9-letter words containing m, a, n, p, o
- manoscopy — the measurement of the densities of gases
- mappemond — a map of the world
- mattaponi — a river in E Virginia, flowing SE to join the Pamunkey and form the York River. 120 miles (193 km) long.
- megaphone — a cone-shaped device for magnifying or directing the voice, chiefly used in addressing a large audience out of doors or in calling to someone at a distance. Compare bullhorn.
- menopause — the period of permanent cessation of menstruation, usually occurring between the ages of 45 and 55.
- meropidan — any insectivorous bird of the family Meropidae
- metaphone — (algorithm, text) An algorithm for encoding a word so that similar sounding words encode the same. It's similar to soundex in purpose, but as it knows the basic rules of English pronunciation it's more accurate. The higher accuracy doesn't come free, though, metaphone requires more computational power as well as more storage capacity, but neither of these requirements are usually prohibitive. It is in the public domain so it can be freely implemented. Metaphone was developed by Lawrence Philips <[email protected]>. It is described in ["Practical Algorithms for Programmers", Binstock & Rex, Addison Wesley, 1995].
- monocarps — Plural form of monocarp.
- monograph — a treatise on a particular subject, as a biographical study or study of the works of one artist.
- monophagy — The feeding on a single type of food (e.g., a single plant species).
- monophase — (electricity) Having a single phase of alternating current.
- monoplane — an airplane with one main sustaining surface or one set of wings.
- monopodia — a single main axis that continues to extend at the apex in the original line of growth, giving off lateral branches beneath in acropetal succession.
- monopolar — Having a single pole.
- monospace — Of a typeface, having the same width for each character.
- montespan — Marquise de (Françoise Athénaïs de Rochechouart) 1641–1707, mistress of Louis XIV of France.
- moonphase — a phase of the moon
- moonscape — the general appearance of the surface of the moon.
- mophandle — The handle of a mop.
- mossplant — another term for moss
- name-drop — mention famous person to impress
- nemophila — any of a genus, Nemophila, of low-growing hairy annual plants, esp N. menziesii, grown for its blue or white flowers: family Hydrophyllaceae
- neon lamp — a gas-discharge bulb containing two electrodes in neon gas and emitting a glow when a voltage is applied across the electrodes.
- neoplasms — Plural form of neoplasm.
- nephogram — a photograph of a cloud
- nomograph — a graph, usually containing three parallel scales graduated for different variables so that when a straight line connects values of any two, the related value may be read directly from the third at the point intersected by the line.
- noncampus — not located on a campus of a university, corporation, or any other business or organization
- nonimpact — Not involving impact.
- omnigraph — a device for converting Morse Code signals that are punched on a tape into audio signals, used in the training of telegraph operators.
- on-campus — on the area of land that contains the main buildings of a university or college
- onomatope — (linguistics) A word formed by onomatopoeia or mimesis.
- open game — a relatively simple game involving open ranks and files, permitting tactical play, and usually following symmetrical development
- opsomania — an extreme enthusiasm for a particular food
- pademelon — any of several small Australian wallabies, especially of the genus Thylogale.
- padronism — a system of exploitative work controlled by a padrone
- palmation — a palmate state or formation.
- pancosmic — of every cosmos
- panegoism — a form of scepticism; subjective idealism
- panlogism — the doctrine that the universe is a realization or act of the logos.
- panmunjom — a small community along the boundary between North Korea and South Korea: site of the truce talks at the close of the Korean War.
- panoramic — an unobstructed and wide view of an extensive area in all directions.
- pantomime — the art or technique of conveying emotions, actions, feelings, etc., by gestures without speech.
- paramount — chief in importance or impact; supreme; preeminent: a point of paramount significance.
- parsimony — extreme or excessive economy or frugality; stinginess; niggardliness.
- patrimony — an estate inherited from one's father or ancestors.
- patrolman — a police officer who is assigned to patrol a specific district, route, etc.
- phenogram — a diagram depicting taxonomic relationships among organisms based on overall similarity of many characteristics without regard to evolutionary history or assumed significance of specific characters: usually generated by computer.
- phenomena — a plural of phenomenon.
- phonogram — a unit symbol of a phonetic writing system, standing for a speech sound, syllable, or other sequence of speech sounds without reference to meaning.
- planiform — having a flattened shape, as an anatomical joint.