9-letter words containing m, a, x
- ibm 370xa — (computer, IBM) An IBM mainframe computer introduced in 1983. Successor to the System/370, this machine had an enhanced address space.
- karl marx — Karl (Heinrich) [kahrl hahyn-rik;; German kahrl hahyn-rikh] /kɑrl ˈhaɪn rɪk;; German kɑrl ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1818–83, German economist, philosopher, and socialist.
- lamoureux — Charles [sharl] /ʃarl/ (Show IPA), 1834–99, French violinist and conductor.
- lexigrams — Plural form of lexigram.
- maggotbox — (abuse) /mag'*t-boks/ An even more derogatory term than Macintrash.
- magnaflux — to test (iron or steel) for defects using the Magnaflux method.
- mailboxes — Plural form of mailbox.
- malaxator — a machine for kneading or grinding
- malcolm x — (Malcolm Little) 1925–65, U.S. black-rights activist and religious leader.
- manxwoman — a female native or inhabitant of the Isle of Man
- marxisant — sympathetic to Marxism
- mastopexy — fixation of a pendulous breast.
- matrixing — an electronic method of processing quadraphonic sound for recording in a two-channel form, for reconversion to four channels when played back.
- maxed out — maximum.
- maxidress — a dress that reaches the ankle
- maxillary — of or relating to a jaw, jawbone, or maxilla.
- maxillula — either of the first pair of maxillae of a crustacean
- maxim gun — an early single-barreled, water-cooled machine gun cocked by the force of its own recoil.
- maximally — of or being a maximum; greatest possible; highest.
- maximised — Simple past tense and past participle of maximise.
- maximises — to increase to the greatest possible amount or degree: to look for ways of maximizing profit.
- maximized — Simple past tense and past participle of maximize.
- maximizer — to increase to the greatest possible amount or degree: to look for ways of maximizing profit.
- maximizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of maximize.
- maximumly — In a maximum manner.
- maxiskirt — a long skirt or skirt part, as of a coat or dress, ending below the middle of the calf but above the ankle.
- mediatrix — a woman who mediates, especially between parties at variance.
- megapixel — a unit equal to one million pixels, used to measure the resolution of a digital image: My camera has a resolution of 12 megapixels.
- meloxicam — an anti-inflammatory drug used to treat osteoarthritis
- metaxylem — the part of the primary xylem that is the last to be formed, usually having weblike or pitted surfaces.
- mixed bag — an often unexpected assortment of various things, people, or ideas: The concert was a mixed bag of works from three centuries.
- mixer tap — a tap in which hot and cold water supplies have a joint outlet but are controlled separately
- mixmaster — a disc jockey
- moraxella — a genus of rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria, certain species of which, as M. lacunata, are parasitic and pathogenic for humans and other warm-blooded animals.
- myxamoeba — an amoeba-like cell produced by a spore
- myxoedema — a condition characterized by thickening of the skin, blunting of the senses and intellect, and labored speech, associated with hypothyroidism.
- myxoviral — Relating to myxoviruses.
- piroxicam — a white crystalline solid substance, C 1 5 H 1 3 N 3 O 4 S, used in the symptomatic treatment of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis and other musculoskeletal disorders.
- preclimax — a stable community that precedes the full development of the climax community of a given area and that results from local variations in soil and water.
- proximate — next; nearest; immediately before or after in order, place, occurrence, etc.
- ready-mix — a commercial preparation in which the principal ingredients have already been mixed for easy use: a novice cook's reliance on ready-mixes.
- reexamine — to examine again.
- rituximab — a monoclonal antibody used to treat non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
- scramasax — a single-edged knife or sword used by the Anglo-Saxons.
- sexualism — any discrimination based upon sexual preference
- six sigma — a business management strategy that uses statistical methods to identify defects and improve performance
- sixth man — a team's best substitute.
- stamp tax — a tax whose revenue is derived from the sale of stamps that are required to be affixed to certain retail merchandise and legal documents.
- subclimax — the development of an ecological community to a stage short of the expected climax because of some factor, as repeated fires in a forest, that arrests the normal succession.
- submatrix — a set of certain rows and columns of a given matrix.