10-letter words containing t, i, m, e, s
- metabolise — Alternative spelling of metabolize.
- metabolism — Biology, Physiology. the sum of the physical and chemical processes in an organism by which its material substance is produced, maintained, and destroyed, and by which energy is made available. Compare anabolism, catabolism.
- metaethics — the philosophy of ethics dealing with the meaning of ethical terms, the nature of moral discourse, and the foundations of moral principles.
- metalepsis — the use of metonymy to replace a word already used figuratively.
- metallings — road metals
- metalloids — Plural form of metalloid.
- metalsmith — a person skilled in making articles of metal.
- metamerism — Zoology. division into metameres, the developmental process of somite formation. existence in a metameric state.
- metaphasic — Relating to metaphase.
- metaphysic — metaphysics.
- metaphysis — (anatomy) The part of a long bone that grows during development.
- metaplasia — the transformation of one type of tissue into another.
- metaplasis — the second of three stages of ontogenetic development proposed by Ernst Heinrich Haeckel, in which the development of the individual is complete
- metastasio — (Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi) 1698–1782, Italian poet and dramatist.
- metastasis — Pathology. the transference of disease-producing organisms or of malignant or cancerous cells to other parts of the body by way of the blood or lymphatic vessels or membranous surfaces. the condition produced by this.
- metastatic — Pathology. the transference of disease-producing organisms or of malignant or cancerous cells to other parts of the body by way of the blood or lymphatic vessels or membranous surfaces. the condition produced by this.
- metathesis — the transposition of letters, syllables, or sounds in a word, as in the pronunciation [kuhmf-ter-buh l] /ˈkʌmf tər bəl/ (Show IPA) for comfortable or [aks] /æks/ (Show IPA) for ask.
- metecdysis — the period following the moult (ecdysis) of an arthropod, when the new cuticle is forming
- meteorites — a mass of stone or metal that has reached the earth from outer space; a fallen meteoroid.
- meteoroids — Plural form of meteoroid.
- methodists — a member of the largest Christian denomination that grew out of the revival of religion led by John Wesley: stresses both personal and social morality and has an Arminian doctrine and, in the U.S., a modified episcopal polity.
- methodizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of methodize.
- methoxides — Plural form of methoxide.
- meticulous — taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough: a meticulous craftsman; meticulous personal appearance.
- 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.”.
- metrestick — a measuring stick one metre long
- metricates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of metricate.
- metropolis — any large, busy city.
- mezzotints — Plural form of mezzotint.
- microcytes — Pathology. an abnormally small red blood cell.
- microstate — ministate.
- microtomes — Plural form of microtome.
- microtones — any musical interval smaller than a semitone, specifically, a quarter tone.
- microtubes — Plural form of microtube.
- mid-cities — the extensive suburban area developed between Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas.
- middelskot — (in South Africa) an intermediate payment to a farmers' cooperative for a crop or wool clip
- middlemost — midmost.
- midsection — the middle section or part of anything.
- midsegment — a line joining the midpoints of two sides of a triangle.
- midwestern — Also, Midwestern. Middle Western.
- mightiness — having, characterized by, or showing superior power or strength: mighty rulers.
- mild steel — low-carbon steel, containing no more than 0.25 percent carbon.
- milestones — Plural form of milestone.
- militaries — of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy: from civilian to military life.
- militarise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of militarize.
- millstones — Plural form of millstone.
- millstream — the stream in a millrace.
- mindszenty — Joseph (Joseph Pehm) 1892–1975, Hungarian Roman Catholic clergyman: primate of Hungary 1945–74.
- mineralist — a mineralogist
- mineshafts — Plural form of mineshaft.