9-letter words containing c, o, r, e
- metarchon — a nontoxic substance, such as a chemical to mask pheromones, that reduces the persistence of a pest
- microbeam — (physics) A beam having a small cross section.
- microbrew — beer brewed in a microbrewery.
- microcode — one or more microinstructions.
- microcyte — Pathology. an abnormally small red blood cell.
- microdose — (medicine) A very low dose (especially of radiation therapy).
- microlite — any microscopic crystal.
- micromere — a small blastomere, as one of those that form toward the animal pole in embryos that undergo unequal cleavage or those that occur in the embryo of mammals.
- micromesh — a very fine mesh
- micromole — (chemistry, physics) One millionth of a mole.
- micronise — (British) To reduce in size often to micrometer scale.
- micronize — Break (a substance) into very fine particles.
- micropore — a tiny opening, as in specialized biological filters or in the shells of some animals.
- micropyle — Zoology. any minute opening in an ovum through which a spermatozoon can enter, as in many insects.
- microreid — /mi:'kroh-reed/ See bogosity.
- microserf — (jargon) Wired magazine's term for a Microsoft employee.
- microsite — (Internet) A self-contained page or group of pages meant to supplement a larger website.
- microsome — a small inclusion, consisting of ribosomes and fragments of the endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria, in the cytoplasm of a cell.
- 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.
- microtome — an instrument for cutting very thin sections, as of organic tissue, for microscopic examination.
- microtone — any musical interval smaller than a semitone, specifically, a quarter tone.
- microtube — A microscopic tube, especially one used in the construction of specialized lasers.
- microwave — an electromagnetic wave of extremely high frequency, 1 GH 3 or more, and having wavelengths of from 1 mm to 30 cm.
- microwire — A very small diameter wire, especially one with a glass coating.
- microzyme — (biology, dated) A microorganism supposed to act like a ferment in causing or propagating certain infectious or contagious diseases; a pathogenic bacterial organism.
- midcourse — the middle of a course.
- misoclere — hostile to clergy
- misreckon — (transitive) To add (something) up incorrectly, make a wrong calculation of (an amount etc.).
- misrecord — (transitive) To record incorrectly.
- mockeries — Plural form of mockery.
- mockernut — a North American hickory, Carya tomentosa, bearing a sweet, edible nut.
- 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.
- monoceros — (obsolete) a unicorn.
- monomeric — a molecule of low molecular weight capable of reacting with identical or different molecules of low molecular weight to form a polymer.
- moraceous — belonging to the Moraceae, the mulberry family of plants.
- morecambe — a port and resort in NW England, in NW Lancashire on Morecambe Bay (an inlet of the Irish Sea). Pop (with Heysham): 49 569 (2001)
- morphemic — any of the minimal grammatical units of a language, each constituting a word or meaningful part of a word, that cannot be divided into smaller independent grammatical parts, as the, write, or the -ed of waited. Compare allomorph (def 2), morph (def 1).
- mosbacher — Emil, Jr ("Bus") 1922–1997, U.S. yacht racer and government official.
- motorcade — a procession or parade of automobiles or other motor vehicles.
- mucronate — having an abruptly projecting point, as a feather or leaf.
- multicore — (computer hardware, of a processor) Combining two or more independent cores into a single package composed of a single integrated circuit.
- mx record — Mail Exchange Record
- myrmecoid — ant-like
- narcotine — An alkaloid found in opium; noscapine.
- narcotise — Alternative spelling of narcotize.
- narcotize — to subject to or treat with a narcotic; stupefy.
- neck cord — lash1 (def 7).
- necrology — a list of persons who have died within a certain time.
- necrophil — person who is sexually attracted to dead bodies