9-letter words containing l, y, a, m
- megacycle — Electricity. a unit of frequency, equal to one million cycles per second; megahertz. The term megahertz is now preferred in technical use. Abbreviation: Mc, mc.
- megaphyll — the relatively large type of leaf produced by ferns and seed plants
- meghalaya — a state in NE India. 8660 sq. mi. (22,429 sq. km). Capital: Shillong.
- melaphyre — a type of dark igneous rock embedded with feldspar crystals, related to basalt.
- melt away — thaw
- memorably — worth remembering; notable: a memorable speech.
- mentality — mental capacity or endowment: a person of average mentality.
- metaxylem — the part of the primary xylem that is the last to be formed, usually having weblike or pitted surfaces.
- methylase — any of a class of enzymes that catalyse methylation
- methylate — Also called methoxide. any derivative of methyl alcohol, as sodium methylate, CH 3 ONa.
- militancy — vigorously active and aggressive, especially in support of a cause: militant reformers.
- milky way — the spiral galaxy containing our solar system. With the naked eye it is observed as a faint luminous band stretching across the heavens, composed of approximately a trillion stars, most of which are too distant to be seen individually.
- millenary — consisting of or pertaining to a thousand, especially a thousand years.
- mimically — In a mimicking or imitative manner.
- minelayer — a naval ship equipped for placing mines in the water.
- minimally — constituting a minimum: a minimal mode of transportation.
- miserably — wretchedly unhappy, uneasy, or uncomfortable: miserable victims of war.
- mislaying — Present participle of mislay.
- misplayed — Simple past tense and past participle of misplay.
- moanfully — in a moaning and mournful manner
- moaningly — With a moaning sound.
- modularly — In a modular manner.
- mollyhawk — the juvenile of the southern black-backed gull, Larus dominicanus
- mollymawk — any of various oceanic birds, as the fulmar or albatross.
- molybdate — a salt of any molybdic acid.
- monolatry — the worship of only one god although other gods are recognized as existing.
- monolayer — molecular film.
- moray eel — long fish
- mordantly — sharply caustic or sarcastic, as wit or a speaker; biting.
- mortality — the state or condition of being subject to death; mortal character, nature, or existence.
- moygashel — an Irish linen
- muley saw — a saw having a long, stiff blade that is not stretched in a gate, but whose motion is directed by clamps at each end mounted on guide rails.
- mullarkey — Alternative form of malarkey.
- multiplay — Denoting a compact disc player that can be stacked with a number of discs before needing to be reloaded.
- multiyear — Having a duration of multiple years.
- mundanely — common; ordinary; banal; unimaginative.
- musically — of, relating to, or producing music: a musical instrument.
- mutuality — condition or quality of being mutual; reciprocity; mutual dependence.
- mycoflora — the fungi characteristic of a particular environment.
- myelinate — Of, related to, or composed of myelin.
- myelogram — an x-ray photograph of the spinal cord, following administration of a radiopaque substance into the spinal subarachnoid space.
- mykolayiv — Nikolayev.
- myoclonia — a disease characterized by myoclonus.
- myoneural — of or relating to both muscle and nerve.
- myrobalan — the dried plumlike fruit of certain tropical trees of the genus Phyllanthus, used in dyeing, tanning, and making ink.
- myrobolan — Alternative form of myrobalan.
- mysterial — (obsolete) mysterious.
- myxoviral — Relating to myxoviruses.
- nominally — by or as regards name; in name; ostensibly: He was nominally the leader, but others actually ran the organization.
- nonfamily — Not a member of the family.