9-letter words containing m, e, l, n
- mushmelon — muskmelon.
- muskmelon — a round or oblong melon, occurring in many varieties, having a juicy, often aromatic, sweet, yellow, white, or green, edible flesh.
- musteline — belonging or pertaining to the family Mustelidae, including the martens, skunks, minks, weasels, badgers, and otters.
- myelinate — Of, related to, or composed of myelin.
- myoneural — of or relating to both muscle and nerve.
- nalmefene — a drug, C 21 H 25 NO 3 , used in the treatment of dependence disorders, as alcoholism and narcotics addiction.
- nameplate — a flat, usually rectangular piece of metal, wood, or plastic on which the name of a person, company, etc., is printed or engraved: She has a large office with her nameplate on the door.
- neckmould — (architecture) A small convex moulding surrounding a column at the junction of the shaft and capital.
- nemophila — any of a genus, Nemophila, of low-growing hairy annual plants, esp N. menziesii, grown for its blue or white flowers: family Hydrophyllaceae
- neologism — a new word, meaning, usage, or phrase.
- neon lamp — a gas-discharge bulb containing two electrodes in neon gas and emitting a glow when a voltage is applied across the electrodes.
- neoplasms — Plural form of neoplasm.
- nephalism — teetotalism; abstinence from alcohol
- news film — a film showing main events in the news
- ngerulmud — the capital of Palau (from 2006), in the state of Melekeok on the island of Babelthuap
- nialamide — an early MAOI antidepressant drug with chemical formula C16H18N4O2
- niemöller — Martin [mahr-teen] /ˈmɑr tin/ (Show IPA), 1892–1984, German Lutheran clergyman: resisted Nazism.
- nilometer — a graduated pillar by which the rise and fall of the Nile can be measured
- nimblewit — an alert, bright, and clever person
- nominable — capable of, or worthy of, being named
- non-metal — an element not having the character of a metal, as carbon or nitrogen.
- nonlegume — not a vegetable of the family Fabaceae
- nonmental — Not mental (concerned with the mind).
- nonmetals — an element not having the character of a metal, as carbon or nitrogen.
- nonmobile — capable of moving or being moved readily.
- nonmotile — Biology. moving or capable of moving spontaneously: motile cells; motile spores.
- noodledom — foolishness; idiocy
- normalise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of normalize.
- normalize — to make normal.
- numerable — capable of being counted, totaled, or numbered.
- numerally — According to number; in number; numerically.
- numerical — of or relating to numbers; of the nature of a number.
- nummuline — relating to a nummulite or a member of the group Nummulitidae or consisting of nummulites
- nummulite — a fossil foraminifer of the genus Camerina (Nummulites), having a calcareous, usually disklike shell.
- nymphlike — Resembling a nymph.
- old money — inherited wealth, especially wealth that confers status and social acceptance.
- outmantle — to be better dressed than
- pademelon — any of several small Australian wallabies, especially of the genus Thylogale.
- palembang — a city in SE Sumatra, in W Indonesia.
- palm wine — wine made from distilled palm-tree sap.
- pampeluna — Pamplona.
- parlement — parliament.
- pebbleman — DoD requirements that led to APSE. They were written in Jul 1978 and revised Jan 1979.
- pelmanism — a system of training to improve the memory
- pennalism — a system of mild oppression and torment practised upon first-year students of German Protestant universities in the 17th century
- penultima — the next to the last syllable in a word.
- penumbral — Astronomy. the partial or imperfect shadow outside the complete shadow of an opaque body, as a planet, where the light from the source of illumination is only partly cut off. Compare umbra (def 3a). the grayish marginal portion of a sunspot. Compare umbra (def 3b).
- permalink — a permanent URL that links to a specific web page, typically a single blog entry or news article.
- pigmental — of or relating to a pigment or pigments, or the natural colouring of a person or thing
- pimpernel — a plant belonging to the genus Anagallis, of the primrose family, especially A. arvensis (scarlet pimpernel) having scarlet or white flowers that close at the approach of bad weather.