9-letter words containing m, a, c, r, o
- cytosmear — (cytology) A sample of cells, in the form of a smear on a microscope slide, that has been stained ready for diagnostic examination.
- decameron — a collection of a hundred tales by Boccaccio (published 1353), presented as stories told by a group of Florentines to while away ten days during a plague
- decimator — to destroy a great number or proportion of: The population was decimated by a plague.
- democracy — A democracy is a country in which the people choose their government by voting for it.
- democrats — Plural form of democrat.
- democraty — Obsolete form of democracy.
- democrazy — A democratic system or state considered to be inauthentic or inherently flawed; democracy that has descended into corruption, injustice, or absurdity.
- dichromat — a person whose vision can only distinguish two colours
- dicumarol — a white, crystalline powder, C19H12O6, originally extracted from spoiled sweet clover, used to retard blood clots
- docudrama — a fictionalized drama based primarily on actual events.
- drama-doc — a film which combines fact and fiction
- embraceor — a person guilty of embracery
- embrocate — (medicine, transitive) To moisten and rub (a diseased part) with a liquid substance, as with spirit, oil, etc., by means of a cloth or sponge.
- falciform — sickle-shaped; falcate.
- forasmuch — Inasmuch, seeing (that).
- forcemeat — a mixture of finely chopped and seasoned foods, usually containing egg white, meat or fish, etc., used as a stuffing or served alone.
- formicant — (medicine,obsolete) Of the pulse: weak and rapid.
- formicary — an ant nest.
- formicate — To move like ants.
- formulaic — made according to a formula; composed of formulas: a formulaic plot.
- forthcame — Simple past form of forthcome.
- frogmarch — to force (a person) to march with the arms pinioned firmly behind the back.
- fumarolic — Of or relating to a fumarole or fumaroles.
- geomancer — divination by geographic features or by figures or lines.
- glam rock — a style of rock music of the early 1970s, characterized by the glittery flamboyance and androgynous image of its performers
- gyromancy — a method of prediction or prophecy in which a person moves round and round in a circle and the place at which they fall to the ground is said to be highly significant
- hackamore — a simple looped bridle, by means of which controlling pressure is exerted on the nose of a horse, used chiefly in breaking colts.
- harmonica — Also called mouth organ. a musical wind instrument consisting of a small rectangular case containing a set of metal reeds connected to a row of holes, over which the player places the mouth and exhales and inhales to produce the tones.
- harmonics — Music. overtone (def 1).
- hectogram — a unit of mass or weight equal to 100 grams, equivalent to 3.527 ounces avoirdupois. Abbreviation: hg.
- hercogamy — (of flowers) the prevention of self-fertilization
- home care — a service provided by a local authority social services department to those whom it judges most need it
- home-care — of, relating to, or designating care, especially medical care, given or received at home: a member of the hospital's home-care staff.
- homecraft — skills used in the home
- lacrimoso — sad or mournful
- lambrusco — a semisweet, lightly effervescent red wine from Italy.
- lanciform — shaped like a lance: lanciform windows.
- latecomer — a person who arrives late: The latecomers were seated after the overture.
- lockmaker — a person who makes locks
- lombardic — a native or inhabitant of Lombardy.
- macaronic — composed of or characterized by Latin words mixed with vernacular words or non-Latin words given Latin endings.
- macaroons — Plural form of macaroon.
- maccaroni — macaroni.
- macerator — to soften or separate into parts by steeping in a liquid.
- macgregor — Joanna (Clare). born 1959, British concert pianist and broadcaster; recordings include the "crossover" album Play (2001)
- macro sap — Macro processing modification of SAP. D.E. Eastwood and D.M. McIlroy, unpublished memorandum, Bell Labs 1959. Led to TRAC.
- macroalga — Large algae, often living attached in dense beds, such as kelp.
- macrobian — Having an exceptionally long life span.
- macrocode — a single code that contains a set of instructions.
- macrocopy — an enlargement of printed material for easier reading