9-letter words containing m, a, c, n
- incompact — not compact; loose.
- incompass — Archaic form of encompass.
- incremate — (transitive) To cremate.
- insomniac — a person who suffers from insomnia, the inability, especially when chronic, to obtain sufficient sleep, through difficulty in falling or staying asleep: Her husband, an insomniac, had at last fallen asleep at the computer, head resting on the keyboard.
- janiculum — a ridge near the Tiber in Rome, Italy.
- juice man — an extortionist.
- kanamycin — An aminoglycoside antibiotic marketed under the trade name Kantrex.
- kinematic — the branch of mechanics that deals with pure motion, without reference to the masses or forces involved in it.
- king clam — geoduck.
- la mancha — a plateau region in central Spain: famous as the birthplace of Don Quixote, the hero of Cervantes' novel Don Quixote de la Mancha.
- laconicum — the sudatorium of an ancient Roman bath.
- laconisms — Plural form of laconism.
- lanciform — shaped like a lance: lanciform windows.
- lemniscal — relating to a lemniscate
- limerance — Alternative form of limerence.
- long clam — soft-shell clam.
- luminance — brightness
- lunchmeat — luncheon meat.
- macaronic — composed of or characterized by Latin words mixed with vernacular words or non-Latin words given Latin endings.
- macaroons — Plural form of macaroon.
- macbinary — (file format) An eight-bit wide representation of the data and resource forks of an Macintosh file and of relevant Finder information. MacBinary files are recognised as "special" by several MacIntosh terminal emulators. These emulators, using Kermit or XMODEM or any other file transfer protocol, can separate the incoming file into forks and appropriately modify the Desktop to display icons, types, creation dates, and the like.
- maccabean — of or relating to the Maccabees or Judas Maccabaeus.
- maccaroni — macaroni.
- macdonald — James Ramsay, 1866–1937, British statesman and labor leader: prime minister 1924, 1929–35.
- macedoine — a mixture of fruits or vegetables, often served as a salad.
- macedonia — Also, Macedon [mas-i-don] /ˈmæs ɪˌdɒn/ (Show IPA). an ancient kingdom in the Balkan Peninsula, in S Europe: now a region in N Greece, SW Bulgaria, and the Republic of Macedonia.
- machinate — Engage in plots and intrigues; scheme.
- machinery — an assemblage of machines or mechanical apparatuses: the machinery of a factory.
- machinima — the process of making real-time animated films by utilizing the 3D graphics technology of computer games.
- machining — an apparatus consisting of interrelated parts with separate functions, used in the performance of some kind of work: a sewing machine.
- machinist — a person who operates machinery, especially a skilled operator of machine tools.
- macintosh — a raincoat made of rubberized cloth.
- mackensen — August von [ou-goo st fuh n] /ˈaʊ gʊst fən/ (Show IPA), 1849–1945, German field marshal.
- mackenzie — Sir Alexander, 1764–1820, Scottish explorer in Canada.
- mackinaws — Plural form of mackinaw.
- mackinder — Sir Halford John. 1861–1947, British geographer noted esp for his work in political geography. His writings include Democratic Ideas and Reality (1919)
- maclaurin — Colin, 1698–1746, Scottish mathematician.
- maclennan — (John) Hugh, 1907–90, Canadian novelist and essayist.
- macmillan — Donald Baxter [bak-ster] /ˈbæk stər/ (Show IPA), 1874–1970, U.S. arctic explorer.
- macrobian — Having an exceptionally long life span.
- macrodont — the condition of having abnormally large teeth.
- mactation — the act of sacrificial killing
- magicians — Plural form of magician.
- magnetics — the science of magnetism.
- magnifico — a Venetian nobleman.
- main deck — the uppermost weatherproof deck, running the full length of a ship.
- mainbrace — a brace leading to a main yard.
- make nice — pleasing; agreeable; delightful: a nice visit.
- make-nice — pleasing; agreeable; delightful: a nice visit.
- man crush — an intense but non-sexual admiration felt by one man for another