9-letter words containing e, m, a, n
- merneptah — king of ancient Egypt c1225–c1215 b.c. (son of Ramses II).
- meropidan — any insectivorous bird of the family Meropidae
- mertensia — any of various plants belonging to the genus Mertensia, of the borage family, including the lungworts and the Virginia cowslip.
- mesangial — Of or pertaining to the mesangium.
- mesangium — (anatomy) A thin layer of the glomerulus, within the basement membrane surrounding the glomerular capillaries.
- mescaline — a white, water-soluble, crystalline powder, C 1 1 H 1 7 NO 3 , obtained from mescal buttons, that produces hallucinations.
- meshugana — a crazy person.
- mesocrany — the state of having a medium breadth of skull
- messaging — a communication containing some information, news, advice, request, or the like, sent by messenger, telephone, email, or other means.
- messalian — Euchite.
- messalina — Valeria, died a.d. 48, third wife of Claudius I.
- messaline — a thin, soft silk with a twill or satin weave.
- messapian — an Indo-European language that was spoken in what is now SE Italy and written with an alphabet derived from that of Greek.
- messianic — the promised and expected deliverer of the Jewish people.
- mestranol — an estrogen, C 2 1 H 2 6 O 2 , used in oral contraceptives in combination with a progestin.
- metagnomy — (rare) divination.
- metahuman — Superhuman.
- metalline — metallic.
- metalling — Present participle of metal.
- metaphone — (algorithm, text) An algorithm for encoding a word so that similar sounding words encode the same. It's similar to soundex in purpose, but as it knows the basic rules of English pronunciation it's more accurate. The higher accuracy doesn't come free, though, metaphone requires more computational power as well as more storage capacity, but neither of these requirements are usually prohibitive. It is in the public domain so it can be freely implemented. Metaphone was developed by Lawrence Philips <[email protected]>. It is described in ["Practical Algorithms for Programmers", Binstock & Rex, Addison Wesley, 1995].
- metarchon — a nontoxic substance, such as a chemical to mask pheromones, that reduces the persistence of a pest
- metazoans — Plural form of metazoan.
- methadone — a synthetic narcotic, C 2 1 H 2 8 ClNO, similar to morphine but effective orally, used in the relief of pain and as a heroin substitute in the treatment of heroin addiction.
- metrician — a metrist.
- mezzaluna — a crescent-shaped, single- or double-bladed chopping knife, with a handle on each end or a connecting handle.
- mezzanine — the lowest balcony or forward part of such a balcony in a theater.
- mid-range — You can use mid-range to describe products or services which are neither the most expensive nor the cheapest of their type.
- middleman — a person who plays an economic role intermediate between producer and retailer or consumer.
- midheaven — the point of a horoscope corresponding to the zenith: the cusp of the tenth house.
- midianite — a member of an ancient desert people of northwest Arabia near the Gulf of Aqaba, believed to have descended from Midian.
- midlander — a native or inhabitant of the Midlands of England
- midseason — The middle part of a season, such as a sporting, television, or growing season.
- migraines — Plural form of migraine.
- milanaise — served with macaroni, or sometimes spaghetti, that has been flavored with tomatoes, mushrooms, shredded meat, etc.: veal cutlets à la milanaise.
- militance — (uncountable) The condition of being militant.
- millenary — consisting of or pertaining to a thousand, especially a thousand years.
- millennia — a period of 1000 years.
- millerand — Alexandre [a-lek-sahn-druh] /a lɛkˈsɑ̃ drə/ (Show IPA), 1859–1943, president of France 1920–24.
- mincemeat — a mixture composed of minced apples, suet, and sometimes meat, together with raisins, currants, candied citron, etc., for filling a pie.
- mind game — an action or statement intended to undermine or mislead someone else, often to gain advantage for oneself
- mindscape — A mental landscape; the world of the mind.
- mindshare — Relative public awareness of a phenomenon.
- mindstate — A state of mind.
- minecraft — a type of warship for sweeping mines at sea.
- minelayer — a naval ship equipped for placing mines in the water.
- mineshaft — A vertical hole, sunk down through the strata to reach the mineral which was to be mined.
- miniature — a representation or image of something on a small or reduced scale.
- minibeast — (informal) An insect / bug etc.
- minibreak — A brief pause for relaxation.
- ministate — a small, independent nation.