9-letter words containing m, a, t, r
- metricate — Change or adapt to a metric system of measurement.
- metrician — a metrist.
- meursault — a dry, white Burgundy wine produced in the district around Meursault in E France.
- microdata — (statistics) data concerning individuals in a trial, survey etc.
- microstat — a negative of a microphotograph made directly from a negative by a copy camera.
- microtape — (hardware, storage) /mi:'kroh-tayp/ Occasionally used to mean a DECtape, as opposed to a macrotape. Apparently the term "microtape" was actually the official term used within DEC for these tapes until someone coined the word "DECtape", which, of course, sounded sexier to the marketroids. Another version of the story holds that someone discovered a conflict with another company's "microtape" trademark.
- microwatt — a unit of power equal to one millionth of a watt. Symbol: μW, μ w.
- micturate — to pass urine; urinate.
- midstream — the middle of a stream.
- migrating — Present participle of migrate.
- migration — the process or act of migrating.
- migrative — Of, pertaining to, or causing migration.
- migratory — migrating.
- militaria — items of military interest, such as weapons, uniforms, medals, etc, esp from the past
- millocrat — a member of a government or ruling class of mill owners
- minecraft — a type of warship for sweeping mines at sea.
- miniature — a representation or image of something on a small or reduced scale.
- minitrack — a system for tracking satellites, space vehicles, or rockets by means of radio waves.
- minotaurs — Plural form of minotaur.
- mintmarks — Plural form of mintmark.
- mira ceti — a binary star one component of which, a red supergiant, is a long-period variable with an average period of 332 days
- miryachit — A disorder found in Siberia, characterized by a jumping motion.
- miscreant — depraved, villainous, or base.
- miscreate — miscreated.
- mishanter — a misfortune; mishap.
- misrelate — (transitive) To relate inaccurately.
- misrepeat — (transitive) To repeat wrongly; to give a wrong version of.
- mistarget — To target incorrectly.
- mistreats — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mistreat.
- mistrials — Plural form of mistrial.
- miter saw — a backsaw used for cutting miters.
- mitergate — (in a canal or the like) a lock gate having two leaves so made as to close at an angle pointing upstream.
- mithraeum — a temple of Mithras.
- mithraism — an ancient Persian religion in which Mithras was worshiped, involving secret rituals to which only men were admitted: a major competitor of Christianity in the Roman empire during the 2nd and 3rd centuries a.d.
- mitigator — to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate.
- mitraille — the shot or small pieces of iron that are fired from a cannon
- mixer tap — a tap in which hot and cold water supplies have a joint outlet but are controlled separately
- mixmaster — a disc jockey
- moderated — kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
- moderates — Plural form of moderate.
- moderator — a person or thing that moderates.
- modulator — a person or thing that modulates.
- momentary — lasting but a moment; very brief; fleeting: a momentary glimpse.
- monastery — a house or place of residence occupied by a community of persons, especially monks, living in seclusion under religious vows.
- monastral — denoting certain fast pigments used in paints and inks, derived from phthalocyanine
- monolatry — the worship of only one god although other gods are recognized as existing.
- monsarrat — Nicholas, 1910–79, English novelist in Canada.
- montclair — a city in NE New Jersey.
- mooncraft — a lunar module
- moralists — Plural form of moralist.