10-letter words containing r, e, c, u, m
- maculature — (dated) Blotting paper.
- manuscribe — (archaic) To write by hand.
- marlaceous — Resembling marl.
- meerschaum — a mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, H 4 Mg 2 Si 3 O 1 0 , occurring in white, claylike masses, used for ornamental carvings, for pipe bowls, etc.; sepiolite.
- megachurch — an independent church with a very large membership in regular attendance, focusing on an evangelical or conservative Christian theology and offering a variety of educational and social activities.
- mercifully — full of mercy; characterized by, expressing, or showing mercy; compassionate: a merciful God.
- mercurials — Plural form of mercurial.
- mesokurtic — (of a frequency distribution or its graphical representation) having the same kurtosis as the normal distribution.
- mesorectum — the mesentery of the rectum.
- metacarpus — the part of a hand or forelimb, especially of its bony structure, included between the wrist, or carpus, and the fingers, or phalanges.
- microbuses — Plural form of microbus.
- microcurie — a unit of radioactivity, equal to one millionth of a curie; 3.70 × 10 4 disintegrations per second. Symbol: μCi, μc.
- microquake — Microearthquake.
- microtubes — Plural form of microtube.
- micturated — Simple past tense and past participle of micturate.
- micturient — Having a need to urinate.
- mid-course — the middle of a course.
- midcentury — Occurring around the center or middle of the century.
- millicurie — a unit of radioactivity equal to one thousandth of a curie; 3.70 × 10 7 disintegrations per second. Abbreviation: mCi, mc.
- minicourse — a short, intensive course of study, usually a few weeks long.
- modern cut — any of several modifications or combinations of the brilliant cut, step cut, or table cut, having the girdle outline often in some novel form.
- monocerous — having one horn on the head
- muciferous — secreting or containing mucus.
- muckrakers — to search for and expose real or alleged corruption, scandal, or the like, especially in politics.
- muckspread — to muckrake
- mule track — a track used by mules
- multicurie — having a radioactivity of more than one curie
- multimeric — (biochemistry) Describing a protein that has multiple polypeptide chains.
- muscardine — any of several fungi which cause disease in silkworms
- muscle car — a flashy sports car with a large, powerful engine; a hot rod.
- musicianer — (slang) musician.
- myrtaceous — belonging to the Myrtaceae, the myrtle family of plants. Compare myrtle family.
- neurectomy — the removal of part or all of a nerve.
- nuclearism — a political philosophy maintaining that nuclear weapons are the best means of assuring peace and of attaining political goals.
- oceanarium — a large saltwater aquarium for the display and observation of fish and other marine life.
- octamerous — consisting of or divided into eight parts.
- octomerous — octamerous.
- outmarched — Simple past tense and past participle of outmarch.
- paramecium — any ciliated freshwater protozoan of the genus Paramecium, having an oval body and a long, deep oral groove.
- per centum — percent (def 1).
- per curiam — by the court
- pernambuco — a state in NE Brazil. 38,000 sq. mi. (98,420 sq. km). Capital: Recife.
- precompute — to determine by calculation; reckon; calculate: to compute the period of Jupiter's revolution.
- preconsume — to consume in advance
- proctodeum — a depression in the ectoderm of the anal region of a young embryo, which develops into part of the anal canal.
- procumbent — lying on the face; prone; prostrate.
- proscenium — Also called proscenium arch. the arch that separates a stage from the auditorium. Abbreviation: pros.
- race music — blues-based music or jazz by and for African Americans in the 1920s and 1930s, when it was regarded as a distinctive, separate market by the music industry; early jazz or rhythm-and-blues.
- reaccustom — to familiarize by custom or use; habituate: to accustom oneself to cold weather.
- recomputed — to determine by calculation; reckon; calculate: to compute the period of Jupiter's revolution.