10-letter words containing s, t, e, n, c
- kitschness — the quality of being kitsch
- lac insect — a scale insect, Laccifer lacca, of southeast Asia, the female of which secretes lac, a substance used in the preparation of shellac, wax, etc.
- lactescent — becoming or being milky.
- lacustrine — of or relating to a lake.
- lance rest — a support for a couched lance, fixed to the breastplate of a suit of armor.
- lancetfish — any large, marine fish of the genus Alepisaurus, having daggerlike teeth.
- latescence — the state or quality of being latescent
- launceston — a city on N Tasmania.
- lemniscate — a plane curve generated by the locus of the point at which a variable tangent to a rectangular hyperbola intersects a perpendicular from the center to the tangent. Equation: r 2 = 2 a 2 cosθ.
- licentious — sexually unrestrained; lascivious; libertine; lewd.
- lich stone — a large stone on which to rest a coffin momentarily at the entrance to a cemetery.
- linecaster — the casting of an entire line of type in a slug.
- liquescent — becoming liquid; melting.
- lose count — to fail to keep an accurate record of items, events, etc
- luftmensch — a person unconcerned with the practicalities of earning a living
- machinates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of machinate.
- manchester — a city in NW England: connected with the Mersey estuary by a ship canal (35½ mi. [57 km] long).
- marcescent — withering but not falling off, as a part of a plant.
- meatscreen — a metal screen placed behind meat that is being roasted in order to reflect the fire's heat
- mechanists — Plural form of mechanist.
- melanistic — Ethnology. the condition in human beings of having a high amount of melanin granules in the skin, hair, and eyes.
- mendicants — Plural form of mendicant.
- mesenteric — the membrane, consisting of a double layer of peritoneum, that invests the intestines, attaching them to the posterior wall of the abdomen, maintaining them in position in the abdominal cavity, and supplying them with blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatics, especially the part of this membrane investing the jejunum and ileum.
- microtones — any musical interval smaller than a semitone, specifically, a quarter tone.
- midsection — the middle section or part of anything.
- mint sauce — Mint sauce is a sauce made from mint leaves, vinegar, and sugar, which is often eaten with lamb.
- mischanter — mishanter.
- misconceit — a misconception or misapprehension
- misconnect — to join, link, or fasten together; unite or bind: to connect the two cities by a bridge; Communication satellites connect the local stations into a network.
- misconster — Obsolete form of misconstrue (16th-17th c.).
- miscontent — discontented; dissatisfied
- miscounted — Simple past tense and past participle of miscount.
- miscreants — Plural form of miscreant.
- mollescent — softening or tending to soften.
- monostelic — having an individual or sole stele or cylindrical part in the middle of the stem or root of a plant that contains tubular-like vessels
- monstrance — a receptacle in which the consecrated Host is exposed for adoration.
- mont cenis — Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- myasthenic — Of, pertaining to, or suffering from myasthenia.
- narcotised — Simple past tense and past participle of narcotise.
- narcotizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of narcotize.
- neckcloths — Plural form of neckcloth.
- nectareous — nectarous.
- nectarines — Plural form of nectarine.
- nematocyst — an organ in coelenterates consisting of a minute capsule containing an ejectable thread that causes a sting.
- neofascist — any of various political movements or beliefs inspired by or reminiscent of fascism or Nazism.
- neoplastic — the theory and practice of the de Stijl school, chiefly characterized by an emphasis on the formal structure of a work of art, and restriction of spatial or linear relations to vertical and horizontal movements as well as restriction of the artist's palette to black, white, and the primary colors.
- neotropics — Tropical America: the tropical areas of North, Central and South America; the tropics of the New World.
- nepotistic — patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship, as in business and politics: She was accused of nepotism when she made her nephew an officer of the firm.
- new castle — a city in W Pennsylvania.
- newscaster — a broadcast of news on radio or television.