9-letter words containing g, l, i, o, m
- limnology — the scientific study of bodies of fresh water, as lakes and ponds, with reference to their physical, geographical, biological, and other features.
- logarithm — the exponent of the power to which a base number must be raised to equal a given number; log: 2 is the logarithm of 100 to the base 10 (2 = log10 100).
- logomania — Great enthusiasm for words.
- long-time — You use long-time to describe something that has existed or been a particular thing for a long time.
- longtimer — One who has been a resident, member, etc. for a long time.
- loomingly — So as to loom.
- lymington — a market town in S England, in SW Hampshire, on the Solent: yachting centre and holiday resort. Pop: 14 227 (2001)
- macroglia — Any of various glial cells that are larger than microglia.
- magnolias — Plural form of magnolia.
- marigolds — Plural form of marigold.
- mariology — the body of belief, doctrine, and opinion concerning the Virgin Mary.
- megalopia — macropsia.
- megalopic — having large eyes
- megapolis — megalopolis.
- megilloth — Slang. a lengthy, detailed explanation or account: Just give me the facts, not the whole megillah. a lengthy and tediously complicated situation or matter.
- mellowing — soft, sweet, and full-flavored from ripeness, as fruit.
- metalogic — the logical analysis of the fundamental concepts of logic.
- microalga — Any of many microscopic photosynthetic protists, often living as single cells and floating as plankton.
- microblog — to post very short entries, as a brief update or a photo, on a blog or social media website: A lot of people were microblogging during the crisis.
- microglia — Glial cells derived from mesoderm that function as macrophages (scavengers) in the central nervous system and form part of the reticuloendothelial system.
- micrology — excessive attention to petty details or distinctions.
- mirligoes — dizziness
- moaningly — With a moaning sound.
- mockingly — to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
- modelling — model
- mogilalia — any speech defect, as stuttering or stammering.
- moilingly — in a moiling, struggling or slogging manner
- moldering — to turn to dust by natural decay; crumble; disintegrate; waste away: a house that had been left to molder.
- moldy fig — a musician or fan who likes traditional jazz or Dixieland rather than modern jazz.
- molesting — Present participle of molest.
- mongolian — pertaining to Mongolia.
- mongolism — (no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) Down syndrome.
- mongoloid — resembling the Mongols.
- monologic — a form of dramatic entertainment, comedic solo, or the like by a single speaker: a comedian's monologue.
- monthling — a baby or a thing that is one month old
- moonlight — the light of the moon.
- morningly — (obsolete) every morning; daily in the morning.
- mouldings — Plural form of moulding.
- mycologic — Of, or relating to mycology or to the fungi; mycological.
- myoglobin — hemoglobin of muscle, weighing less and carrying more oxygen and less carbon monoxide than blood hemoglobin.
- myologist — the science or branch of anatomy dealing with muscles.
- neologism — a new word, meaning, usage, or phrase.
- oligaemia — a reduction in the volume of the blood, as occurs after haemorrhage
- oligomers — Plural form of oligomer.
- panlogism — the doctrine that the universe is a realization or act of the logos.
- polygamic — polygamous.
- pygmalion — Classical Mythology. a sculptor and king of Cyprus who carved an ivory statue of a maiden and fell in love with it. It was brought to life, in response to his prayer, by Aphrodite.
- rigmarole — an elaborate or complicated procedure: to go through the rigmarole of a formal dinner.
- rompingly — in a romping manner
- semiglobe — a half globe; a hemisphere