8-letter words containing m, e, n, o
- monogeny — the hypothetical descent of the human race from a single pair of individuals.
- monogerm — having or coming from a seed that will only develop into a single plant
- monoheme — (biochemistry) A single heme group in a hemoprotein.
- monokine — any substance secreted by a monocyte or macrophage and affecting the function of other cells.
- monoline — A company specializing in a single type of financial service, such as consumer credit, home mortgages, or a sole class of insurance.
- monomers — Plural form of monomer.
- monomode — denoting or relating to a type of optical fibre with a core less than 10 micrometres in diameter
- monopode — having one foot.
- monopole — magnetic monopole.
- monoreme — (nautical) A galley with a single row of oars on each side.
- monosemy — The property of having only one meaning.
- monosome — a chromosome having no homologue, especially an unpaired X chromosome.
- monotone — a vocal utterance or series of speech sounds in one unvaried tone.
- monotype — the only print made from a metal or glass plate on which a picture is painted in oil color, printing ink, or the like.
- monoxide — an oxide containing one oxygen atom in each molecule.
- monsieur — the conventional French title of respect and term of address for a man, corresponding to Mr. or sir.
- monstera — any of various tropical American climbing plants belonging to the genus Monstera, of the arum family, especially M. deliciosa, having split or perforated leaves and often grown as a houseplant.
- monsters — Plural form of monster.
- monstery — Resembling a monster.
- montaged — Simple past tense and past participle of montage.
- montages — Plural form of montage.
- montague — (in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet) the family name of Romeo. Compare Capulet.
- monteith — a large punch bowl, usually of silver, having a notched rim for suspending punch cups.
- monterey — a city in W California, on Monterey Bay: the capital of California until 1847.
- monteria — a city in N Colombia.
- montreal — a seaport in S Quebec, in E Canada, on an island (Montreal Island) in the St. Lawrence.
- montreux — a town and resort in W Switzerland, in Vaud canton on Lake Geneva; annual television festival. Pop: 22 454 (2000)
- montrose — James Graham, Marquis of, 1612–50, Scottish supporter of Charles I.
- monument — something erected in memory of a person, event, etc., as a building, pillar, or statue: the Washington Monument.
- moonbase — (scifi) A base located on a moon.
- moonbeam — a ray of moonlight.
- mooncake — A rich, dense Chinese pastry with a variety of fillings, usually to eat in Zhongqiu Festival.
- mooneyes — Plural form of mooneye.
- moonface — a round and full face
- moonless — the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- moonlike — Resembling the Moon, or a moon.
- moonrise — the rising of the moon above the horizon.
- moonseed — any climbing plant of the genus Menispermum, having greenish-white flowers and crescent-shaped seeds.
- moonshee — a native interpreter or language instructor.
- moonwise — (nonstandard) Anticlockwise.
- mootness — The state or condition of being moot.
- mopiness — languishing, listless, droopy, or glum.
- moraines — Plural form of moraine.
- mordents — Plural form of mordent.
- moreland — Archaic form of moorland.
- moreness — the state of being greater than something else, greatness
- mornynge — Obsolete spelling of morning.
- morphine — a white, bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 1 7 H 1 9 NO 3 ⋅H 2 O, the most important narcotic and addictive principle of opium, obtained by extraction and crystallization and used chiefly in medicine as a pain reliever and sedative.
- moseying — Present participle of mosey.
- motioned — the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement.