9-letter words containing m, e, c
- massacree — (colloquial) A sequence of events so absurd, complicated and uncommon as to be unbelievable.
- massacrer — One who massacres.
- massacres — Plural form of massacre.
- mast cell — a large granular cell, common in connective tissue, that produces heparin, histamine, and serotonin.
- masticate — Chew (food).
- mastocyte — Mast cell.
- matchable — a person or thing that equals or resembles another in some respect.
- matchless — having no equal; peerless; unequaled; incomparable: matchless courage.
- matchmake — To do matchmaking: to set up a date between two people or to arrange a marriage.
- matricide — the act of killing one's mother.
- mavericks — Plural form of maverick.
- mcalester — a city in E Oklahoma.
- mcauliffe — Anthony Clement, 1898–1975, U.S. Army general.
- mccartney — (Sir) (James) Paul, born 1942, English singer, songwriter, and bass guitarist for the Beatles.
- mcclellan — George Brinton [brin-tn] /ˈbrɪn tn/ (Show IPA), 1826–85, Union general in the American Civil War.
- mccloskey — John, 1810–85, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman: first U.S. cardinal 1875.
- mcconnell — Jack (Wilson), Baron. born 1960, Scottish Labour politician; first minister of the Scottish Parliament (2001–07)
- mccullers — Carson [kahr-suh n] /ˈkɑr sən/ (Show IPA), 1917–1967, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- mcpherson — Aimee Semple [sem-puh l] /ˈsɛm pəl/ (Show IPA), 1890–1944, U.S. evangelist, born in Canada.
- me decade — the decade of the 1970s thought of as characterized by narcissism, self-indulgence, and a lack of social concern in many, esp. younger, people (the Me Generation)
- mea culpa — an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- meatspace — The physical world, as opposed to cyberspace or a virtual environment.
- mechanick — Obsolete spelling of mechanic.
- mechanics — a person who repairs and maintains machinery, motors, etc.: an automobile mechanic.
- mechanise — to make mechanical.
- mechanism — an assembly of moving parts performing a complete functional motion, often being part of a large machine; linkage.
- mechanist — a person who believes in the theory of mechanism.
- mechanize — to make mechanical.
- mechitzah — mehitzah.
- mechnikov — Ilya Ilyich [ee-lyah ee-lyeech] /iˈlyɑ iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), Metchnikoff, Élie.
- meclizine — a compound, C 2 5 H 2 7 ClN 2 , used for preventing nausea of motion sickness, pregnancy, etc.
- meclozine — Meclizine.
- mecometer — a caliperlike instrument for measuring the length of newborn infants.
- medicable — responsive to medical treatment; curable.
- medically — of or relating to the science or practice of medicine: medical history; medical treatment.
- medicated — to treat with medicine or medicaments.
- medicates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of medicate.
- medicinal — of, relating to, or having the properties of a medicine; curative; remedial: medicinal properties; medicinal substances.
- mediciner — a physician
- medicines — Plural form of medicine.
- mediocris — (of a cumulus cloud) of medium height and often lacking a distinctive summit.
- meet cute — to meet for the first time, often in a contrived or unusual way
- meet-cute — attractive, especially in a dainty way; pleasingly pretty: a cute child; a cute little apartment.
- megabucks — one million dollars.
- megachain — A very large and successful chain (group of stores or businesses).
- megacolon — (uncountable) Abnormal dilatation of the colon, not caused by mechanical obstruction.
- megacurie — a unit of radioactivity equal to one million curies
- megacycle — Electricity. a unit of frequency, equal to one million cycles per second; megahertz. The term megahertz is now preferred in technical use. Abbreviation: Mc, mc.
- megalopic — having large eyes
- megascope — A modification of the magic lantern, used especially for throwing a magnified image of an opaque object on a screen, solar or artificial light being used.