9-letter words containing a, l, i, m, e
- medalists — Plural form of medalist.
- medalling — (British spelling) present participle of medal.
- medallion — a large medal.
- medallist — a person to whom a medal has been awarded.
- mediaeval — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or in the style of the Middle Ages: medieval architecture. Compare Middle Ages.
- medialize — To become more medial.
- mediately — to settle (disputes, strikes, etc.) as an intermediary between parties; reconcile.
- medicable — responsive to medical treatment; curable.
- medically — of or relating to the science or practice of medicine: medical history; medical treatment.
- medicinal — of, relating to, or having the properties of a medicine; curative; remedial: medicinal properties; medicinal substances.
- medievals — Plural form of medieval.
- megalesia — an ancient Roman festival in honor of the Magna Mater.
- megaliter — Alternative spelling of megalitre One million liters.
- megaliths — Plural form of megalith.
- megalitre — A unit of volume equivalent to 1000000 litres. Symbol: Ml.
- megalopia — macropsia.
- megalopic — having large eyes
- megapixel — a unit equal to one million pixels, used to measure the resolution of a digital image: My camera has a resolution of 12 megapixels.
- megapolis — megalopolis.
- megillahs — Plural form of megillah.
- melanesia — one of the three principal divisions of Oceania, comprising the island groups in the S Pacific NE of Australia.
- melanitic — containing, or relating to, melanite
- melanosis — abnormal deposition or development of black or dark pigment in the tissues.
- melanotic — of or affected with melanosis.
- melanuria — the presence of melanin in urine
- melanuric — relating to melanuria
- melatonin — a hormone secreted by the pineal gland in inverse proportion to the amount of light received by the retina, important in the regulation of biorhythms: in amphibians, it causes a lightening of the skin.
- meliorate — (transitive) To make better, to improve; to heal or solve a problem.
- melismata — Plural form of melisma.
- melomania — great enthusiasm for music
- melomanic — characterized by a great enthusiasm for music
- meloxicam — an anti-inflammatory drug used to treat osteoarthritis
- memorials — Plural form of memorial.
- mendelian — of or relating to Gregor Mendel or to his laws of heredity.
- meningeal — (anatomy) Relating to the meninges.
- mentalise — Alt form mentalize.
- mentalism — the doctrine that objects of knowledge have no existence except in the mind of the perceiver.
- mentalist — a person who believes in or advocates mentalism.
- mentality — mental capacity or endowment: a person of average mentality.
- mentalize — (usually, in passive) To make mental in nature, rather than physical.
- mentorial — Of or relating to a mentor.
- mercurial — changeable; volatile; fickle; flighty; erratic: a mercurial nature.
- meritable — Deserving of reward.
- meromelia — A birth defect characterized by the lacking of a part, but not all, of one or more limbs with the presence of a hand or foot, resulting in a shrunken and deformed extremity.
- mesangial — Of or pertaining to the mesangium.
- 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
- messalian — Euchite.
- messalina — Valeria, died a.d. 48, third wife of Claudius I.
- messaline — a thin, soft silk with a twill or satin weave.