9-letter words containing a, m, t, e, r, o
- horsemeat — The flesh of a horse as food.
- imperator — an absolute or supreme ruler.
- lamproite — (geology) Any of several volcanic rocks having a high potassium content.
- latecomer — a person who arrives late: The latecomers were seated after the overture.
- lattimore — Richmond Alexander, 1906–84, U.S. poet, translator, and critic, born in China.
- macerator — to soften or separate into parts by steeping in a liquid.
- macrocyte — an abnormally large red blood cell.
- macroetch — to etch deeply into the surface of (a metal).
- macrotape — (storage) /mak'roh-tayp/ An industry-standard reel of magnetic tape, as opposed to a microtape. See also round tape.
- maelstrom — a large, powerful, or violent whirlpool.
- magnetron — a two-element vacuum tube in which the flow of electrons is under the influence of an external magnetic field, used to generate extremely short radio waves.
- majorette — drum majorette.
- manometer — an instrument for measuring the pressure of a fluid, consisting of a tube filled with a liquid, the level of the liquid being determined by the fluid pressure and the height of the liquid being indicated on a scale.
- manometry — an instrument for measuring the pressure of a fluid, consisting of a tube filled with a liquid, the level of the liquid being determined by the fluid pressure and the height of the liquid being indicated on a scale.
- manticore — a legendary monster with a man's head, horns, a lion's body, and the tail of a dragon or, sometimes, a scorpion.
- marielito — a refugee from Cuba who came to the U.S. in 1980 as part of a mass migration that sailed from Mariel, Cuba.
- marlstone — an indurated marl.
- marmosets — Plural form of marmoset.
- masoretic — of or relating to the Masorah or the Masoretes.
- massorete — one of the writers or compilers of the Masorah.
- masterdom — complete control; mastery
- masterson — William Barclay ("Bat") 1853–1921, U.S. frontier law officer.
- matronage — the state of being a matron.
- matronize — to cause to become matronly; cause to act as, or fulfill the role of, matron.
- mattamore — An underground storage place for grain.
- meatworks — (Australia, New Zealand) A slaughterhouse or meat processing plant.
- mediators — Plural form of mediator.
- mediatory — pertaining to mediation.
- meditator — to engage in thought or contemplation; reflect.
- megastore — A very large store, typically one specializing in a particular type of product.
- megastorm — a very powerful storm that causes catastrophic damage
- meliorate — (transitive) To make better, to improve; to heal or solve a problem.
- mentorial — Of or relating to a mentor.
- mercapto- — (in chemical compounds) indicating the presence of an HS- group
- mestranol — an estrogen, C 2 1 H 2 6 O 2 , used in oral contraceptives in combination with a progestin.
- metalcore — (music) A genre of rock music related to punk and heavy metal.
- metalwork — objects made of metal.
- metamorph — (biology) An organism that has undergone metamorphosis.
- metaphore — Misspelling of metaphor.
- metaphors — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- metarchon — a nontoxic substance, such as a chemical to mask pheromones, that reduces the persistence of a pest
- microtape — (hardware, storage) /mi:'kroh-tayp/ Occasionally used to mean a DECtape, as opposed to a macrotape. Apparently the term "microtape" was actually the official term used within DEC for these tapes until someone coined the word "DECtape", which, of course, sounded sexier to the marketroids. Another version of the story holds that someone discovered a conflict with another company's "microtape" trademark.
- moderated — kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
- moderates — Plural form of moderate.
- moderator — a person or thing that moderates.
- momentary — lasting but a moment; very brief; fleeting: a momentary glimpse.
- monastery — a house or place of residence occupied by a community of persons, especially monks, living in seclusion under religious vows.
- mordanted — Simple past tense and past participle of mordant.
- more than — a greater number or amount than
- morganite — rose-colored beryl.