10-Letter Words Containing: O,L,T,A,I,S,M

• the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals

• the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life

• breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy

• raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings

• a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem

• an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining

• (formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow

• an expression of grievance or resentment

• (civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based

• (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense

• the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)

• the act of committing a crime

• the exponent required to produce a given number

• Worse than optimal.

• of a process or change taking place at constant temperature