9-letter words containing m, o, n, p
- cymophane — a yellow or green opalescent variety of chrysoberyl
- cyphonism — An ancient form of punishment involving a sort of wooden pillory by which the victim's neck was bent or weighed downward.
- damp down — To damp down something such as a strong emotion, an argument, or a crisis means to make it calmer or less intense.
- ecphoneme — (obsolete) A symbol, !, comprising a vertical line and a dot below, signifying the end of a sentence that is an exclamation.
- elopement — The act of eloping.
- empanoply — to put armour on
- emplecton — a type of masonry filled with rubbish
- emploring — Present participle of implore.
- employing — Present participle of employ.
- emptional — Capable of being purchased.
- encompass — Surround and have or hold within.
- endolymph — The fluid in the membranous labyrinth of the ear.
- endomorph — A person with a soft round body build and a high proportion of fat tissue.
- endoplasm — The more fluid, granular inner layer of the cytoplasm in ameboid cells.
- endosperm — The part of a seed that acts as a food store for the developing plant embryo, usually containing starch with protein and other nutrients.
- ephemeron — An insect that lives only for a day or a few days.
- epigenome — (genetics) The total epigenetic state of a cell.
- epigonism — An artistic or literary imitation of an artist by a later generation.
- eponymous — (of a person) giving their name to something.
- euphonism — the use of pleasant-sounding words or phrases
- euphonium — A valved brass musical instrument resembling a small tuba of tenor pitch, played mainly in military and brass bands.
- exemption — The process of freeing or state of being free from an obligation or liability imposed on others.
- haptonema — In haptophytes, a peg-like organelle attached near the flagella and unique to the group. May function in attachment, feeding, or avoidance responses.
- homophone — Phonetics. a word pronounced the same as another but differing in meaning, whether spelled the same way or not, as heir and air.
- homophony — the quality or state of being homophonic.
- hyperonym — (linguistics) Hypernym; superordinate term.
- hypnotism — the science dealing with the induction of hypnosis.
- hypomania — a mania of low intensity.
- hypomanic — Afflicted with a mild state of mania.
- hyponymic — Of or pertaining to hyponyms.
- impaction — an act or instance of impacting.
- impassion — to fill, or affect strongly, with intense feeling or passion; inflame; excite.
- impletion — An act of filling; the state of being full.
- implexion — a complication or entanglement
- imploding — Present participle of implode.
- imploring — to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat: They implored him to go.
- implosion — the act of imploding; a bursting inward (opposed to explosion).
- important — of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
- importing — Present participle of import.
- importune — to press or beset with solicitations; demand with urgency or persistence.
- impose on — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- imposting — a tax; tribute; duty.
- impotence — the condition or quality of being impotent; weakness.
- impotency — the condition or quality of being impotent; weakness.
- impounded — Simple past tense and past participle of impound.
- impounder — One who impounds.
- imprisons — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imprison.
- improving — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
- impsonite — a black variety of asphaltite with a jagged fracture.
- impulsion — the act of impelling, driving onward, or pushing.