10-letter words containing s, y, m, o
- leiomyomas — Plural form of leiomyoma.
- lonesomely — In a lonesome manner, in a way missing companionship.
- longsomely — lengthily, slowly, and tediously
- luminosity — luminance (def 2).
- luminously — radiating or reflecting light; shining; bright.
- lysenkoism — a genetic doctrine formulated by Lysenko and asserting that acquired characteristics are inheritable.
- macrocytes — Plural form of macrocyte.
- malinovsky — Rodion Yakovlevich [ruh-dyi-awn yah-kuh-vlyi-vyich] /rə dyɪˈɔn ˈyɑ kə vlyɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1967, Russian army officer: minister of defense of the U.S.S.R. 1957–67.
- mama's boy — a boy or man showing excessive attachment to or dependence on his mother.
- mansionary — a resident or dweller
- mason city — a city in N Iowa.
- mastectomy — the operation of removing all or part of the breast or mamma.
- mastodynia — (medicine) mastalgia; pain in the breast.
- mastopathy — any disease of the breast.
- matryoshka — Each of a set of brightly painted hollow wooden dolls of varying sizes, designed to nest inside one another.
- maurolycus — a walled plain in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 70 miles (110 km) in diameter.
- mayakovski — Vladimir Vladimirovich [vlad-uh-meer vlad-uh-meer-uh-vich;; Russian vluh-dyee-myir vluh-dyee-myi-ruh-vyich] /ˈvlæd əˌmɪər ˌvlæd əˈmɪər əˌvɪtʃ;; Russian vlʌˈdyi myɪr vlʌˈdyi myɪ rə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1893–1930, Russian poet.
- mayonnaise — a thick dressing of egg yolks, vinegar or lemon juice, oil, and seasonings, used for salads, sandwiches, vegetable dishes, etc.
- mcreynolds — James Clark, 1862–1946, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1914–41.
- meromyosin — either of two protein subunits of myosin obtained esp by tryptic digestion
- mesomorphy — pertaining to or having a muscular or sturdy body build characterized by the relative prominence of structures developed from the embryonic mesoderm (contrasted with ectomorphic, endomorphic).
- mesophylls — Plural form of mesophyll.
- mesophytes — Plural form of mesophyte.
- mesophytic — Relating to a mesophyte.
- metonymies — a figure of speech that consists of the use of the name of one object or concept for that of another to which it is related, or of which it is a part, as “scepter” for “sovereignty,” or “the bottle” for “strong drink,” or “count heads (or noses)” for “count people.”.
- metrostyle — a device that controls the speed of a player piano
- miaskovsky — Nikolai Yakovlevich [nik-uh-lahy;; Russian nyi-kuh-lahy yuh-kaw-vlyuh-vyich] /ˈnɪk əˌlaɪ;; Russian nyɪ kʌˈlaɪ yʌˈkɔ vlyə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1950, Russian composer.
- microcytes — Pathology. an abnormally small red blood cell.
- micropyles — Plural form of micropyle.
- microscopy — the use of the microscope.
- misogynism — misogyny.
- misogynist — a person who hates, dislikes, mistrusts, or mistreats women.
- 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.
- misogynous — reflecting or exhibiting hatred, dislike, mistrust, or mistreatment of women.
- missiology — the theological study of the mission of the church, especially the character and purpose of missionary work.
- missionary — a person sent by a church into an area to carry on evangelism or other activities, as educational or hospital work.
- mollymawks — Plural form of mollymawk.
- molybdates — Plural form of molybdate.
- molybdosis — a form of poisoning caused by lead
- money shot — a shot in a pornographic film in which a male performer is seen to ejaculate
- moneyworts — Plural form of moneywort.
- monocycles — Plural form of monocycle.
- monogynous — Having only one pistil.
- monolayers — Plural form of monolayer.
- mononymous — Having a single-word name.
- monospermy — the fertilization of an ovum by only one spermatozoon.
- monostylar — having or comprising a sole upright or pillar
- monoxylous — constructed from one whole piece of wood
- monozygous — developed from a single fertilized ovum, as identical twins.
- moon daisy — a Eurasian composite plant, Leucanthemum vulgare having flower heads with a yellow centre and white outer rays