9-letter words containing l, e, o, m
- melomanic — characterized by a great enthusiasm for music
- melongene — eggplant (def 1).
- meloxicam — an anti-inflammatory drug used to treat osteoarthritis
- melpomene — the Muse of tragedy.
- melt down — substance
- meltdowns — Plural form of meltdown.
- melungeon — a member of a people of mixed white, black, and American Indian ancestry living in the southern Appalachians.
- memorable — worth remembering; notable: a memorable speech.
- memorably — worth remembering; notable: a memorable speech.
- memorials — Plural form of memorial.
- menopolis — an area or city with a high proportion of single men
- mentorial — Of or relating to a mentor.
- mereology — the formal study of the logical properties of the relation of part and whole
- meroclone — (biology) A colony-forming stem cell that has a lower growth potential than a holoclone because it is a mixture of stem cells and differentiated cells.
- meromelia — A birth defect characterized by the lacking of a part, but not all, of one or more limbs with the presence of a hand or foot, resulting in a shrunken and deformed extremity.
- merpeople — Plural form of merperson.
- mescalero — a member of a group of Apache Indians who originally inhabited northern Mexico and the southwestern U.S. east of the Rio Grande, have intermarried with the Chiricahua and Lipan, and are presently situated in New Mexico.
- mesoblast — the mesoderm.
- mesocolon — the mesentery of the colon.
- mesogleal — relating to the mesoglea
- mesogloea — the noncellular, gelatinous material between the inner and outer body walls of a coelenterate or sponge.
- mesophile — mesophilic.
- mesophyll — the parenchyma, usually containing chlorophyll, that forms the interior parts of a leaf.
- mesoscale — pertaining to meteorological phenomena, such as wind circulation and cloud patterns, that are about 1–100 km (0.6–60 miles) in horizontal extent.
- mestranol — an estrogen, C 2 1 H 2 6 O 2 , used in oral contraceptives in combination with a progestin.
- metabolic — of, relating to, or affected by metabolism.
- metalcore — (music) A genre of rock music related to punk and heavy metal.
- metalloid — a nonmetal that in combination with a metal forms an alloy.
- metalogic — the logical analysis of the fundamental concepts of logic.
- metalwork — objects made of metal.
- meteorol. — meteorological
- metrology — the science of weights and measures.
- metroplex — a vast metropolitan area that encompasses several cities and their suburbs: We're moving to the Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex.
- metropole — A metropolis; the main city of a country or area. (from 15th c.).
- meyerhold — Vsevolod Emilievich, original name Karl Theodor Kasimir. 1874–c. 1940, Russian theatre director, noted for his experimental nonrealistic productions. He was arrested in 1939 and died in custody
- michelson — Albert Abraham, 1852–1931, U.S. physicist, born in Prussia (now Poland): Nobel prize 1907.
- microlite — any microscopic crystal.
- micromole — (chemistry, physics) One millionth of a mole.
- micropyle — Zoology. any minute opening in an ovum through which a spermatozoon can enter, as in many insects.
- middleton — Thomas, c1570–1627, English dramatist.
- mileposts — Plural form of milepost.
- milestone — a stone functioning as a milepost.
- milkwomen — Plural form of milkwoman.
- millepore — a coralline hydrozoan of the genus Millepora, having a smooth calcareous surface with many perforations.
- millhouse — a building that houses milling machinery, especially of flour.
- millimole — one thousandth of a mole. Abbreviation: mM.
- millioned — (obsolete) Multiplied by millions; innumerable.
- millstone — either of a pair of circular stones between which grain or another substance is ground, as in a mill.
- milometer — An odometer graduated in miles.
- milosevic — Slobodan [sloh-buh-dain] /ˈsloʊ bəˌdɛən/ (Show IPA), 1941–2006, Yugoslav and Serbian politician: president of Serbia 1989–97, president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1997–2000, accused of war crimes 2001.