9-letter words containing m, a, s, o, i
- isogamous — having two similar gametes in which no differentiation can be distinguished, or reproducing by the union of such gametes (opposed to heterogamous).
- isomerase — any of a class of enzymes that catalyze reactions involving intramolecular rearrangements.
- kagoshima — a seaport on S Kyushu, in SW Japan.
- kaiserdom — The dignity, rank or office of a kaiser; the state of being a kaiser.
- kalsomine — to wash or cover with calcimine.
- kilograms — Plural form of kilogram.
- kinswoman — a female relative.
- kissogram — A novelty greeting or message delivered by a man or woman who accompanies it with a kiss, arranged as a humorous surprise for the recipient.
- labourism — Support for the labour movement, the development of a collective organization of working people to campaign for better working conditions and treatment.
- laconisms — Plural form of laconism.
- lacrimoso — sad or mournful
- limaceous — Characteristic of slugs (of the family Limacidae).
- liposomal — Cell Biology. a microscopic artificial sac composed of fatty substances and used in experimental research of the cell.
- localisms — Plural form of localism.
- macintosh — a raincoat made of rubberized cloth.
- macropsia — a defect of vision in which objects appear to be larger than their actual size.
- madarosis — the abnormal loss of eyebrows or eyelashes
- maggotish — Maggoty.
- magnolias — Plural form of magnolia.
- maidstone — a city in Kent, in SE England.
- mail slot — a slot, usually covered with a hinged flap, through which letters, etc are delivered to a building
- mail-outs — an act or instance of mailing out a quantity of letters, circulars, or the like; mailing.
- mailboxes — Plural form of mailbox.
- maildrops — Plural form of maildrop.
- mailrooms — Plural form of mailroom.
- mailshots — Plural form of mailshot.
- maladious — (obsolete) sickly.
- malarious — Pathology. any of a group of diseases, usually intermittent or remittent, characterized by attacks of chills, fever, and sweating: formerly supposed to be due to swamp exhalations but now known to be caused by a parasitic protozoan, which is transferred to the human bloodstream by a mosquito of the genus Anopheles and which occupies and destroys red blood cells.
- malicious — full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.
- malitious — Obsolete form of malicious.
- malvoisie — malmsey wine.
- mammonish — Actuated or prompted by a devotion to money getting or the service of Mammon.
- mammonism — the greedy pursuit of riches.
- mandolins — Plural form of mandolin.
- manifesto — a public declaration of intentions, opinions, objectives, or motives, as one issued by a government, sovereign, or organization.
- manifolds — Plural form of manifold.
- mansionry — (obsolete) The state of dwelling or residing; occupancy.
- marasmoid — Resembling or characteristic of marasmus.
- marigolds — Plural form of marigold.
- marrowish — Similar to a marrow.
- martinson — Harry Edmund [har-ee ed-muh nd;; Swedish hah-ri ed-moo nt] /ˈhær i ˈɛd mənd;; Swedish ˈhɑ rɪ ˈɛd mʊnt/ (Show IPA), 1904–78, Swedish novelist and poet: Nobel prize 1974.
- masochism — Psychiatry. the condition in which sexual gratification depends on suffering physical pain or humiliation.
- masochist — Psychiatry. a person who has masochism, the condition in which sexual or other gratification depends on one's suffering physical pain or humiliation.
- masonried — built of masonry
- masoretic — of or relating to the Masorah or the Masoretes.
- massasoit — c1580–1661, North American Indian leader: sachem of the Wampanoag tribe; negotiator of peace treaty with the Pilgrims 1621 (father of King Philip).
- massillon — a city in NE Ohio.
- mastoidal — Mastoid.
- mayorship — the chief executive official, usually elected, of a city, village, or town.
- mcmansion — a large modern house considered to look mass-produced, lacking in distinguishing characteristics, and at variance with established local architecture