10-letter words containing o, s, i, r
- macrolides — Plural form of macrolide.
- macroprism — a prism belonging to an orthorhombic crystal found between the macropinacoid and the unit prism
- macroseism — A severe earthquake.
- macrosomia — (pathology) The state (of a foetus or neonate) of being abnormally large.
- macrosomic — (pathology) Relating to or affected by macrosomia.
- mailperson — A mailman or mailwoman.
- main store — main memory
- major axis — the axis of an ellipse that passes through the two foci.
- major suit — hearts or spades, especially with reference to their higher point values.
- majorities — Plural form of majority.
- malnourish — Lb transitive To feed insufficiently, to cause malnutrition.
- mansionary — a resident or dweller
- maraschino — a sweet cordial or liqueur distilled from marascas.
- marcionism — the doctrines and principles of the Marcionites.
- marmarosis — the conversion of limestone into marble by metamorphism
- maskirovka — the use, by Russia or the former Soviet Union, of military deception intended to confuse Western intelligence
- mass ratio — the ratio of the mass of a fully-fuelled rocket at liftoff to the mass of the rocket without fuel
- masticator — Someone who masticates.
- matriotism — Hometown, school, or parish pride or loyalty, as opposed to nationalism or patriotism.
- medusiform — resembling a medusa or jellyfish
- meissonier — Jean Louis Ernest [zhahn lwee er-nest] /ʒɑ̃ lwi ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1815–91, French painter.
- melitriose — raffinose.
- memoirists — Plural form of memoirist.
- memorising — Present participle of memorise.
- mentioners — Plural form of mentioner.
- mentorship — a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- meromyosin — either of two protein subunits of myosin obtained esp by tryptic digestion
- merozoites — Plural form of merozoite.
- 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.
- mesodermic — the middle germ layer of a metazoan embryo.
- mesokurtic — (of a frequency distribution or its graphical representation) having the same kurtosis as the normal distribution.
- mesomerism — resonance (def 6).
- mesorrhine — having a moderately broad and high-bridged nose.
- mesovarium — the mesentery of the ovary.
- meteorites — a mass of stone or metal that has reached the earth from outer space; a fallen meteoroid.
- meteoroids — Plural form of meteoroid.
- metropolis — any large, busy city.
- microbeams — Plural form of microbeam.
- microbrews — Plural form of microbrew.
- microburst — an intense, localized downdraft of air that spreads on the ground, causing rapid changes in wind direction and speed; a localized downburst.
- microbuses — Plural form of microbus.
- microchips — Plural form of microchip.
- microcosms — Plural form of microcosm.
- microcytes — Pathology. an abnormally small red blood cell.
- 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.
- microfilms — Plural form of microfilm.
- microforms — Plural form of microform.
- microgauss — (physics) A unit of magnetic field strength equal to one millionth of a gauss.