8-letter words containing m, o, i, r, a
- choriamb — a metrical foot used in classical verse consisting of four syllables, two short ones between two long ones (– ◡ ◡ –)
- chorioma — any benign or malignant tumor of chorionic tissue; choriocarcinoma.
- cimarosa — Domenico. 1749–1801, Italian composer, chiefly remembered for his opera buffa The Secret Marriage (1792)
- cimarron — river flowing from NE N.Mex. eastward to the Arkansas River, near Tulsa, Okla.: c. 600 mi (966 km)
- coadmire — to admire together
- conarium — the pineal gland
- copremia — poisoning due to the presence of fecal matter in the blood.
- coramine — a drug, C10H14N2O, which is a circulatory stimulant and is banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency, hence preventing its use by athletes
- coumarin — a white vanilla-scented crystalline ester, used in perfumes and flavourings and as an anticoagulant. Formula: C9H6O2
- cramoisy — of a crimson colour
- cromalin — a colour proofing system
- dioramas — Plural form of diorama.
- dioramic — a scene, often in miniature, reproduced in three dimensions by placing objects, figures, etc., in front of a painted background.
- fabiform — Shaped like a bean.
- fairmont — a city in W West Virginia.
- fairydom — The realm or sphere of fairies.
- fibromas — Plural form of fibroma.
- fomorian — one of a race of pirates or sea demons who raided and pillaged Ireland but were finally defeated: sometimes associated with the hostile powers of nature.
- foramina — an opening, orifice, or short passage, as in a bone or in the integument of the ovule of a plant.
- formalin — a clear, colorless, aqueous solution of 40 percent formaldehyde.
- gasiform — having the form of gas; gaseous.
- hairworm — any small, slender worm of the family Trichostrongylidae, parasitic in the alimentary canals of various animals.
- harmonia — the daughter of Ares and Aphrodite and wife of Cadmus.
- harmonic — pertaining to harmony, as distinguished from melody and rhythm.
- ideogram — a written symbol that represents an idea or object directly rather than a particular word or speech sound, as a Chinese character.
- idiogram — Karyogram.
- imitator — to follow or endeavor to follow as a model or example: to imitate an author's style; to imitate an older brother.
- immortal — not mortal; not liable or subject to death; undying: our immortal souls.
- impactor — an electric or pneumatic power wrench with interchangeable toolhead attachments, used for installing and removing nuts, bolts, and screws.
- informal — without formality or ceremony; casual: an informal visit.
- iron man — Calvin Edward, Jr ("Cal"; "Iron Man") born 1960, U.S. baseball player.
- isograms — Plural form of isogram.
- janiform — Janus-faced.
- jarmoite — a member of the prehistoric people of northeastern Iraq in and around the settlement at Jarmo.
- kilogram — a unit of mass equal to 1000 grams: the basic unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI), equal to the mass of the international prototype of the kilogram, a platinum-iridium cylinder kept in Sèvres, France. Abbreviation: kg.
- kir moab — ancient name of Kerak.
- koriyama — a city on E central Honshu, in Japan.
- laborism — a political theory favoring the dominance of labor in the economic and political life of a country.
- lipogram — a written work composed of words chosen so as to avoid the use of one or more specific alphabetic characters.
- lombardi — Vince(nt Thomas) 1913–70, U.S. football coach.
- macaroni — small, tubular pasta prepared from wheat flour.
- macrotia — (medicine) Abnormal development of the auricle of the ear.
- maggiore — Lake, a lake in N Italy and S Switzerland. 83 sq. mi. (215 sq. km).
- mahzorim — Plural form of mahzor.
- maildrop — A place where postal mail is received and then forwarded to another address, used for anonymity or as a fixed address for somebody who is travelling.
- mailroom — Also, mail room. a room used for handling incoming and outgoing mail, as in a large organization.
- maindoor — a door giving access to a house from the street
- majoring — a commissioned military officer ranking next below a lieutenant colonel and next above a captain.
- majority — the greater part or number; the number larger than half the total (opposed to minority): the majority of the population.
- maniform — shaped like a hand.