10-letter words containing u, m, a, r, t
- morulation — (biology) The cleavage or segmentation of the ovum by which a morula is formed.
- moudiewart — a mole
- mousetraps — Plural form of mousetrap.
- mousterian — of or relating to a Middle Paleolithic culture of Neanderthal man dating to the early upper Pleistocene Epoch (c100,000–40,000 b.c.) and consisting of five or more stone-artifact traditions in Europe whose characteristic tools are side scrapers and points.
- mouth harp — harmonica (def 1).
- mouthguard — A device that fits into the mouth over one or both arches of teeth, which is usually made of plastic. They may be used to protect aginst injury during sport or fighting, or may serve a medical purpose.
- mouthparts — Plural form of mouthpart.
- mud stream — mudflow.
- mukhabarat — (in Middle Eastern countries) a secret police force
- mule track — a track used by mules
- mule train — a line of pack mules or a line of wagons drawn by mules.
- multi-year — a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 (calendar year or civil year) Compare common year, leap year.
- multiarmed — having multiple arms
- multiflora — any of several plant varieties or hybrids characterized by many single, relatively small flowers, as certain kinds of petunias or roses.
- multigrade — a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity: the best grade of paper.
- multigrain — a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- multilayer — multilayered.
- multilobar — of or relating to a lobe, as of the lungs.
- multiorgan — Involving multiple organs of the body.
- multiparae — Plural form of multipara.
- multiparty — of or relating to more than two political parties.
- multipolar — having several or many poles.
- multirange — having several ranges
- multitrack — a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
- multocular — having several or many eyes or ommatidia
- muster day — the annual day for enrollment in the militia of all able men aged 18 to 45, according to a law established in 1792 and in effect until after the Civil War.
- mutessarif — an administrator or governor of a sanjak or province in the former Ottoman Empire
- myrtaceous — belonging to the Myrtaceae, the myrtle family of plants. Compare myrtle family.
- nasturtium — any plant of the genus Tropaeolum, cultivated for its showy, usually orange, red, or yellow flowers or for its fruit, which is pickled and used like capers.
- natatorium — a swimming pool, especially one that is indoors.
- naturalism — Literature. a manner or technique of treating subject matter that presents, through volume of detail, a deterministic view of human life and actions. a deterministic theory of writing in which it is held that a writer should adopt an objective view toward the material written about, be free of preconceived ideas as to form and content, and represent with clinical accuracy and frankness the details of life. Compare realism (def 4b). a representation of natural appearances or natural patterns of speech, manner, etc., in a work of fiction. the depiction of the physical environment, especially landscape or the rural environment.
- neutralism — the policy or advocacy of maintaining strict neutrality in foreign affairs.
- non-mature — complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush.
- numerating — Present participle of numerate.
- numeration — an act or instance of or the process or result of numbering or counting.
- numerative — an act or instance of or the process or result of numbering or counting.
- numerators — Plural form of numerator.
- octamerous — consisting of or divided into eight parts.
- outmarched — Simple past tense and past participle of outmarch.
- outmeasure — to measure out
- outmigrant — A person who has migrated from one place to another, especially within a country.
- outsmarted — to get the better of (someone); outwit.
- overmature — complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush.
- palm court — a large room, usually in a prestigious hotel, where functions are staged, notably tea dances
- panaritium — a whitlow
- pancratium — (in ancient Greece) an athletic contest combining wrestling and boxing.
- parimutuel — a system of betting on races in which those backing the winners divide, in proportion to their wagers, the total amount bet, minus a percentage for the track operators, taxes, etc.
- part music — music, especially vocal music, with parts for two or more independent performers.
- pasteurism — a method of securing immunity from rabies in a person who has been bitten by a rabid animal, by daily injections of progressively more virulent suspensions of the infected spinal cord of a rabbit that died of rabies
- permutable — to alter; change.