9-letter words containing a, s, c, o, m
- laconisms — Plural form of laconism.
- lacrimoso — sad or mournful
- lambrusco — a semisweet, lightly effervescent red wine from Italy.
- limaceous — Characteristic of slugs (of the family Limacidae).
- localisms — Plural form of localism.
- lock seam — a joint between two pieces of sheet metal, made by folding up the overlapping edges against each other, then folding them over in the same direction a number of times.
- macaroons — Plural form of macaroon.
- macintosh — a raincoat made of rubberized cloth.
- macro sap — Macro processing modification of SAP. D.E. Eastwood and D.M. McIlroy, unpublished memorandum, Bell Labs 1959. Led to TRAC.
- macrocosm — the great world or universe; the universe considered as a whole (opposed to microcosm).
- macrocyst — a large cyst or spore case, especially the encysted, resting plasmodium of a slime mold.
- macropods — Plural form of macropod.
- macropsia — a defect of vision in which objects appear to be larger than their actual size.
- macrotous — having large ears
- macrurous — long-tailed, as a lobster (opposed to brachyurous).
- malicious — full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.
- manoscopy — the measurement of the densities of gases
- marruecos — Spanish name of Morocco.
- mascarons — grotesque face used as decoration
- mascouche — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada.
- masochism — Psychiatry. the condition in which sexual gratification depends on suffering physical pain or humiliation.
- masochist — Psychiatry. a person who has masochism, the condition in which sexual or other gratification depends on one's suffering physical pain or humiliation.
- masoretic — of or relating to the Masorah or the Masoretes.
- mastocyte — Mast cell.
- mcmansion — a large modern house considered to look mass-produced, lacking in distinguishing characteristics, and at variance with established local architecture
- megascope — A modification of the magic lantern, used especially for throwing a magnified image of an opaque object on a screen, solar or artificial light being used.
- mescalero — a member of a group of Apache Indians who originally inhabited northern Mexico and the southwestern U.S. east of the Rio Grande, have intermarried with the Chiricahua and Lipan, and are presently situated in New Mexico.
- mesocarps — Plural form of mesocarp.
- mesocrany — the state of having a medium breadth of skull
- mesoscale — pertaining to meteorological phenomena, such as wind circulation and cloud patterns, that are about 1–100 km (0.6–60 miles) in horizontal extent.
- metascope — a device for converting infrared radiation into visible light.
- micaceous — consisting of, containing, or resembling mica.
- microbars — Plural form of microbar.
- micropsia — a defect of vision in which objects appear to be smaller than their actual size.
- microstat — a negative of a microphotograph made directly from a negative by a copy camera.
- minacious — menacing; threatening.
- mishpocha — an entire family network comprising relatives by blood and marriage and sometimes including close friends; clan.
- mislocate — to misplace.
- misogamic — having a hatred of marriage
- mist-coat — (in house painting or interior decoration) a coat of thinner, sometimes pigmented, applied to a finish coat of paint to increase its luster.
- mocassins — Plural form of mocassin.
- moccasins — Plural form of moccasin.
- mocktails — Plural form of mocktail.
- molluscan — Relating to mollusks.
- monachism — monasticism.
- monastics — Plural form of monastic.
- monobasic — Chemistry. (of an acid) containing one replaceable hydrogen atom.
- monocarps — Plural form of monocarp.
- monospace — Of a typeface, having the same width for each character.
- moonscape — the general appearance of the surface of the moon.