10-letter words containing s, t, a, e, m
- parameters — Mathematics. a constant or variable term in a function that determines the specific form of the function but not its general nature, as a in f (x) = ax, where a determines only the slope of the line described by f (x). one of the independent variables in a set of parametric equations.
- passimeter — a turnstile attached to a ticket booth or ticket machine
- paste mold — a mold lined with a moist carbonized paste, for shaping glass as it is blown.
- pasteurism — a method of securing immunity from rabies in a person who has been bitten by a rabid animal, by daily injections of progressively more virulent suspensions of the infected spinal cord of a rabbit that died of rabies
- pentaprism — a prism that has five faces, a pair of which are at 90° to each other; a ray entering one of the pair emerges from the other at an angle of 90° to its original direction: used especially in single-lens reflex cameras to reverse images laterally and reflect them to the viewfinder.
- 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.
- permafrost — (in arctic or subarctic regions) perennially frozen subsoil.
- phantasime — a person who is extremely imaginative and fanciful
- phragmites — any of several tall grasses of the genus Phragmites, having plumed heads, growing in marshy areas, especially the common reed P. australis (or P. communis).
- pit sample — a sample of new steel taken for chemical analysis during teeming.
- plasmacyte — Anatomy. an antibody-secreting cell, derived from B cells, that plays a major role in antibody-mediated immunity.
- pneumatics — a pneumatic tire.
- polysemant — a word with multiple meanings
- 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.
- prestamped — stamped in advance
- proteanism — readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- psalterium — the omasum.
- 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.
- quantasome — any of numerous particles in a chloroplast, part of the thylakoid and functioning in photosynthesis.
- quizmaster — a person who asks questions of contestants in a game, especially as part of a radio or television program.
- rampasture — a large attic room.
- rastergram — Single Image Random Dot Stereogram
- ravishment — rapture or ecstasy.
- re-baptism — a new or second baptism
- reaccustom — to familiarize by custom or use; habituate: to accustom oneself to cold weather.
- reestimate — to form an approximate judgment or opinion regarding the worth, amount, size, weight, etc., of; calculate approximately: to estimate the cost of a college education.
- relativism — any theory holding that criteria of judgment are relative, varying with individuals and their environments.
- remanifest — readily perceived by the eye or the understanding; evident; obvious; apparent; plain: a manifest error.
- remediates — to settle (disputes, strikes, etc.) as an intermediary between parties; reconcile.
- removalist — a person or company that transports household effects to a new home
- resemblant — having a resemblance or similarity (sometimes followed by to): two persons with resemblant features.
- retransmit — to send or forward, as to a recipient or destination; dispatch; convey.
- retreatism — the rejection of culturally prescribed goals and the conventional means for attaining them.
- rheumatics — pertaining to or of the nature of rheumatism.
- rheumatism — any disorder of the extremities or back, characterized by pain and stiffness.
- ringmaster — a person in charge of the performances in a circus ring.
- room rates — the rates charged daily for hotel rooms
- rump steak — Rump or rump steak is meat cut from the rear end of a cow.
- sacramento — a state in the W United States, on the Pacific coast. 158,693 sq. mi. (411,015 sq. km). Capital: Sacramento. Abbreviation: CA (for use with zip code), Cal., Calif.
- safety man — safety (def 6c).
- salt mines — Dense quarters housing large numbers of programmers working long hours on grungy projects, with some hope of seeing the end of the tunnel in N years. Noted for their absence of sunshine. Compare playpen, sandbox.
- samarskite — a velvet-black mineral, a complex columbate-tantalate of uranium, cerium, etc., occurring in masses: a minor source of uranium, thorium, and rare-earth oxides.
- samothrace — a Greek island in the NE Aegean.
- sand smelt — variety of saltwater fish
- sapperment — a German oath
- sarmentose — having runners.
- sas system — (tool) (SAS) Integrated software to access, manage, analyze, and present data. The SAS System can be used to perform data entry, retrieval and management; report writing and graphics design; statistical and mathematical analysis; business forecasting and decision support; operations research; project management and applications development.
- scarcement — a footing or ledge formed by a setoff in a wall.