9-letter words containing a, c, l, i
- meloxicam — an anti-inflammatory drug used to treat osteoarthritis
- mercurial — changeable; volatile; fickle; flighty; erratic: a mercurial nature.
- mescaline — a white, water-soluble, crystalline powder, C 1 1 H 1 7 NO 3 , obtained from mescal buttons, that produces hallucinations.
- mescalism — addiction to mescal, an alcoholic spirit
- metabolic — of, relating to, or affected by metabolism.
- metalogic — the logical analysis of the fundamental concepts of logic.
- microalga — Any of many microscopic photosynthetic protists, often living as single cells and floating as plankton.
- microbial — a microorganism, especially a pathogenic bacterium.
- microglia — Glial cells derived from mesoderm that function as macrophages (scavengers) in the central nervous system and form part of the reticuloendothelial system.
- microloan — a very small, short-term loan at low interest, especially to a start-up company or self-employed person.
- militance — (uncountable) The condition of being militant.
- militancy — vigorously active and aggressive, especially in support of a cause: militant reformers.
- mill-race — the channel in which the current of water driving a mill wheel flows to the mill.
- millocrat — a member of a government or ruling class of mill owners
- millraces — (archaic) Plural form of millrace.
- millscale — a scale or coating of iron oxide that forms on heated iron or steel on contact with air
- mimetical — Alternative form of mimetic.
- mimically — In a mimicking or imitative manner.
- mirifical — (rare) miraculous, wonderful.
- miscalled — Simple past tense and past participle of miscall.
- mislocate — to misplace.
- misplaced — to put in a wrong place.
- misplaces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misplace.
- mocktails — Plural form of mocktail.
- monacillo — a low shrub, Malvaviscus arboreus, of tropical America, having scarlet flowers and berrylike fruit that is sticky when young.
- monodical — Pertaining to monody.
- montclair — a city in NE New Jersey.
- multicast — Send (data) across a computer network to several users at the same time.
- multician — (jargon, person) /muhl-ti'shn/ A term coined at Honeywell, ca. 1970 for a competent user of Multics. Perhaps oddly, no one has ever promoted the analogous "Unician".
- multipack — a packaged item containing two or more products sold as a unit.
- multiscan — (hardware) A monitor that can synchronise to a variety of horizontal scan rates and refresh rates, allowing it to display images at different resolutions.
- municipal — of or relating to a town or city or its local government: municipal elections.
- musicales — Plural form of musicale.
- musically — of, relating to, or producing music: a musical instrument.
- myoclonia — a disease characterized by myoclonus.
- nafcillin — A beta-lactam antibiotic of the penicillin class.
- nahcolite — a carbonate mineral, naturally occurring sodium bicarbonate, NaHCO 3 .
- nail-sick — iron-sick.
- navicular — boat-shaped, as certain bones.
- neuralgic — sharp and paroxysmal pain along the course of a nerve.
- niocalite — (mineralogy) A monoclinic-domatic light yellow mineral containing calcium, fluorine, niobium, oxygen, and silicon.
- no claims — A no claims discount or bonus is a reduction in the money that you have to pay for an insurance policy, which you get when you have not made any claims in the previous year.
- noctiluca — a dinoflagellate of the genus Noctiluca, capable of producing light and, in groups, of causing a luminous appearance of the sea.
- noncoital — not involving sexual intercourse
- nonfiscal — not involving government funds
- nonracial — of or relating to the social construct of race: racial diversity; racial stereotypes.
- nonsocial — relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.
- nostalgic — experiencing or exhibiting nostalgia, a sentimental or wistful yearning for the happiness felt in a former place, time, or situation.
- noticable — Misspelling of noticeable.
- numerical — of or relating to numbers; of the nature of a number.