom in NW Africa: it included the territory that is modern Morocco and part of Algeria.
- mcclintock — Barbara, 1902–92, U.S. geneticist: Nobel prize 1983.
- mcnaughton — Andrew George Latta [lat-uh] /ˈlæt ə/ (Show IPA), 1887–1966, Canadian army officer, statesman, diplomat, and scientist.
- mcpartland — Marian, 1918–2013, British jazz pianist and composer, in U.S. since 1946.
- means test — appraisal of sb's financial situation
- means-test — to subject (a person or a specific benefit) to a means test: The government proposes to means-test Medicare.
- meat wagon — an ambulance.
- meatscreen — a metal screen placed behind meat that is being roasted in order to reflect the fire's heat
- mechanists — Plural form of mechanist.
- mecopteran — mecopterous.
- mediastina — Plural form of mediastinum.
- mediations — Plural form of mediation.
- medicament — a healing substance; medicine; remedy.
- medicating — Present participle of medicate.
- medication — the use or application of medicine.
- meditating — Present participle of meditate.
- meditation — the act of meditating.
- megadontia — macrodontia.
- meganewton — a unit of force equal to one million newtons
- meitnerium — a superheavy, synthetic, radioactive element. Symbol: Mt; atomic number: 109.
- melaconite — the massive variety of tenorite
- melanistic — Ethnology. the condition in human beings of having a high amount of melanin granules in the skin, hair, and eyes.
- melanocyte — a cell producing and containing melanin.
- melon foot — a bun foot having vertical channels.
- mendicants — Plural form of mendicant.
- mendicated — Simple past tense and past participle of mendicate.
- meningitic — Of or pertaining to the meninges or to meningitis.
- meningitis — inflammation of the meninges, especially of the pia mater and arachnoid, caused by a bacterial or viral infection and characterized by high fever, severe headache, and stiff neck or back muscles.
- mennonites — a member of an evangelical Protestant sect, originating in Europe in the 16th century, that opposes infant baptism, practices baptism of believers only, restricts marriage to members of the denomination, opposes war and bearing arms, and is noted for simplicity of living and plain dress.
- menostaxis — an abnormally prolonged period of menstruation.
- menstruant — A woman who is menstruating.
- menstruate — to undergo menstruation.