9-letter words containing m, o, i
- komintern — Third International.
- konimeter — an instrument for measuring the amount of dust in the air.
- kuskokwim — a river in SW Alaska, flowing SW to the Bering Sea. About 724 miles (1170 km) long.
- labourism — Support for the labour movement, the development of a collective organization of working people to campaign for better working conditions and treatment.
- laconicum — the sudatorium of an ancient Roman bath.
- laconisms — Plural form of laconism.
- lacrimoso — sad or mournful
- laminator — to separate or split into thin layers.
- lamington — (Australia, obsolete) A Homburg hat.
- lamproite — (geology) Any of several volcanic rocks having a high potassium content.
- lanciform — shaped like a lance: lanciform windows.
- larviform — (zoology) Having the form or structure of a larva.
- lattimore — Richmond Alexander, 1906–84, U.S. poet, translator, and critic, born in China.
- leiomyoma — a benign tumor composed of nonstriated muscular tissue.
- leitmotif — a motif or theme associated throughout a music drama with a particular person, situation, or idea.
- leitmotiv — Alternative form of leitmotif.
- lemon oil — a fragrant yellow essential oil obtained from the rinds of lemons or manufactured synthetically, used as a flavoring and in perfumery, furniture polishes, etc.
- lemonfish — the cobia.
- lentiform — lenticular.
- leo minor — a small faint constellation in the N hemisphere lying near Leo and Ursa Major
- leukemoid — resembling leukaemia
- libriform — (of a fibre of woody tissue) elongated and having a pitted thickened cell wall
- life form — the form that is characteristic of a particular organism at maturity.
- lifeforms — Plural form of lifeform.
- lightsome — emitting or reflecting light; luminous.
- ligniform — having the form of wood; resembling wood, as a variety of asbestos.
- lim fjord — a fjord in N Denmark running E from the North Sea to the Kattegat. About 110 miles (175 km) long.
- limaceous — Characteristic of slugs (of the family Limacidae).
- limehound — Alternative form of lyam-hound.
- limehouse — a dock district in the East End of London, England, once notorious for its squalor: formerly a Chinese quarter.
- limestone — a sedimentary rock consisting predominantly of calcium carbonate, varieties of which are formed from the skeletons of marine microorganisms and coral: used as a building stone and in the manufacture of lime.
- limnology — the scientific study of bodies of fresh water, as lakes and ponds, with reference to their physical, geographical, biological, and other features.
- limonoids — Plural form of limonoid.
- limousine — any large, luxurious automobile, especially one driven by a chauffeur.
- lipectomy — the surgical removal of fatty tissue.
- liposomal — Cell Biology. a microscopic artificial sac composed of fatty substances and used in experimental research of the cell.
- liposomes — Plural form of liposome.
- liquiform — Resembling a liquid.
- lissomely — In a lissome manner; with supple grace.
- lithesome — bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible: the lithe body of a ballerina.
- lithotome — an instrument used in a lithotomy operation, to remove bladder stones
- lithotomy — surgery to remove one or more stones from an organ or duct.
- livermore — a city in W California.
- localisms — Plural form of localism.
- locksmith — a person who makes or repairs locks and keys.
- logarithm — the exponent of the power to which a base number must be raised to equal a given number; log: 2 is the logarithm of 100 to the base 10 (2 = log10 100).
- logomania — Great enthusiasm for words.
- lombardia — a region of N central Italy, bordering on the Alps: dominated by prosperous lordships and city-states during the Middle Ages; later ruled by Spain and then by Austria before becoming part of Italy in 1859; intensively cultivated and in parts highly industrialized. Pop: 9 108 645 (2003 est). Area: 23 804 sq km (9284 sq miles)
- lombardic — a native or inhabitant of Lombardy.
- londinium — the Latin name for London when it was a Roman city