9-letter words containing m, a, t, e
- jasmonate — a hormone that regulates plant growth
- jetstream — Alternative spelling of jet stream.
- jump seat — a movable or folding seat, as in a carriage, taxicab, or limousine, used as an extra seat.
- ketonemia — the presence of ketone bodies in the blood.
- keystream — (cryptography) A stream of random or pseudorandom characters that are combined with the plaintext to produce a ciphertext.
- kinematic — the branch of mechanics that deals with pure motion, without reference to the masses or forces involved in it.
- labelmate — a musician or singer who makes records for the same company as another
- lamartine — Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de [al-fawns ma-ree lwee duh pra duh] /alˈfɔ̃s maˈri lwi də pra də/ (Show IPA), 1790–1869, French poet, historian, and statesman.
- lambasted — to beat or whip severely.
- lambastes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lambaste.
- lambative — (archaic) Taken by licking with the tongue.
- lambently — In a lambent manner, brightly.
- lambitive — a medicine that is taken by licking it with the tongue
- lamellate — composed of or having lamellae.
- lamenters — Plural form of lamenter.
- lamenting — to feel or express sorrow or regret for: to lament his absence.
- laminated — Also, laminous. composed of or having laminae.
- laminates — Plural form of laminate.
- lamproite — (geology) Any of several volcanic rocks having a high potassium content.
- last mile — the distance walked by a condemned person from his or her cell to the place of execution.
- last name — surname (def 1).
- latecomer — a person who arrives late: The latecomers were seated after the overture.
- latimeria — any coelacanth fish of the genus Latimeria
- lattimore — Richmond Alexander, 1906–84, U.S. poet, translator, and critic, born in China.
- lead time — the period of time between the initial phase of a process and the emergence of results, as between the planning and completed manufacture of a product.
- lemmatize — to sort (the words in a list or text) in order to determine the headword, under which other words are then listed.
- lemon tea — a hot drink that contains lemon juice or tastes of lemon
- lengthman — a person whose job it is to maintain a particular length of road or railway line
- letterman — a person who has earned a letter in an interscholastic or intercollegiate activity, especially a sport.
- ligaments — Plural form of ligament.
- limewater — an aqueous solution of slaked lime, used in medicine, antacids, and lotions, and to absorb carbon dioxide from the air.
- limitable — Able to be limited.
- lineament — Often, lineaments. a feature or detail of a face, body, or figure, considered with respect to its outline or contour: His fine lineaments made him the very image of his father.
- literatim — word for word and letter for letter; in exactly the same words.
- loathsome — causing feelings of loathing; disgusting; revolting; repulsive: a loathsome skin disease.
- lunchmeat — luncheon meat.
- m-payment — a point-of-sale payment made through a wireless device such as a mobile phone or PDA
- macerated — to soften or separate into parts by steeping in a liquid.
- macerates — Plural form of macerate.
- macerator — to soften or separate into parts by steeping in a liquid.
- machinate — Engage in plots and intrigues; scheme.
- machmeter — a device that indicates airspeed relative to the speed of sound.
- macrocyte — an abnormally large red blood cell.
- macroetch — to etch deeply into the surface of (a metal).
- macrotape — (storage) /mak'roh-tayp/ An industry-standard reel of magnetic tape, as opposed to a microtape. See also round tape.
- maculated — Simple past tense and past participle of maculate.
- maculates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of maculate.
- made mast — a wooden mast formed of several shaped, longitudinal pieces joined together.
- maelstrom — a large, powerful, or violent whirlpool.
- maghemite — a strongly magnetic dimorph of hematite.