10-letter words that end in m
- disconfirm — to prove to be invalid.
- disembosom — to reveal; divulge.
- disencharm — To free from the influence of a charm or spell; to disenchant.
- disselboom — One of the poles supporting a wagon.
- disulfiram — a cream-colored, water-insoluble solid, C 10 H 20 N 2 S 4 , used chiefly in the treatment of chronic alcoholism, producing highly unpleasant symptoms when alcohol is taken following its administration.
- do-goodism — the actions or principles of a do-gooder.
- dobby loom — a loom equipped with a dobby for weaving small, geometric patterns.
- dove prism — a prism that inverts a beam of light, often used in a telescope to produce an erect image.
- downstream — upstream
- dracontium — (pharmacy, obsolete) The roots and rhizomes of skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus.
- dream team — A dream team is the best possible group of people to be in a sports team or to do a particular job.
- dress form — an adjustable dummy used in dressmaking that can be made to conform to a person's figure
- drill stem — A drill stem is all the parts of the equipment used for rotary drilling.
- drill team — a group trained, especially for exhibition purposes, in precision marching, the manual of arms, etc.
- durovernum — the Latin name for a city in SE England, in E Kent: starting point for St Augustine's mission to England (597 ad); cathedral where St Thomas à Becket was martyred (1170); seat of the archbishop and primate of England; seat of the University of Kent (1965). Pop: 43 552 (2001)
- dust storm — a storm of strong winds and dust-filled air over an extensive area during a period of drought over normally arable land (distinguished from sandstorm).
- dynamitism — The work of dynamiters.
- dyrrachium — a port in W Albania, on the Adriatic. Pop: 86 900 (1991 est)
- dysphemism — the substitution of a harsh, disparaging, or unpleasant expression for a more neutral one.
- dysprosium — a rare-earth metallic element, highly reactive and paramagnetic, found in small amounts in various rare-earth minerals, as euxenite and monazite: used to absorb neutrons in nuclear reactors. Symbol: Dy; atomic weight: 162.50; atomic number: 66.
- ebionitism — The system or doctrine of the Ebionites.
- echinoderm — any marine animal of the invertebrate phylum Echinodermata, having a radiating arrangement of parts and a body wall stiffened by calcareous pieces that may protrude as spines and including the starfishes, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, etc.
- ecotourism — tourism to places having unspoiled natural resources, with minimal impact on the environment being a primary concern.
- elbow room — Elbow room is the freedom to do what you want to do or need to do in a particular situation.
- elytriform — having the form of an elytron
- emboliform — Plug-shaped.
- embothrium — any evergreen shrub of the genus Embothrium, esp E. coccineum, native to South America but widely cultivated as an ornamental for its scarlet flowers: family Proteaceae
- empiricism — The theory that all knowledge is derived from sense-experience. Stimulated by the rise of experimental science, it developed in the 17th and 18th centuries, expounded in particular by John Locke, George Berkeley, and David Hume.
- emplastrum — a medicated plaster
- encephalum — The brain of an insect.
- endomysium — A layer of connective tissue which surrounds individual muscle fibers.
- englishism — an English custom, practice, etc
- enthraldom — the condition of being enthralled
- enthusiasm — Intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.
- entry form — customs
- epicardium — A serous membrane that forms the innermost layer of the pericardium and the outer surface of the heart.
- epicentrum — the focus of an earthquake
- epicranium — (anatomy) The upper and superficial part of the head, including the scalp, muscles, etc.
- epidendrum — an orchid belonging to the Epidendrum genus
- epineurium — (anatomy) The connective tissue framework and sheath of a nerve which bind together the nerve bundles, each of which has its own special sheath, or perineurium.
- epiphytism — the condition of being an epiphyte
- episternum — (anatomy) The upper segment of the sternum.
- epithelium — The thin tissue forming the outer layer of a body’s surface and lining the alimentary canal and other hollow structures.
- eponychium — (anatomy) cuticle (thickened layer of skin on fingernails and toenails).
- erechtheum — a temple on the Acropolis at Athens, which has a porch of caryatids
- eriophorum — cotton grass
- erraticism — the action or tendency to be erratic
- eternalism — (philosophy) The view that time resembles space and thus past and future events are in some sense coexistent.
- eudemonism — Alternative form of eudaemonism.
- euhemerism — the theory that gods arose out of the deification of historical heroes