10-letter words containing y, m, a
- melanocyte — a cell producing and containing melanin.
- memorially — By means of, or in terms of, memory.
- menacingly — something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat: Air pollution is a menace to health.
- mendicancy — the practice of begging, as for alms.
- merchantry — (dated) The body of merchants taken collectively.
- 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.
- merrymaker — a person who gaily or enthusiastically takes part in some festive or merry celebration; reveler.
- metagalaxy — the complete system of galaxies; the Milky Way and all the surrounding galaxies.
- metallurgy — the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties.
- 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.
- metatheory — a theory devised to analyze a theory.
- methylated — Simple past tense and past participle of methylate.
- methylates — Plural form of methylate.
- methylator — A person, company of device that methylates (originally, one that produced methylated spirits).
- methyldopa — a white powder, C 1 0 H 1 3 NO 4 , used in the treatment of hypertension.
- metrically — pertaining to meter or poetic measure.
- 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.
- microarray — A grid of DNA segments of known sequence that is used to test and map DNA fragments, antibodies, or proteins.
- micropylar — Of or pertaining to micropyles.
- 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.
- militantly — vigorously active and aggressive, especially in support of a cause: militant reformers.
- militarily — of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy: from civilian to military life.
- milk gravy — a gravy or sauce made from cooking fat, milk, flour, and seasonings.
- millionary — Of or relating to millions; consisting of millions.
- millocracy — rule or government by mill owners
- mimography — the representation of sign language in writing
- minelayers — Plural form of minelayer.
- minelaying — the activity of laying explosive mines
- mineralogy — the science or study of minerals.
- 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.
- mispayment — Incorrect payment.
- miss stays — (of a sailing vessel) to fail to come about
- 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
- mitigatory — to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate.
- mixability — to combine (substances, elements, things, etc.) into one mass, collection, or assemblage, generally with a thorough blending of the constituents.
- mixolydian — of, relating to, or denoting an authentic mode represented by the ascending natural diatonic scale from G to G
- mizzy maze — dialect expression meaning state of confusion
- mobile bay — a bay of the Gulf of Mexico, in SW Alabama: Civil War naval battle 1864. 36 miles (58 km) long; 8–18 miles (13–29 km) wide.
- modacrylic — designating or of any of various synthetic fibers that resist combustion, made from long-chain polymers composed primarily of acrylonitrile modified by other polymers: used in making fabrics, carpets, etc.
- moderately — kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
- modern-day — Modern-day is used to refer to the new or modern aspects of a place, an activity, or a society.