10-letter words containing r, o, c, a, i
- macrobiota — any living organisms in a given area large enough to be seen with the naked eye
- macrobiote — a person with a long life
- macrocytic — an abnormally large red blood cell.
- macrolides — Plural form of macrolide.
- macromedia — (company) A company supplying multimedia and interactive television services and digital arts software tools in the US and worldwide. They produce products for Microsoft Windows and the Macintosh including: Macromedia FreeHand, a tool for design and illustration; Macromedia Director, an animation and authoring tool for multimedia production; Authorware Professional, a multiplatform authoring tool for interactive learning; MacroModel, a 3D modelling tool for multimedia, graphics and product design; SoundEdit 16, a digital sound recording and editing system; Fontographer, a typeface editing programme; and Action!, a multimedia presentation application. Chief Executive Officer: Bud Colligan.
- 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.
- macrozamia — a member of a this genus of fern-like trees that grow in Australia
- madreporic — Resembling, or pertaining to, the genus Madrepora.
- main-force — pertaining to regular military units with standard uniforms and equipment.
- mainbocher — (Main Rousseau Bocher) 1891–1976, U.S. fashion designer.
- man orchid — an orchid, Aceras anthropophorum, having greenish or reddish flowers in a loose spike, with a deeply lobed dark brown lip thought to resemble the silhouette of a man
- manometric — Of or pertaining to manometry, or measured using a manometer.
- maraboutic — Of, or pertaining to, a marabout.
- maraschino — a sweet cordial or liqueur distilled from marascas.
- marcionism — the doctrines and principles of the Marcionites.
- marcionite — a member of a Gnostic ascetic sect that flourished from the 2nd to 7th century a.d. and that rejected the Old Testament and denied the incarnation of God in Christ.
- marcomanni — an ancient Germanic people who lived in central Europe.
- masticator — Someone who masticates.
- matrifocal — of, relating to, or designating a family unit or structure headed by the mother and lacking a father permanently or for extended periods.
- matrilocal — of or relating to residence with the wife's family or tribe; uxorilocal: matrilocal customs.
- matrocliny — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the maternal parent (opposed to patrocliny).
- matronymic — metronymic.
- mediocracy — government or rule by a mediocre person or group.
- meritocrat — a member of a meritocracy.
- 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.
- 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).
- methiocarb — a crystalline compound, C 1 1 H 1 5 NO 2 S, used as a nonsystemic insecticide and miticide.
- miarolitic — (of an igneous rock) having irregular cavities into which crystals protrude
- microalgal — Of, or pertaining to, microalga.
- microarray — A grid of DNA segments of known sequence that is used to test and map DNA fragments, antibodies, or proteins.
- microbeams — Plural form of microbeam.
- microbiota — the microorganisms, both flora and fauna, that inhabit a particular region, when considered collectively.
- microblade — bladelet.
- microciona — a genus of bright-red sponges of the Atlantic coasts of North America and Europe, used in experiments on the dissociation and reintegration of sponge cells.
- microcrack — a microscopic crack in a material
- 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.
- microfarad — a unit of capacitance, equal to one millionth of a farad. Symbol: μF, μf. Abbreviation: mf., mfd.
- microfauna — Biology. microscopic animals.
- microflora — Biology. microscopic plants.
- microgauss — (physics) A unit of magnetic field strength equal to one millionth of a gauss.
- microglial — Of or pertaining to microglia.
- micrograms — Plural form of microgram.
- micrograph — an instrument for executing extremely minute writing or engraving.
- microimage — A microscopically small image.
- microlenat — /mi:"-kroh-len"-*t/ The unit of bogosity, written uL; the consensus is that this is the largest unit practical for everyday use. The microLenat, originally invented by David Jefferson, was promulgated as an attack against noted computer scientist Doug Lenat by a tenured graduate student at CMU. Doug had failed the student on an important exam for giving only "AI is bogus" as his answer to the questions. The slur is generally considered unmerited, but it has become a running gag nevertheless. Some of Doug's friends argue that *of course* a microLenat is bogus, since it is only one millionth of a Lenat. Others have suggested that the unit should be redesignated after the grad student, as the microReid.