10-letter words containing p, o, e, m, a, t
- kept woman — a woman maintained by a man as his mistress
- laparotome — a cutting instrument for performing a laparotomy.
- macrophyte — a plant, especially a marine plant, large enough to be visible to the naked eye.
- make up to — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- meatoscope — (medicine) A speculum for examining a natural passage, such as the urethra.
- mecopteran — mecopterous.
- metaphoric — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- metapodial — (anatomy, zoology) Of or pertaining to the human metacarpal bones (between the wrist and fingers) or the metatarsal bones (between the ankle and toes); of or pertaining to the equivalent bones in animals.
- metapontum — an ancient Greek city in SE Italy, on the Gulf of Taranto: home of Pythagoras in exile.
- methyldopa — a white powder, C 1 0 H 1 3 NO 4 , used in the treatment of hypertension.
- monopteral — having the form of a monopteron.
- most-asper — harsh; rough.
- mousetraps — Plural form of mousetrap.
- myelopathy — any disorder of the spinal cord or of bone marrow.
- myopathies — Plural form of myopathy.
- myotherapy — A form of manual medicine focusing on the diagnosis, treatment and management of musculoskeletal pain.
- mythopoeia — a mythopoeic act, circumstance, characteristic, etc.
- nonpayment — failure or neglect to pay: His property was confiscated for nonpayment of taxes.
- palmerston — Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount, 1784–1865, British statesman: prime minister 1855–58, 1859–65.
- pantomimed — the art or technique of conveying emotions, actions, feelings, etc., by gestures without speech.
- papiamento — a creolized language based on Spanish and spoken on Curaçao.
- paste mold — a mold lined with a moist carbonized paste, for shaping glass as it is blown.
- pentastome — any wormlike invertebrate of the phylum Pentastomida (or subphylum of Arthropoda), having two pairs of hooks at the sides of the mouth: all are parasitic, some in the respiratory tracts of mammals.
- pentatomic — having five atoms in the molecule
- permafrost — (in arctic or subarctic regions) perennially frozen subsoil.
- permeation — to pass into or through every part of: Bright sunshine permeated the room.
- petrolatum — a translucent gelatinous substance obtained from petroleum; used as a lubricant and in medicine as an ointment base and protective dressing
- phonematic — phonemic.
- planometer — surface plate.
- pleromatic — relating to the pleroma
- polysemant — a word with multiple meanings
- portamento — a passing or gliding from one pitch or tone to another with a smooth progression.
- portmapper — (networking) A server that converts TCP/IP protocol port numbers into RPC program numbers. It must be running in order to make RPC calls. When an RPC server starts, it tells portmap the port number it is listening on and what RPC program numbers it serves. Before a client can call a given RPC program number, it must contacts portmap on the server machine to determine the port number to which RPC packets should be sent.
- postmarked — an official mark stamped on letters and other mail, serving as a cancellation of the postage stamp and indicating the place, date, and sometimes time of sending or receipt.
- postmaster — the official in charge of a post office.
- potamogale — otter shrew.
- praetorium — (in Roman history) the headquarters or residence of a Roman official, governor or military commander
- pre-atomic — of or relating to the period of history preceding the atomic age.
- pre-format — the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves. Compare duodecimo, folio (def 2), octavo, quarto.
- promethean — of or suggestive of Prometheus.
- promotable — to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further: to promote world peace.
- promulgate — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- proteanism — readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- proto team — a team of workers trained to perform underground rescues
- ptolemaeus — a walled plain in the third quadrant of the face of the moon: about 90 miles (144 km) in diameter.
- ptolemaist — an adherent or advocate of the Ptolemaic system of astronomy.
- semipostal — a postage stamp sold by a government at a premium above its face value, the excess being used for a nonpostal purpose, as a charity.
- smartphone — a device that combines a cell phone with a handheld computer, typically offering Internet access, data storage, email capability, etc.
- smoothpate — a bald person with a smooth head
- somatotype — (of humans) physical type; physique.