9-letter words containing c, l, o, a, m
- 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.
- millocrat — a member of a government or ruling class of mill owners
- mislocate — to misplace.
- mocktails — Plural form of mocktail.
- modular c — A preprocessor-based extension to C allowing modules.
- mole crab — a burrowing crustacean of the genus Emerita, found on sandy ocean beaches of North America, having a distinctly curved carapace.
- molecular — of or relating to or caused by molecules: molecular structure.
- molluscan — Relating to mollusks.
- monacillo — a low shrub, Malvaviscus arboreus, of tropical America, having scarlet flowers and berrylike fruit that is sticky when young.
- monarchal — pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a monarch: monarchal pomp.
- monocable — an aerial ropeway having a single moving cable.
- monocular — having only one eye.
- monodical — Pertaining to monody.
- montclair — a city in NE New Jersey.
- moon-calf — a congenitally grossly deformed and mentally defective person.
- moschatel — a small plant, Adoxa moschatellina, having greenish or yellowish flowers with a musky odor.
- mycoflora — the fungi characteristic of a particular environment.
- myoclonia — a disease characterized by myoclonus.
- 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.
- ohmically — By means of ohmic heating, the process by which the passage of an electric current through a conductor releases heat.
- opthalmic — Misspelling of ophthalmic.
- osmically — with regard to smell
- overclaim — to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due: to claim an estate by inheritance.
- pilcomayo — a river in S central South America, flowing SE from S Bolivia along the boundary between Paraguay and Argentina to the Paraguay River at Asunción. 1000 miles (1610 km) long.
- placoderm — any of various extinct jawed fishes of the class Placodermi, dominant in seas and rivers during the Devonian Period and characterized by bony armored plates on the head and upper trunk.
- polemarch — (in ancient Greece) a civilian official, originally a supreme general
- polemical — a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.
- policeman — a member of a police force or body.
- polygamic — polygamous.
- ptolemaic — of or relating to Ptolemy or his system of astronomy.
- rascaldom — the domain of rascals, a group of rascals
- razorclam — type of mollusc with a long, narrow shell
- rocambole — a European plant, Allium scorodoprasum, of the amaryllis family, used like garlic.
- scalogram — an attitude scale in which a positive answer to an item implies agreement with items appearing lower on the scale.
- schoolman — a person versed in scholastic learning or engaged in scholastic pursuits.
- semivocal — of or relating to a semivowel
- shambolic — very disorganized; messy or confused: I’ve had a shambolic year, the worst ever.
- socialism — a theory or system of social organization that advocates the vesting of the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution, of capital, land, etc., in the community as a whole.
- soft clam — soft-shell clam.
- someplace — somewhere.
- stomachal — a medication that is good for the stomach
- ulmaceous — belonging to the Ulmaceae, the elm family of plants.
- voicemail — an electronic system enabling the recording and storage of (usually digitized) voice messages, which can subsequently be retrieved by the intended recipient.
- volcanism — the phenomena connected with volcanoes and volcanic activity.
- wolframic — tungstic.
- xylomancy — Divination by means of pieces of burning wood.