10-letter words containing s, i, m, o, r
- micropores — a tiny opening, as in specialized biological filters or in the shells of some animals.
- microprism — a small prism incorporated in the focusing screen of many single-lens reflex cameras. The prism stops shimmering when the subject is in focus
- micropumps — Plural form of micropump.
- micropyles — Plural form of micropyle.
- microscale — A very small or microscopic scale.
- microscope — an optical instrument having a magnifying lens or a combination of lenses for inspecting objects too small to be seen or too small to be seen distinctly and in detail by the unaided eye.
- microscopy — the use of the microscope.
- microseism — a feeble, recurrent vibration of the ground recorded by seismographs and believed to be due to an earthquake or a storm at sea.
- microsized — Greatly reduced in size.
- microskirt — An extremely short skirt, ending just underneath the buttocks.
- microsleep — a moment of sleep followed by disorientation, experienced especially by persons suffering from narcolepsy or sleep deprivation.
- microsomal — Of or pertaining to a microsome.
- microsomes — Plural form of microsome.
- microsomia — Abnormal smallness of the body; dwarfism.
- microspore — the smaller of the two kinds of spores characteristically produced by seed plants and some fern allies, developing into a male gametophyte. Compare megaspore,
- microstate — ministate.
- microtomes — Plural form of microtome.
- microtones — any musical interval smaller than a semitone, specifically, a quarter tone.
- microtubes — Plural form of microtube.
- microvolts — Plural form of microvolt.
- microwatts — Plural form of microwatt.
- microwaves — an electromagnetic wave of extremely high frequency, 1 GH 3 or more, and having wavelengths of from 1 mm to 30 cm.
- mid-course — the middle of a course.
- migrainous — Of, relating to, or afflicted with migraine.
- migrations — Plural form of migration.
- millepores — Plural form of millepore.
- minestrone — a thick vegetable soup, often containing herbs, beans, bits of pasta, etc., and served with Parmesan cheese.
- minicourse — a short, intensive course of study, usually a few weeks long.
- ministroke — transient ischemic attack.
- minor axis — the axis of an ellipse that is perpendicular to the major axis at a point equidistant from the foci.
- minor suit — diamonds or clubs.
- minorities — Plural form of minority.
- minoritise — Alternative spelling of minoritize.
- miraculous — performed by or involving a supernatural power or agency: a miraculous cure.
- mirrorwise — having the left and right sides reversed
- misandrous — Exhibiting or pertaining to misandry: hating or prejudiced against men.
- miscolored — to give a wrong color to.
- misconster — Obsolete form of misconstrue (16th-17th c.).
- miscorrect — to correct wrongly
- miscreator — a person or entity that creates wrongly
- miseration — (obsolete) commiseration.
- misericord — a room in a monastery set apart for those monks permitted relaxation of the monastic rule.
- misfortune — adverse fortune; bad luck.
- misgoverns — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misgovern.
- misimprove — to make worse in trying to make better
- misinforms — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misinform.
- misjoinder — a joining in one suit or action of causes or of parties not permitted to be so joined.
- misnomered — Simple past tense and past participle of misnomer.
- misobserve — to observe incorrectly or inaccurately
- misogynoir — the specific hatred, dislike, distrust, and prejudice directed toward black women (often used attributively): misogynoir attitudes and comments; The media’s erasure of the contributions of black women to the project was called out as an instance of misogynoir.