9-letter words containing m, o, r, n
- martinson — Harry Edmund [har-ee ed-muh nd;; Swedish hah-ri ed-moo nt] /ˈhær i ˈɛd mənd;; Swedish ˈhɑ rɪ ˈɛd mʊnt/ (Show IPA), 1904–78, Swedish novelist and poet: Nobel prize 1974.
- mascarons — grotesque face used as decoration
- mason jar — a glass jar with a wide mouth and an airtight screw top, much used in home canning.
- masonried — built of masonry
- masterson — William Barclay ("Bat") 1853–1921, U.S. frontier law officer.
- matrimony — the state of being married; marriage: He was married in 1870 and lived in matrimony 12 years.
- matronage — the state of being a matron.
- matronize — to cause to become matronly; cause to act as, or fulfill the role of, matron.
- mcpherson — Aimee Semple [sem-puh l] /ˈsɛm pəl/ (Show IPA), 1890–1944, U.S. evangelist, born in Canada.
- meandrous — meandering; winding; rambling.
- melbourne — the ancient Roman goddess of victory, identified with the Greek goddess Nike.
- mellotron — a synthesizer that plays a prerecorded sound, stored on tape, when a key is pressed
- memoranda — a short note designating something to be remembered, especially something to be done or acted upon in the future; reminder.
- menorrhea — menstrual flow.
- 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.
- merestone — A stone designating a limit or boundary; a landmark.
- 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.
- merocrine — (of the secretion of glands) characterized by formation of the product without undergoing disintegration
- meronymic — Relating to a meronym or meronyms.
- meropidan — any insectivorous bird of the family Meropidae
- merperson — A mythological creature with a human upper half (head, arms, and torso) and a piscine lower half.
- mesocrany — the state of having a medium breadth of skull
- mestranol — an estrogen, C 2 1 H 2 6 O 2 , used in oral contraceptives in combination with a progestin.
- metarchon — a nontoxic substance, such as a chemical to mask pheromones, that reduces the persistence of a pest
- metformin — an oral drug, C 4 H 11 N 5 , used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes, often in combination with repaglinide.
- metronome — a mechanical or electrical instrument that makes repeated clicking sounds at an adjustable pace, used for marking rhythm, especially in practicing music.
- mezereons — Plural form of mezereon.
- microbian — (biology) Of, relating to, or caused by, microbes; microbial.
- microdont — abnormally small teeth.
- microinch — a unit of length equal to one millionth of an inch. Symbol: μin.
- microloan — a very small, short-term loan at low interest, especially to a start-up company or self-employed person.
- micromini — microminiature.
- micronise — (British) To reduce in size often to micrometer scale.
- micronism — A theoretical microorganism living in the ice or under the surface of Jupiter's ice moon Europa.
- micronize — Break (a substance) into very fine particles.
- micronuts — Plural form of micronut.
- microthin — extremely or, sometimes, microscopically thin: a microthin layer of aluminum.
- microtone — any musical interval smaller than a semitone, specifically, a quarter tone.
- microzoon — a microscopic animal, especially a protozoan.
- midground — The point between foreground and background in an image.
- migration — the process or act of migrating.
- minitower — a vertical case, smaller than a tower, designed to house a computer system standing on a desk or floor.
- minor key — a key or mode based on a minor scale.
- minorship — the state of being a minor
- minotaurs — Plural form of minotaur.
- mirrnyong — (Australia, archaeology) A mound of cooking debris accumulated by Aborigines; a kitchen midden.
- mirroring — mirror
- misgovern — to govern or manage badly.