9-letter words containing l, e, o, n, a
- matfellon — knapweed
- mausolean — Of, pertaining to, or similar to, a mausoleum.
- medaillon — a portion of food, especially meat or poultry, cut or served in a round or oval shape.
- medallion — a large medal.
- megacolon — (uncountable) Abnormal dilatation of the colon, not caused by mechanical obstruction.
- megalodon — Any of a group of extinct sharks from the Oligocene to Pleistocene epochs.
- melanomas — Plural form of melanoma.
- melanosis — abnormal deposition or development of black or dark pigment in the tissues.
- melanotic — of or affected with melanosis.
- melatonin — a hormone secreted by the pineal gland in inverse proportion to the amount of light received by the retina, important in the regulation of biorhythms: in amphibians, it causes a lightening of the skin.
- melomania — great enthusiasm for music
- melomanic — characterized by a great enthusiasm for music
- mentorial — Of or relating to a mentor.
- mestranol — an estrogen, C 2 1 H 2 6 O 2 , used in oral contraceptives in combination with a progestin.
- monk seal — a small, dark brown, subtropical seal of the genus Monachus: the three species, M. tropicalis of the Caribbean, M. schauinslandi of Hawaiian island regions, and M. monachus of the Mediterranean, are endangered.
- monocable — an aerial ropeway having a single moving cable.
- monolayer — molecular film.
- monoplane — an airplane with one main sustaining surface or one set of wings.
- montadale — one of a breed of white-faced, hornless sheep developed in the U.S. by crossing Cheviot rams and Columbia ewes, noted for their meat and heavy fleece.
- moonglade — (poetic, rare) The bright reflection of moonlight on a body of water.
- mophandle — The handle of a mop.
- motlanthe — Kgalema (ɡɑːˈlɛmə). born 1949, South African statesman: president (2008–09)
- mountable — Able to be mounted.
- movieland — a place where many motion pictures are made, especially Hollywood, California.
- myoneural — of or relating to both muscle and nerve.
- nahcolite — a carbonate mineral, naturally occurring sodium bicarbonate, NaHCO 3 .
- nailed-on — certain, definite; guaranteed to be successful
- nanoscale — of or relating to microscopic particles of matter, devices, etc., that are measured in nanometers or microns: a nanoscale sensor made of a single molecule.
- nanoshell — A dielectric nanoparticle coated with a very thin metallic shell.
- nanotesla — one billionth of a tesla.
- napoleons — Plural form of napoleon.
- natrolite — a white or colorless zeolite mineral, a hydrous silicate of sodium and aluminum, Na 2 Al 2 Si 3 O 1 0 ⋅2H 2 O, often occurring in acicular crystals.
- navelwort — a European plant, Umbilicus rupestris, of the stonecrop family, having fleshy, round leaves and yellowish-green flowers.
- nemophila — any of a genus, Nemophila, of low-growing hairy annual plants, esp N. menziesii, grown for its blue or white flowers: family Hydrophyllaceae
- neo-latin — New Latin.
- neolignan — (organic compound) Any compound having a structure based on a neolignane.
- neologian — Neological.
- neon lamp — a gas-discharge bulb containing two electrodes in neon gas and emitting a glow when a voltage is applied across the electrodes.
- neophilia — Love of new things.
- neopilina — any primitive mollusk of the genus Neopilina, having a serial repetition of internal organs that suggests a close relationship to the annelids.
- neoplasia — Pathology. tumor growth.
- neoplasms — Plural form of neoplasm.
- neoplasty — the surgical formation of new tissue structures or repair of damaged structures
- neuroglia — a class of cells in the brain and spinal cord that form a supporting structure for the neurons and provide them with insulation.
- nikolayev — a city in S Ukraine, in the SW on the Bug River.
- niocalite — (mineralogy) A monoclinic-domatic light yellow mineral containing calcium, fluorine, niobium, oxygen, and silicon.
- noble gas — any of the chemically inert gaseous elements of group 8A or 0 of the periodic table: helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, and radon.
- nodulated — having nodules or occurring as nodular growths
- nominable — capable of, or worthy of, being named
- non-ideal — (of a gas or solution) differing in behavior from that of an ideal gas or solution.