9-letter words containing c, m, i
- macrolide — Any of a class of antibiotics containing a lactone ring, of which the first and best known is erythromycin.
- macrolith — a stone tool about 1 foot (30 cm) long.
- macropsia — a defect of vision in which objects appear to be larger than their actual size.
- mactation — the act of sacrificial killing
- magic eye — a miniature cathode-ray tube in some radio receivers, on the screen of which a pattern is displayed in order to assist tuning
- magically — produced by or as if by magic: The change in the appearance of the room was magical.
- magicians — Plural form of magician.
- magnetics — the science of magnetism.
- magnifico — a Venetian nobleman.
- mahlstick — a stick with a padded tip used to support an artist's working hand.
- maieutics — the Socratic method of eliciting knowledge by a series of questions and answers
- mailcoach — a railway coach specially constructed for the transportation of mail
- main deck — the uppermost weatherproof deck, running the full length of a ship.
- mainbrace — a brace leading to a main yard.
- majestick — Archaic spelling of majestic.
- make nice — pleasing; agreeable; delightful: a nice visit.
- make-nice — pleasing; agreeable; delightful: a nice visit.
- malachite — a green mineral, basic copper carbonate, Cu 2 CO 3 (OH) 2 , an ore of copper, used for making ornamental articles.
- malacotic — softening, or loss of consistency, of an organ or tissue.
- maledicts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of maledict.
- malicious — full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.
- man-child — a male child; boy; son.
- manacling — Present participle of manacle.
- mancation — a holiday for a group of men, esp. one that involves typically masculine pursuits
- manchuria — a historic region in NE China: ancestral home of the Manchu. About 413,000 sq. mi. (1,070,000 sq. km).
- mancipate — (obsolete) To enslave.
- manciples — Plural form of manciple.
- mancunian — a native or resident of Manchester, England.
- manically — In a manic manner.
- manichean — Also, Manichee [man-i-kee] /ˈmæn ɪˌki/ (Show IPA). an adherent of the dualistic religious system of Manes, a combination of Gnostic Christianity, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, and various other elements, with a basic doctrine of a conflict between light and dark, matter being regarded as dark and evil.
- manicheus — Manes.
- manicotti — a dish consisting of large, tubular noodles stuffed with a mild cheese and baked in a tomato sauce.
- manicules — Plural form of manicule.
- manicured — a cosmetic treatment of the hands and fingernails, including trimming and polishing of the nails and removing cuticles.
- manicures — Plural form of manicure.
- manitowoc — a port in E Wisconsin, on Lake Michigan.
- manticore — a legendary monster with a man's head, horns, a lion's body, and the tail of a dragon or, sometimes, a scorpion.
- maracaibo — a seaport in NW Venezuela.
- marcasite — Also called white iron pyrites. a common mineral, iron disulfide, FeS 2 , chemically similar to pyrite but crystallizing in the orthorhombic system.
- marchlike — (music) Resembling a march.
- mariachis — Plural form of mariachi.
- markevich — Igor [ee-guh r] /ˈi gər/ (Show IPA), 1912–83, Russian conductor and composer.
- masculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- masculism — Support for male domination of women, for patriarchy; opposition to equality for women; anti-feminism.
- masculist — Of or relating to masculism.
- mashgiach — mashgiah.
- 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.
- masticate — Chew (food).