9-letter words containing m, o, n
- anthemion — a floral design, used esp in ancient Greek and Roman architecture and decoration, usually consisting of honeysuckle, lotus, or palmette leaf motifs
- anthodium — the flower head or bracts of a composite plant, as in daisies or asters
- anti-atom — an atom composed of antiparticles, in which the nucleus contains antiprotons with orbiting positrons
- antiarmor — (military) Designed for attacking armored vehicles, such as tanks and armored personnel carriers.
- antiatoms — Plural form of antiatom.
- antimacho — opposed to macho attitudes
- antimeson — The antiparticle corresponding to a meson.
- antimoney — Opposing the concept of money.
- antimonic — of or containing antimony in the pentavalent state
- antimonyl — of, consisting of, or containing the monovalent group SbO-
- antimoral — Opposing or countering moral behaviour.
- antinomic — opposition between one law, principle, rule, etc., and another.
- antismoke — preventing smoke
- antitumor — Inhibiting the development of a tumor.
- antivenom — a serum which acts against the effects of venom
- antiwoman — hostile to women
- antonymic — having the opposite meaning, relating to antonyms
- apoenzyme — a protein component that together with a coenzyme forms an enzyme
- arago man — the skeletal remains of Homo erectus of the middle Pleistocene Epoch found in a cave in the French Pyrenees.
- armorican — a native or inhabitant of Armorica
- armstrong — Edwin Howard. 1890–1954, US electrical engineer; invented the superheterodyne radio receiver and the FM radio
- aromantic — Not given to experiencing romantic attraction to others.
- asbomania — the perceived indiscriminate and excessive use by the authorities of anti-social behaviour orders in dealing with people causing a nuisance to their fellow citizens
- asimovian — referring to or reminiscent of the work of Isaac Asimov
- astronomy — Astronomy is the scientific study of the stars, planets, and other natural objects in space.
- at random — If you choose people or things at random, you do not use any particular method, so they all have an equal chance of being chosen.
- atomizing — Present participle of atomize.
- atonalism — atonality.
- atonement — If you do something as an atonement for doing something wrong, you do it to show that you are sorry.
- augmentor — a person or thing that augments.
- automaton — If you say that someone is an automaton, you are critical of them because they behave as if they are so tired or bored that they do things without thinking.
- autonomic — occurring involuntarily or spontaneously
- aztreonam — A synthetic monobactam originally isolated from Chromobacterium violaceum, similar in action to penicillin.
- b-s meson — a neutral meson with a mass 10,507 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 1.6 X 10 -12 seconds.
- backronym — an existing word turned into an acronym by creating an apt phrase whose initial letters match the word, as to help remember it or offer a theory of its origin. For example, rap has been said to be a backronym of “rhythm and poetry.”.
- badminton — Badminton is a game played by two or four players on a rectangular court with a high net across the middle. The players try to score points by hitting a small object called a shuttlecock across the net using a racket.
- baldmoney — Meum athamanticum, an ornamental plant in the Apiaceae family.
- barenboim — Daniel. born 1942, Israeli concert pianist and conductor, born in Argentina
- barnstorm — When people such as politicians or performers barnstorm, they travel around the country making speeches or giving shows.
- batswoman — a female batsman
- batswomen — Plural form of batswoman.
- belemnoid — shaped like a dart
- belomancy — the art of divination using arrows
- bemonster — to treat as a monster
- big money — Big money is an amount of money that seems very large to you, especially money which you get easily.
- bimonthly — A bimonthly event or publication happens or appears every two months.
- binominal — of or denoting the binomial nomenclature
- biomining — the use of microorganisms to collect precious metals for extraction
- bionomics — ecology (sense 1)
- bleomycin — a glycopeptide antibiotic drug used in the treatment of cancer and Hodgkin's Disease