9-letter words containing m, o, r, p
- mesomorph — a person of the mesomorphic type.
- metamorph — (biology) An organism that has undergone metamorphosis.
- metaphore — Misspelling of metaphor.
- metaphors — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- metroplex — a vast metropolitan area that encompasses several cities and their suburbs: We're moving to the Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex.
- metropole — A metropolis; the main city of a country or area. (from 15th c.).
- micro-cap — designating a company, or a mutual fund that invests in companies, with a very small market capitalization, usually under $250 million.
- microchip — chip1 (def 5).
- microcopy — a microphotographic copy of a printed page or the like, as in microfilm or microfiche.
- micropore — a tiny opening, as in specialized biological filters or in the shells of some animals.
- micropsia — a defect of vision in which objects appear to be smaller than their actual size.
- micropump — a tiny pump implanted under the skin for the timed administration of medication.
- micropyle — Zoology. any minute opening in an ovum through which a spermatozoon can enter, as in many insects.
- microslop — (company, abuse) A derisive synonym for Microsoft Corporation. It refers to the sloppy, bug-ridden "x.0" versions of MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows and other Microsoft products.
- microtape — (hardware, storage) /mi:'kroh-tayp/ Occasionally used to mean a DECtape, as opposed to a macrotape. Apparently the term "microtape" was actually the official term used within DEC for these tapes until someone coined the word "DECtape", which, of course, sounded sexier to the marketroids. Another version of the story holds that someone discovered a conflict with another company's "microtape" trademark.
- millepore — a coralline hydrozoan of the genus Millepora, having a smooth calcareous surface with many perforations.
- minorship — the state of being a minor
- misprison — Misconstruction of misprision.
- misreport — to report incorrectly or falsely.
- mixotroph — any organism capable of existing as either an autotroph or heterotroph.
- mold-warp — the common European mole, Talpa europaea.
- monocarps — Plural form of monocarp.
- monograph — a treatise on a particular subject, as a biographical study or study of the works of one artist.
- monopolar — Having a single pole.
- monoprint — A form of printing on paper from a glass sheet to which oil paint has been applied; monotype.
- monotropy — polymorphism that is irreversible.
- moonprobe — an information-gathering spacecraft designed to pass close by or land on the lunar surface.
- mopboards — Plural form of mopboard.
- mopper-up — a person or thing that mops up.
- moreporks — Plural form of morepork.
- morphemes — any of the minimal grammatical units of a language, each constituting a word or meaningful part of a word, that cannot be divided into smaller independent grammatical parts, as the, write, or the -ed of waited. Compare allomorph (def 2), morph (def 1).
- morphemic — any of the minimal grammatical units of a language, each constituting a word or meaningful part of a word, that cannot be divided into smaller independent grammatical parts, as the, write, or the -ed of waited. Compare allomorph (def 2), morph (def 1).
- morphinic — of, pertaining to, or resembling morphine
- morphisms — Plural form of morphism.
- morphogen — A chemical agent able to cause or determine morphogenesis.
- morphoses — Plural form of morphosis.
- morphosis — the sequence or manner of development or change in an organism or any of its parts.
- morphotic — (biology) Connected with, or becoming an integral part of, a living unit or of the morphological framework.
- mothproof — resistant to attack by moths.
- motorship — a ship driven by a diesel or other internal-combustion engine.
- mousetrap — a trap for mice, especially one consisting of a rectangular wooden base on which a metal spring is mounted.
- mouthpart — Usually, mouthparts. the appendages surrounding or associated with the mouth of arthropods.
- mu-prolog — (language) Prolog with "wait" declarations for coroutining, developed by L. Naish of the Univeristy of Melbourne in 1982.
- mudhopper — an amphibious fish found on mud flats and in mangrove swamps
- multiport — Computers. having more than one port.
- myatrophy — myoatrophy.
- myographs — Plural form of myograph.
- myomorpha — A major division of the rodents that includes the rats, mice, voles, hamsters, and their relatives.
- myriapods — Plural form of myriapod.
- myxospore — a spore produced within any of various fruiting bodies of myxomycetes.