9-letter words containing e, n, c, o, m
- merocrine — (of the secretion of glands) characterized by formation of the product without undergoing disintegration
- meronymic — Relating to a meronym or meronyms.
- mesocolon — the mesentery of the colon.
- mesocrany — the state of having a medium breadth of skull
- metarchon — a nontoxic substance, such as a chemical to mask pheromones, that reduces the persistence of a pest
- metonymic — Of, or relating to, a word or phrase that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object.
- michelson — Albert Abraham, 1852–1931, U.S. physicist, born in Prussia (now Poland): Nobel prize 1907.
- micronise — (British) To reduce in size often to micrometer scale.
- micronize — Break (a substance) into very fine particles.
- microtone — any musical interval smaller than a semitone, specifically, a quarter tone.
- mimencode — (Originally distributed as "mmencode"). A replacement for uuencode for use in electronic mail and news. Part of MIME. uuencode uses characters that don"t translate well across all mail gateways (particularly those which convert between ASCII and EBCDIC). Also, different variants of uuencode encode data in different and incompatible ways, with no standard. Finally, few uuencode variants work well in a pipe. Mimencode implements the encodings which were defined for MIME as uuencode replacements, and should be considerably more robust for e-mail use. Written by Nathaniel S. Borenstein of Bell Communications Research, Inc. (Bellcore) in 1991.
- mischosen — to make a wrong or improper choice.
- misreckon — (transitive) To add (something) up incorrectly, make a wrong calculation of (an amount etc.).
- mitogenic — any substance or agent that stimulates mitotic cell division.
- mnemonics — something intended to assist the memory, as a verse or formula.
- mochiness — a fusty, dank, or humid condition
- mockernut — a North American hickory, Carya tomentosa, bearing a sweet, edible nut.
- monacetin — acetin.
- monecious — monoecious.
- monocable — an aerial ropeway having a single moving cable.
- monoceros — (obsolete) a unicorn.
- monocline — a monoclinal structure or fold.
- monocoque — a type of boat, aircraft, or rocket construction in which the shell carries most of the stresses.
- monocycle — a one-wheeled vehicle.
- monocytes — (immunology) Plural form of monocyte.
- monoecism — the state of having both male and female organs of reproduction
- monogenic — Biology. bearing either only males or only females.
- monomeric — a molecule of low molecular weight capable of reacting with identical or different molecules of low molecular weight to form a polymer.
- monoscope — a cathode-ray tube that provides a signal of a fixed pattern, formerly used for testing television equipment at the end of a broadcast day.
- monosemic — Of or pertaining to monosemy.
- monospace — Of a typeface, having the same width for each character.
- monticule — a subordinate volcanic cone.
- moonfaced — Alternative spelling of moon-faced.
- moonscape — the general appearance of the surface of the moon.
- mucinogen — any of a group of substances from which mucins are derived
- mucronate — having an abruptly projecting point, as a feather or leaf.
- neckmould — (architecture) A small convex moulding surrounding a column at the junction of the shaft and capital.
- necrotomy — Surgery. the excision of necrosed bone.
- nem. con. — nemine contradicente
- neocosmic — Of or relating to the universe in its present state; specifically, relating to the races of human beings known to history.
- newcomers — Plural form of newcomer.
- nicodemus — a Pharisee and member of the Sanhedrin who became a secret follower of Jesus. John 3:1–21; 7:50–52; 19:39.
- nicomedia — an ancient city in NW Asia Minor, at the head of the Gulf of Astacus, in present-day Turkey: modern Izmit is on its site.
- nonameric — Of or pertaining to a nonamer.
- nonmetric — not metric
- normocyte — an erythrocyte of normal size.
- oenomancy — a type of prophecy or foretelling that involves analysing wine and its qualities and characteristics
- omittance — The act of omitting something.
- omniscent — Misspelling of omniscient All-knowing.
- on camera — a device for capturing a photographic image or recording a video, using film or digital memory.