9-letter words containing m, l, n
- mentalism — the doctrine that objects of knowledge have no existence except in the mind of the perceiver.
- mentalist — a person who believes in or advocates mentalism.
- mentality — mental capacity or endowment: a person of average mentality.
- mentalize — (usually, in passive) To make mental in nature, rather than physical.
- mentorial — Of or relating to a mentor.
- meroclone — (biology) A colony-forming stem cell that has a lower growth potential than a holoclone because it is a mixture of stem cells and differentiated cells.
- mesangial — Of or pertaining to the mesangium.
- mescaline — a white, water-soluble, crystalline powder, C 1 1 H 1 7 NO 3 , obtained from mescal buttons, that produces hallucinations.
- mesocolon — the mesentery of the colon.
- messalian — Euchite.
- messalina — Valeria, died a.d. 48, third wife of Claudius I.
- messaline — a thin, soft silk with a twill or satin weave.
- mestranol — an estrogen, C 2 1 H 2 6 O 2 , used in oral contraceptives in combination with a progestin.
- metalline — metallic.
- metalling — Present participle of metal.
- metheglin — a variety of spiced mead.
- methylene — containing the methylene group.
- mezzaluna — a crescent-shaped, single- or double-bladed chopping knife, with a handle on each end or a connecting handle.
- michelson — Albert Abraham, 1852–1931, U.S. physicist, born in Prussia (now Poland): Nobel prize 1907.
- microloan — a very small, short-term loan at low interest, especially to a start-up company or self-employed person.
- middleman — a person who plays an economic role intermediate between producer and retailer or consumer.
- middlemen — a person who plays an economic role intermediate between producer and retailer or consumer.
- middleton — Thomas, c1570–1627, English dramatist.
- middlings — medium, moderate, oraverage in size, quantity, or quality: The returns on such a large investment may be only middling.
- midlander — a native or inhabitant of the Midlands of England
- mielziner — Jo [joh] /dʒoʊ/ (Show IPA), 1901–76, U.S. stage designer, born in France.
- milanaise — served with macaroni, or sometimes spaghetti, that has been flavored with tomatoes, mushrooms, shredded meat, etc.: veal cutlets à la milanaise.
- milestone — a stone functioning as a milepost.
- militance — (uncountable) The condition of being militant.
- militancy — vigorously active and aggressive, especially in support of a cause: militant reformers.
- militants — Plural form of militant.
- milk bank — a place for collection and storage of human milk for dispensing to those who require it, as for infants who are allergic to cows' milk and whose mothers' milk is unavailable.
- milkiness — The property of being milky.
- milkwoman — A woman who delivers milk to households and sometimes businesses early in the morning.
- milkwomen — Plural form of milkwoman.
- mill-rind — rind2 .
- millecent — a female given name.
- millenary — consisting of or pertaining to a thousand, especially a thousand years.
- millenium — Misspelling of millennium.
- millennia — a period of 1000 years.
- millerand — Alexandre [a-lek-sahn-druh] /a lɛkˈsɑ̃ drə/ (Show IPA), 1859–1943, president of France 1920–24.
- millibarn — one thousandth of a barn. Abbreviation: mb.
- millicent — a female given name: from Germanic words meaning “work” and “strong.”.
- milliners — Plural form of milliner.
- millinery — women's hats and other articles made or sold by milliners.
- millioned — (obsolete) Multiplied by millions; innumerable.
- millionth — coming last in a series of a million.
- millponds — Plural form of millpond.
- millstone — either of a pair of circular stones between which grain or another substance is ground, as in a mill.
- miltonian — of or relating to the poet Milton or his writings.