9-letter words containing m, o, r, p
- hypoderma — hypodermis.
- hypomorph — a mutant gene
- imperator — an absolute or supreme ruler.
- imperious — domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing: an imperious manner; an imperious person.
- imploring — to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat: They implored him to go.
- important — of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
- importers — Plural form of importer.
- importing — Present participle of import.
- importune — to press or beset with solicitations; demand with urgency or persistence.
- imposters — Plural form of imposter.
- impostors — Plural form of impostor.
- imposture — the action or practice of imposing fraudulently upon others.
- impounder — One who impounds.
- imprisons — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imprison.
- improbity — lack of honesty or moral scruples.
- impromptu — made or done without previous preparation: an impromptu address to the unexpected crowds.
- improving — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
- improvise — to compose and perform or deliver without previous preparation; extemporize: to improvise an acceptance speech.
- improviso — (obsolete) Not prepared beforehand; unpremeditated; extemporaneous.
- improvize — Alternative spelling of improvise.
- isomorphs — Plural form of isomorph.
- jump rope — Also, jump roping. a children's game or an exercise for children and adults in which a rope is swung over and under the standing jumper, who must leap over it each time it reaches the feet.
- keep from — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- kymograph — an instrument for measuring and graphically recording variations in fluid pressure, as those of the human pulse.
- lagomorph — any member of the order Lagomorpha, comprising the hares, rabbits, and pikas, resembling the rodents but having two pairs of upper incisors.
- lampooner — Someone who lampoons; someone who pokes fun.
- lamproite — (geology) Any of several volcanic rocks having a high potassium content.
- lm-prolog — Lisp Machine Prolog. A Prolog interpreter in Zetalisp for the Lisp Machine developed by Ken Kahn and Mats Carlsson in 1983.
- lorazepam — a benzodiazepine drug, C 15 H 10 Cl 2 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly in the management of acute anxiety and for insomnia.
- macro sap — Macro processing modification of SAP. D.E. Eastwood and D.M. McIlroy, unpublished memorandum, Bell Labs 1959. Led to TRAC.
- macrocopy — an enlargement of printed material for easier reading
- macropods — Plural form of macropod.
- macropore — Any pore sufficiently wide to allow water to flow unimpeded by capillary action.
- macropsia — a defect of vision in which objects appear to be larger than their actual size.
- macrotape — (storage) /mak'roh-tayp/ An industry-standard reel of magnetic tape, as opposed to a microtape. See also round tape.
- madperson — (gender-neutral) A madman or madwoman.
- madrepore — any true or stony coral of the order Madreporaria, forming reefs or islands in tropical seas.
- mail drop — a receptacle or one of a series of pigeonholelike slots, as in an office, into which incoming mail is placed for pickup.
- maildrops — Plural form of maildrop.
- malipiero — Gian Francesco [jahn frahn-che-skaw] /dʒɑn frɑnˈtʃɛ skɔ/ (Show IPA), 1882–1973, Italian composer.
- man power — the power supplied by human physical exertions: an ancient building constructed entirely by man power.
- mayorship — the chief executive official, usually elected, of a city, village, or town.
- mcpherson — Aimee Semple [sem-puh l] /ˈsɛm pəl/ (Show IPA), 1890–1944, U.S. evangelist, born in Canada.
- megaspore — the larger of the two kinds of spores characteristically produced by seed plants and a few fern allies, developing into a female gametophyte. Compare microspore.
- meiospore — a haploid spore resulting from meiosis
- mercapto- — (in chemical compounds) indicating the presence of an HS- group
- meropidan — any insectivorous bird of the family Meropidae
- merpeople — Plural form of merperson.
- merperson — A mythological creature with a human upper half (head, arms, and torso) and a piscine lower half.
- mesocarps — Plural form of mesocarp.