9-letter words containing m, o, i
- mentioned — to refer briefly to; name, specify, or speak of: Don't forget to mention her contribution to the project.
- mentorial — Of or relating to a mentor.
- mentoring — a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- merbromin — an iridescent green, water-soluble powder, C 2 0 H 8 Br 2 HgNa 2 O 6 , that forms a red solution when dissolved in water: used as an antiseptic and as a germicide.
- meritious — Having merit.
- merocrine — (of the secretion of glands) characterized by formation of the product without undergoing disintegration
- meroistic — (of an ovary) producing yolk and ova
- meromelia — A birth defect characterized by the lacking of a part, but not all, of one or more limbs with the presence of a hand or foot, resulting in a shrunken and deformed extremity.
- meronymic — Relating to a meronym or meronyms.
- meropidan — any insectivorous bird of the family Meropidae
- merozoite — (in the asexual reproduction of certain sporozoans) a cell developed from a schizont that parasitizes a red blood cell in the host.
- mesmorise — Misspelling of mesmerise.
- mesophile — mesophilic.
- mestizoes — Plural form of mestizo.
- mestrovic — Ivan [ahy-vuh n Serbo-Croatian. ee-vahn] /ˈaɪ vən Serbo-Croatian. ˈi vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1883–1962, Yugoslav sculptor, in the U.S. after 1946.
- metabolic — of, relating to, or affected by metabolism.
- metalloid — a nonmetal that in combination with a metal forms an alloy.
- metalogic — the logical analysis of the fundamental concepts of logic.
- meteorism — A rapid accumulation of gas in the intestine. Meteorism is typically a sign of bowel necrosis from bacterial infection, a life-threatening surgical emergency, and is usually caused by the consumption of large quantities of undercooked pork.
- meteorist — a person who studies meteors
- meteorite — a mass of stone or metal that has reached the earth from outer space; a fallen meteoroid.
- meteoroid — any of the small bodies, often remnants of comets, traveling through space: when such a body enters the earth's atmosphere it is heated to luminosity and becomes a meteor.
- metformin — an oral drug, C 4 H 11 N 5 , used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes, often in combination with repaglinide.
- methodism — the doctrines, polity, beliefs, and methods of worship of the Methodists.
- methodist — a member of the largest Christian denomination that grew out of the revival of religion led by John Wesley: stresses both personal and social morality and has an Arminian doctrine and, in the U.S., a modified episcopal polity.
- methodius — Saint (Apostle of the Slavs) a.d. c825–885, Greek missionary in Moravia (brother of Saint Cyril).
- methodize — to reduce (something) to a method.
- methoxide — methylate (def 1).
- metonymic — Of, or relating to, a word or phrase that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object.
- mezzotint — a method of engraving on copper or steel by burnishing or scraping away a uniformly roughened surface.
- micaceous — consisting of, containing, or resembling mica.
- michelson — Albert Abraham, 1852–1931, U.S. physicist, born in Prussia (now Poland): Nobel prize 1907.
- michoacan — a state in SW Mexico. 23,196 sq. mi. (60,080 sq. km). Capital: Morelia.
- micro$oft — (abuse, company) Microsoft written with a dollar sign, as though there was any doubt that they are a money-making enterprise. This little witticism was probably created before Microsoft's founder, Bill Gates established the philanthropic Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
- micro-cap — designating a company, or a mutual fund that invests in companies, with a very small market capitalization, usually under $250 million.
- microalga — Any of many microscopic photosynthetic protists, often living as single cells and floating as plankton.
- microbars — Plural form of microbar.
- microbeam — (physics) A beam having a small cross section.
- microbial — a microorganism, especially a pathogenic bacterium.
- microbian — (biology) Of, relating to, or caused by, microbes; microbial.
- microblog — to post very short entries, as a brief update or a photo, on a blog or social media website: A lot of people were microblogging during the crisis.
- microbody — (cytology): A cellular organelle bound by a single membrane and containing enzymes.
- microbots — Plural form of microbot.
- microbrew — beer brewed in a microbrewery.
- microcard — A small card bearing a microreproduction of text, resembling the microfiche format but on cardboard rather than photographic film.
- microchip — chip1 (def 5).
- microcity — An unusually small city or citylike environment.
- microcode — one or more microinstructions.
- microcopy — a microphotographic copy of a printed page or the like, as in microfilm or microfiche.
- microcosm — a little world; a world in miniature (opposed to macrocosm).