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10-letter words containing t, o, r, e, m

  • overmaster — to gain mastery over; conquer; overpower: The sudden impulse had quite overmastered me.
  • overmatter — overset (def 6).
  • overmature — complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush.
  • overmighty — too forceful
  • overmodest — extremely modest
  • overtimely — untimely
  • oxidimetry — a technique of analytical chemistry that utilizes oxidizing agents for titrations.
  • palmerston — Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount, 1784–1865, British statesman: prime minister 1855–58, 1859–65.
  • peltmonger — a seller of pelts
  • perdu-mont — Mont [mawn] /mɔ̃/ (Show IPA). French name of Monte Perdido.
  • peremptory — leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal; imperative: a peremptory command.
  • periosteum — the normal investment of bone, consisting of a dense, fibrous outer layer, to which muscles attach, and a more delicate, inner layer capable of forming bone.
  • peritoneum — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
  • permafrost — (in arctic or subarctic regions) perennially frozen subsoil.
  • permeation — to pass into or through every part of: Bright sunshine permeated the room.
  • pestersome — to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble: Don't pester me with your trivial problems.
  • petrodrome — an African elephant shrew
  • petrolatum — a translucent gelatinous substance obtained from petroleum; used as a lubricant and in medicine as an ointment base and protective dressing
  • petromoney — the money that is regarded in terms of income derived from petroleum
  • phonometer — a device for measuring the intensity of a sound.
  • photometer — an instrument that measures luminous intensity or brightness, luminous flux, light distribution, color, etc., usually by comparing the light emitted by two sources, one source having certain specified standard characteristics.
  • photometry — the measurement of the intensity of light or of relative illuminating power.
  • piezometer — any of several instruments for measuring the pressure of a fluid or the compressibility of a substance when subjected to such a pressure.
  • piezometry — the measurement of pressure or compressibility.
  • planometer — surface plate.
  • pleromatic — relating to the pleroma
  • pleurotomy — surgical incision into the pleura, esp to drain fluid, as in pleurisy
  • ponderment — the act of pondering
  • portamento — a passing or gliding from one pitch or tone to another with a smooth progression.
  • portmapper — (networking)   A server that converts TCP/IP protocol port numbers into RPC program numbers. It must be running in order to make RPC calls. When an RPC server starts, it tells portmap the port number it is listening on and what RPC program numbers it serves. Before a client can call a given RPC program number, it must contacts portmap on the server machine to determine the port number to which RPC packets should be sent.
  • 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.
  • postmodern — noting or pertaining to architecture of the late 20th century, appearing in the 1960s, that consciously uses complex forms, fantasy, and allusions to historic styles, in contrast to the austere forms and emphasis on utility of standard modern architecture.
  • postmortem — of, relating to, or occurring in the time following death.
  • praetorium — (in Roman history) the headquarters or residence of a Roman official, governor or military commander
  • pre-atomic — of or relating to the period of history preceding the atomic age.
  • pre-emptor — to occupy (land) in order to establish a prior right to buy.
  • pre-format — the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves. Compare duodecimo, folio (def 2), octavo, quarto.
  • precompute — to determine by calculation; reckon; calculate: to compute the period of Jupiter's revolution.
  • preemption — the act or right of claiming or purchasing before or in preference to others.
  • preemptory — to occupy (land) in order to establish a prior right to buy.
  • premeiotic — occurring before the start of meiosis
  • premention — to refer briefly to; name, specify, or speak of: Don't forget to mention her contribution to the project.
  • premoisten — to moisten beforehand
  • premonitor — a person who, or a thing which, forewarns
  • premycotic — relating to the early phase of mycosis fungoides
  • prime cost — that part of the cost of a commodity deriving from the labor and materials directly utilized in its manufacture.
  • primogenit — the eldest child in a family
  • problemist — someone who composes and solves problems, esp in chess or mathematics
  • proctodeum — a depression in the ectoderm of the anal region of a young embryo, which develops into part of the anal canal.
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