9-letter words containing m, o, n
- ammonoids — Plural form of ammonoid.
- amniotomy — the artificial rupturing of the fetal membranes by a doctor or midwife to induce or expedite labour
- amoebaean — of or relating to lines of verse dialogue that answer each other alternately
- amornings — of a morning
- amount to — If you say that one thing amounts to something else, you consider the first thing to be the same as the second thing.
- amounting — the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
- amphinome — a maiden who, along with her sister Evadne, was deceived by Medea into murdering their father, Pelias.
- amplicons — Plural form of amplicon.
- 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
- anacronym — An acronym the original meaning of which is not known to most speakers.
- 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.
- anchorman — The anchorman on a television or radio programme, especially a news programme, is the person who presents it.
- anchormen — Plural form of anchorman.
- andamento — an extended fugue subject.
- andromeda — the daughter of Cassiopeia and wife of Perseus, who saved her from a sea monster
- anecdotum — (rare, Latinate) alternative spelling of anecdote.
- anemogram — a record produced by an anemograph
- anemology — the study of winds
- 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)
- angleworm — an earthworm used as bait by anglers
- angouleme — city in SW France: pop. 46,000
- angoumois — a region and former province of W France: famous as source of cognac.
- angstroms — Plural form of angstrom.
- 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
- annoyment — (proscribed) Annoyance.
- anomalies — a deviation from the common rule, type, arrangement, or form. Synonyms: abnormality, exception, peculiarity.
- anomalism — the state or quality of being anomalous.
- anomalous — Something that is anomalous is different from what is usual or expected.
- 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
- anonymize — to carry out or organize in such a way as to preserve anonymity
- anonymous — If you remain anonymous when you do something, you do not let people know that you were the person who did it.
- anorchism — Anorchia.
- anorgasmy — inability to experience sexual orgasm.
- anoxaemia — a deficiency in the amount of oxygen in the arterial blood
- anterooms — Plural form of anteroom.