10-letter words containing s, y, m
- measurably — capable of being measured.
- measuredly — In a measured fashion.
- megacycles — Plural form of megacycle.
- mercy seat — Bible: Golden covering on the Arc of Covenant
- mercy-seat — Bible. the gold covering on the ark of the covenant, regarded as the resting place of God. Ex. 25:17–22. the throne of God.
- meromyosin — either of two protein subunits of myosin obtained esp by tryptic digestion
- merseyside — a metropolitan county in W England. 250 sq. mi. (648 sq. km).
- mesenchyme — cells of mesodermal origin that are capable of developing into connective tissues, blood, and lymphatic and blood vessels.
- mesitylene — a colorless, liquid, aromatic hydrocarbon, C 9 H 1 2 , occurring naturally in coal tar and prepared from acetone: used chiefly as a chemical intermediate.
- 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.
- metaphysic — metaphysics.
- metaphysis — (anatomy) The part of a long bone that grows during development.
- metastably — In a metastable way.
- metasyntax — (grammar) Syntax used to describe syntax. The best known example is BNF and its variants such as EBNF. A metasyntactic variable is a variable used in metasyntax.
- metecdysis — the period following the moult (ecdysis) of an arthropod, when the new cuticle is forming
- methylates — Plural form of methylate.
- 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.
- miles away — If you say that someone is miles away, you mean that they are unaware of what is happening around them because they are thinking about something else.
- mind's eye — the hypothetical site of visual recollection or imagination: In her mind's eye she saw the city as it had been in Caesar's time.
- mindlessly — without intelligence; senseless: a mindless creature.
- mindszenty — Joseph (Joseph Pehm) 1892–1975, Hungarian Roman Catholic clergyman: primate of Hungary 1945–74.
- minelayers — Plural form of minelayer.
- minisystem — a set of hi-fi equipment in which the components are smaller than standard size
- minstrelsy — the art or practice of a minstrel.
- misanalyze — to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to synthesize): to analyze an argument.
- miscellany — a miscellaneous collection or group of various or somewhat unrelated items.
- miscreancy — the state or condition of a miscreant; villainy.
- 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.
- mispayment — Incorrect payment.
- miss stays — (of a sailing vessel) to fail to come about
- 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.
- mistakably — In a mistakable manner.
- mistakenly — wrongly conceived, held, or done: a mistaken antagonism.
- mistrayned — deluded or incorrectly trained
- mistressly — relating to a female who is skilled or expert in a particular area
- misty-eyed — on the verge of tears.
- mittyesque — Walter Mitty.
- mks system — The mks system is the metric system in which the meter, kilogram, and the second are the fundamental units.