9-letter words containing g, r, a
- megametre — A distance of 1,000 km. Symbol: Mm.
- megaspore — the larger of the two kinds of spores characteristically produced by seed plants and a few fern allies, developing into a female gametophyte. Compare microspore.
- megastars — Plural form of megastar.
- megastore — A very large store, typically one specializing in a particular type of product.
- megastorm — a very powerful storm that causes catastrophic damage
- megathere — any of the huge, slothlike animals of the extinct genus Megatherium, or closely related genera, that lived from the Oligocene to the Pleistocene epochs.
- megatherm — a plant requiring a constant high temperature and abundant moisture for growth.
- megatrend — a major trend or movement.
- menagerie — a collection of wild or unusual animals, especially for exhibition.
- merganser — any of several fish-eating diving ducks of the subfamily Merginae, having a narrow bill hooked at the tip and serrated at the edges.
- mess gear — mess kit.
- meterages — Plural form of meterage.
- metralgia — pain in the uterus.
- microalga — Any of many microscopic photosynthetic protists, often living as single cells and floating as plankton.
- microglia — Glial cells derived from mesoderm that function as macrophages (scavengers) in the central nervous system and form part of the reticuloendothelial system.
- microgram — micrograph (def 2).
- mid-range — You can use mid-range to describe products or services which are neither the most expensive nor the cheapest of their type.
- migraines — Plural form of migraine.
- migrating — Present participle of migrate.
- migration — the process or act of migrating.
- migrative — Of, pertaining to, or causing migration.
- migratory — migrating.
- milligram — a unit of mass or weight equal to one thousandth of a gram, and equivalent to 0.0154 grain. Abbreviation: mg.
- mischarge — (legal or, finance) To charge wrongly.
- misregard — (obsolete) Wrong understanding; misconstruction.
- mistarget — To target incorrectly.
- mitergate — (in a canal or the like) a lock gate having two leaves so made as to close at an angle pointing upstream.
- mitigator — to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate.
- monograms — Plural form of monogram.
- monograph — a treatise on a particular subject, as a biographical study or study of the works of one artist.
- morganite — rose-colored beryl.
- morganton — a town in central North Carolina.
- mortaring — Present participle of mortar.
- mortgaged — a conveyance of an interest in property as security for the repayment of money borrowed.
- mortgagee — a person to whom property is mortgaged.
- mortgager — a person who mortgages property.
- mortgages — Plural form of mortgage.
- mortgagor — a person who mortgages property.
- mridangam — an ancient drum of India shaped like a long conical barrel with two tuned heads of different sizes.
- mudguards — Plural form of mudguard.
- mugearite — an igneous rock containing oligoclase, olivine, orthoclase, and apatite
- mullingar — a town in N central Republic of Ireland, the county town of Co Westmeath; site of cathedral; cattle raised. Pop: 15 621 (2002)
- multigram — Of more than one gram.
- mustanger — a person who engages in mustanging.
- myelogram — an x-ray photograph of the spinal cord, following administration of a radiopaque substance into the spinal subarachnoid space.
- myographs — Plural form of myograph.
- nagarjuna — c. 150–c. 250 ad, Indian Buddhist monk, founder of the Madhyamika (Middle Path) school of Mahayana Buddhism: noted for his philosophical writings
- nagyvarad — Hungarian name of Oradea.
- nanograms — Plural form of nanogram.
- nanograss — a synthetic surface consisting of minute upright blades of silicon that allow control of the way it interacts with liquids, a technology with a wide range of commercial applications