9-letter words containing m, o, l, e, c
- latecomer — a person who arrives late: The latecomers were seated after the overture.
- leucotome — an instrument for dissecting the white matter of the brain, consisting of a cannula containing a slender rotating blade.
- leucotomy — prefrontal lobotomy.
- limaceous — Characteristic of slugs (of the family Limacidae).
- lipectomy — the surgical removal of fatty tissue.
- lobectomy — excision of a lobe of an organ or gland.
- lock seam — a joint between two pieces of sheet metal, made by folding up the overlapping edges against each other, then folding them over in the same direction a number of times.
- lockmaker — a person who makes locks
- locomoted — Simple past tense and past participle of locomote.
- macdowell — Edward Alexander, 1861–1908, U.S. composer and pianist.
- macrolide — Any of a class of antibiotics containing a lactone ring, of which the first and best known is erythromycin.
- mccloskey — John, 1810–85, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman: first U.S. cardinal 1875.
- mcconnell — Jack (Wilson), Baron. born 1960, Scottish Labour politician; first minister of the Scottish Parliament (2001–07)
- meclozine — Meclizine.
- megacolon — (uncountable) Abnormal dilatation of the colon, not caused by mechanical obstruction.
- megalopic — having large eyes
- melanotic — of or affected with melanosis.
- melocoton — any of several large varieties of peach that ripen late in the season
- melomanic — characterized by a great enthusiasm for music
- meloxicam — an anti-inflammatory drug used to treat osteoarthritis
- 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.
- mescalero — a member of a group of Apache Indians who originally inhabited northern Mexico and the southwestern U.S. east of the Rio Grande, have intermarried with the Chiricahua and Lipan, and are presently situated in New Mexico.
- mesocolon — the mesentery of the colon.
- mesoscale — pertaining to meteorological phenomena, such as wind circulation and cloud patterns, that are about 1–100 km (0.6–60 miles) in horizontal extent.
- metabolic — of, relating to, or affected by metabolism.
- metalcore — (music) A genre of rock music related to punk and heavy metal.
- metalogic — the logical analysis of the fundamental concepts of logic.
- michelson — Albert Abraham, 1852–1931, U.S. physicist, born in Prussia (now Poland): Nobel prize 1907.
- microlite — any microscopic crystal.
- micromole — (chemistry, physics) One millionth of a mole.
- micropyle — Zoology. any minute opening in an ovum through which a spermatozoon can enter, as in many insects.
- milosevic — Slobodan [sloh-buh-dain] /ˈsloʊ bəˌdɛən/ (Show IPA), 1941–2006, Yugoslav and Serbian politician: president of Serbia 1989–97, president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1997–2000, accused of war crimes 2001.
- mislocate — to misplace.
- misoclere — hostile to clergy
- mole crab — a burrowing crustacean of the genus Emerita, found on sandy ocean beaches of North America, having a distinctly curved carapace.
- molecular — of or relating to or caused by molecules: molecular structure.
- molecules — Plural form of molecule.
- molochise — sacrifice to deity
- molochize — to offer up or immolate to a god
- monocable — an aerial ropeway having a single moving cable.
- monocline — a monoclinal structure or fold.
- monocycle — a one-wheeled vehicle.
- monticule — a subordinate volcanic cone.
- moschatel — a small plant, Adoxa moschatellina, having greenish or yellowish flowers with a musky odor.
- multicore — (computer hardware, of a processor) Combining two or more independent cores into a single package composed of a single integrated circuit.
- mycophile — A person who likes hunting for, cooking or eating mushrooms and other edible fungi.
- myelocyte — a cell of the bone marrow, especially one developing into a granulocyte.
- neckmould — (architecture) A small convex moulding surrounding a column at the junction of the shaft and capital.
- operculum — Botany, Zoology. a part or organ serving as a lid or cover, as a covering flap on a seed vessel.
- outmuscle — to get the better of or dominate by virtue of superior strength or force.