9-letter words containing i, m, u
- maxillula — either of the first pair of maxillae of a crustacean
- maxim gun — an early single-barreled, water-cooled machine gun cocked by the force of its own recoil.
- maximumly — In a maximum manner.
- mazaedium — a fruiting body of fungi of the phylum Ascomycota in which there is a powdery mass of spores.
- mbujimayi — a city in the S central Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- mcauliffe — Anthony Clement, 1898–1975, U.S. Army general.
- measuring — Ascertain the size, amount, or degree of (something) by using an instrument or device marked in standard units or by comparing it with an object of known size.
- megacurie — a unit of radioactivity equal to one million curies
- meiofauna — Minute interstitial animals living in soil and aquatic sediments.
- melanuria — the presence of melanin in urine
- melanuric — relating to melanuria
- melodious — of the nature of or characterized by melody; tuneful.
- menoetius — a Titan, the brother of Prometheus, Epimetheus, and Atlas.
- menuisier — a French joiner
- mercurial — changeable; volatile; fickle; flighty; erratic: a mercurial nature.
- mercurify — to mix with mercury; amalgamate.
- mercurius — (Mercurius) died a.d. 535, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 533–535.
- mercurize — mercurate (def 2).
- meringues — Plural form of meringue.
- meritious — Having merit.
- mesangium — (anatomy) A thin layer of the glomerulus, within the basement membrane surrounding the glomerular capillaries.
- mesquites — Plural form of mesquite.
- messieurs — plural of monsieur.
- methodius — Saint (Apostle of the Slavs) a.d. c825–885, Greek missionary in Moravia (brother of Saint Cyril).
- metridium — any sea anemone of the genus Metridium, common in cooler waters of the Northern Hemisphere.
- micaceous — consisting of, containing, or resembling mica.
- micronuts — Plural form of micronut.
- micropump — a tiny pump implanted under the skin for the timed administration of medication.
- microtube — A microscopic tube, especially one used in the construction of specialized lasers.
- micturate — to pass urine; urinate.
- midcourse — the middle of a course.
- midground — The point between foreground and background in an image.
- midsummer — the middle of summer.
- milk duct — a duct leading from the mammary gland to the tip of a nipple which carries milk to the nipple in breastfeeding women
- millenium — Misspelling of millennium.
- millhouse — a building that houses milling machinery, especially of flour.
- milwaukee — a port in SE Wisconsin, on Lake Michigan.
- milwaukie — a town in NW Oregon.
- mimivirus — a very large virus containing DNA
- minacious — menacing; threatening.
- mindfully — attentive, aware, or careful (usually followed by of): mindful of one's responsibilities.
- mine dump — a large mound of residue, esp from gold-mining operations
- miniature — a representation or image of something on a small or reduced scale.
- minibuses — Plural form of minibus.
- minirugby — a version of rugby played with nine players per team on a pitch half the usual size
- miniscule — minuscule.
- minotaurs — Plural form of minotaur.
- mint bush — an aromatic shrub of the genus Prostanthera with a mintlike odour: family Lamiaceae (labiates): native to Australia
- minuscule — very small.
- minuteman — (sometimes lowercase) a member of a group of American militiamen just before and during the Revolutionary War who held themselves in readiness for instant military service.