9-letter words containing m, o, i
- aminocarb — a crystalline compound, C 11 H 16 N 2 O 2 , used as a nonsystemic insecticide on various food crops and forest growth.
- ammoniate — to unite or treat with ammonia
- ammonical — (inorganic chemistry) Of or pertaining to ammonia.
- ammonites — a nomadic tribe living east of the Jordan: a persistent enemy of the Israelites
- ammonitic — Relating to, or containing, ammonites.
- ammonoids — Plural form of ammonoid.
- amniotomy — the artificial rupturing of the fetal membranes by a doctor or midwife to induce or expedite labour
- amoralism — the doctrine or attitude that ignores or rejects moral vaues, or deems them to be irrelevant
- amoralist — a person who adheres to the doctrine of amoralism
- amorality — not involving questions of right or wrong; without moral quality; neither moral nor immoral.
- amoristic — relating to, or characteristic of, romantic love
- amornings — of a morning
- amorosity — a loving feeling
- amorphism — the state or quality of being amorphous.
- amortised — Finance. to liquidate or extinguish (a mortgage, debt, or other obligation), especially by periodic payments to the creditor or to a sinking fund. to write off a cost of (an asset) gradually.
- amortized — Finance. to liquidate or extinguish (a mortgage, debt, or other obligation), especially by periodic payments to the creditor or to a sinking fund. to write off a cost of (an asset) gradually.
- amortizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amortize.
- amounting — the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
- amphibole — any of a large group of minerals consisting of the silicates of calcium, iron, magnesium, sodium, and aluminium, usually in the form of long slender dark-coloured crystals. Members of the group, including hornblende, actinolite, and tremolite, are common constituents of igneous rocks
- amphiboly — ambiguity of speech, especially from uncertainty of the grammatical construction rather than of the meaning of the words, as in The Duke yet lives that Henry shall depose.
- amphigory — a piece of nonsensical writing in verse or, less commonly, prose
- amphinome — a maiden who, along with her sister Evadne, was deceived by Medea into murdering their father, Pelias.
- amphioxus — cephalochordate
- amphipods — Plural form of amphipod.
- amphitruo — a comedy (c200 b.c.) by Plautus.
- amplicons — Plural form of amplicon.
- amyloidal — resembling an amyloid; starch-like
- amylopsin — an enzyme of the pancreatic juice that converts starch into sugar; pancreatic amylase
- amyotonia — a condition in which the muscle tissues lack normal vigor and tension; lack of muscle tone
- anabolism — a metabolic process in which complex molecules are synthesized from simpler ones with the storage of energy; constructive metabolism
- analogism — an argument or reason based on analogy
- anamniote — any vertebrate animal, such as a fish or amphibian, that lacks an amnion, chorion, and allantois during embryonic development
- anatomies — Plural form of anatomy.
- anatomise — to cut apart (an animal or plant) to show or examine the position, structure, and relation of the parts; display the anatomy of; dissect.
- anatomist — An anatomist is an expert in anatomy.
- anatomize — If you anatomise a subject or an issue, you examine it in great detail.
- angiogram — an X-ray picture obtained by angiography
- angiomata — a benign tumor consisting chiefly of dilated or newly formed blood vessels (hemangioma) or lymph vessels (lymphangioma)
- angoumois — a region and former province of W France: famous as source of cognac.
- anguiform — shaped like a snake
- aniconism — the belief in not using or worshipping images of deities
- animation — Animation is the process of making films in which drawings or puppets appear to move.
- animators — Plural form of animator.
- animatron — An animatronic robot.
- animosity — Animosity is a strong feeling of dislike and anger. Animosities are feelings of this kind.
- anisogamy — a type of sexual reproduction in which the gametes are dissimilar, either in size alone or in size and form
- anomalies — a deviation from the common rule, type, arrangement, or form. Synonyms: abnormality, exception, peculiarity.
- anomalism — the state or quality of being anomalous.
- anonymise — (transitive) To render anonymous; especially to remove data that would establish the identity of a person.
- anonymity — the condition or fact of being anonymous