10-letter words containing s, a, m, o
- myrtaceous — belonging to the Myrtaceae, the myrtle family of plants. Compare myrtle family.
- mysophilia — a pathological attraction to dirt or filth.
- mysophobia — a dread of dirt or filth.
- mystagogic — someone who instructs others before initiation into religious mysteries or before participation in the sacraments.
- mystagogue — someone who instructs others before initiation into religious mysteries or before participation in the sacraments.
- mythoclast — a destroyer or debunker of myths.
- myxomatous — a soft tumor composed of connective and mucoid tissue.
- nanometers — Plural form of nanometer.
- nanometres — Plural form of nanometre.
- nematocyst — an organ in coelenterates consisting of a minute capsule containing an ejectable thread that causes a sting.
- neo-nazism — a modern extreme right-wing political movement and ideology based on a resurgence of support for Nazi ideological principles
- neofascism — any of various political movements or beliefs inspired by or reminiscent of fascism or Nazism.
- neorealism — (sometimes initial capital letter) any of various movements in literature, art, etc., that are considered as a return to a more realistic style.
- neurinomas — Plural form of neurinoma.
- neuroplasm — the cytoplasm of a nerve cell.
- noisemaker — a person or thing that makes noise, as a reveler on New Year's Eve, Halloween, etc., or a rattle, horn, or similar device used on such an occasion.
- nomarchies — Plural form of nomarchy.
- nominalise — to convert (another part of speech) into a noun, as in changing the adjective lowly into the lowly or the verb legalize into legalization.
- nominalism — (in medieval philosophy) the doctrine that general or abstract words do not stand for objectively existing entities and that universals are no more than names assigned to them. Compare conceptualism, realism (def 5a).
- nominalist — An adherent of any of the various kinds of nominalism.
- nomographs — Plural form of nomograph.
- nondualism — The belief that dualism or dichotomy are illusory phenomena; that things such as mind and body may remain distinct while not actually being separate.
- nonmusical — not belonging to or relating to music
- normalcies — the quality or condition of being normal, as the general economic, political, and social conditions of a nation; normality: After months of living in a state of tension, all yearned for a return to normalcy.
- normalised — normalisation
- normaliser — Alternative spelling of normalizer.
- normalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of normalize.
- normalness — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- norsewoman — a female member of the peoples of ancient Norway or Scandinavia
- nosocomial — (of infections) contracted as a result of being hospitalized; hospital-acquired.
- nostomania — intense homesickness; an irresistible compulsion to return home.
- numerators — Plural form of numerator.
- nystagmoid — having a similarity to or characteristics of nystagmus
- octamerous — consisting of or divided into eight parts.
- octameters — Plural form of octameter.
- oddsmakers — Plural form of oddsmaker.
- oedematous — (British spelling) Alternative form of edematous.
- off stream — (of an industrial plant, manufacturing process, etc) shut down or not in production
- off-campus — located or available outside a campus.
- old master — an eminent artist of an earlier period, especially from the 15th to the 18th centuries.
- omega test — The Omega test is a system written by William Pugh <[email protected]> and others for performing symbolic manipulations of conjunctions of linear constraints over integer variables. The Omega test dependence analyser is a system built on top of the Omega test to analyse array data dependences. Version 3.2.2 includes a fortran to tiny translator, a Tiny interpreter(?) and analysis tools.
- omniparous — producing or generating all things
- omnisexual — pansexual (def 2).
- omophagous — the eating of raw food, especially raw meat.
- on message — focused on the central theme or official message of a political, business, or other organization: The candidate's promises are on-message and echo the party platform. Your company’s ads should be entertaining and on-message.
- on-message — focused on the central theme or official message of a political, business, or other organization: The candidate's promises are on-message and echo the party platform. Your company’s ads should be entertaining and on-message.
- one's meat — something that one especially enjoys or is skillful at
- onomastics — the study of the origin, history, and use of proper names.
- oogamously — by means of oogamy
- opium wars — a war between Great Britain and China that began in 1839 as a conflict over the opium trade and ended in 1842 with the Chinese cession of Hong Kong to the British, the opening of five Chinese ports to foreign merchants, and the grant of other commercial and diplomatic privileges in the Treaty of Nanking.