9-letter words containing m, o, s, c
- muckworms — Plural form of muckworm.
- mucositis — A complication of some cancer therapies in which the lining of the digestive system becomes inflamed. Often seen as sores in the mouth.
- murchison — an intermittent river in W Australia, flowing SW to the Indian Ocean. 440 miles (708 km) long.
- musaceous — belonging to the Musaceae, the banana family of plants.
- muscavado — muscovado.
- musciform — (botany) Having the appearance or form of a moss.
- muscology — the scientific study of mosses
- muscovado — raw or unrefined sugar, obtained from the juice of the sugar cane by evaporating and draining off the molasses.
- muscovite — a native or inhabitant of Moscow.
- music box — a box or case containing an apparatus for producing music mechanically, as by means of a comblike steel plate with tuned teeth sounded by small pegs or pins in the surface of a revolving cylinder or disk.
- mustachio — a mustache.
- mutoscope — A motion-picture device of the late nineteenth century, to be viewed by one person at a time through a peephole.
- mycosozin — any sozin that kills microorganisms.
- mycovirus — any fungus-infecting virus.
- myoclonus — an abrupt spasm or twitch of a muscle or group of muscles, occurring in some neurological diseases.
- narcotism — habitual use of narcotics.
- neocosmic — Of or relating to the universe in its present state; specifically, relating to the races of human beings known to history.
- newcomers — Plural form of newcomer.
- nicodemus — a Pharisee and member of the Sanhedrin who became a secret follower of Jesus. John 3:1–21; 7:50–52; 19:39.
- no claims — A no claims discount or bonus is a reduction in the money that you have to pay for an insurance policy, which you get when you have not made any claims in the previous year.
- noncampus — not located on a campus of a university, corporation, or any other business or organization
- noncompos — A foolish person.
- occultism — belief in the existence of secret, mysterious, or supernatural agencies.
- omniscent — Misspelling of omniscient All-knowing.
- on-campus — on the area of land that contains the main buildings of a university or college
- oncomouse — a mouse bred for cancer treatment research
- oncostman — a miner who is paid daily
- onomastic — of or relating to proper names.
- oomycetes — Plural form of oomycete.
- opusculum — opuscule.
- osmically — with regard to smell
- osmoticum — (biology) Any substance that acts to supplement osmotic pressure in a plant or a culture of plant cells.
- ossiculum — (anatomy) An ossicle.
- ostectomy — excision of part or all of a bone.
- ostracism — exclusion, by general consent, from social acceptance, privileges, friendship, etc.
- outmuscle — to get the better of or dominate by virtue of superior strength or force.
- outscheme — to outdo in scheming
- outscream — to scream louder than
- overcomes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overcome.
- pachomius — Saint, a.d. 292?–348? Egyptian ascetic: founder of the cenobitical form of monasticism.
- pancosmic — of every cosmos
- phonemics — the study of phonemes and phonemic systems.
- pisciform — shaped like a fish.
- poeticism — a poetic expression that has become hackneyed, forced, or artificial.
- poimenics — pastoral theology.
- polysemic — capable of having several possible meanings
- polysomic — of, relating to, or designating a basically diploid chromosome complement, in which some but not all the chromosomes are represented more than twice
- pomaceous — of, relating to, or of the nature of pomes.
- pond scum — any free-floating freshwater alga that forms a green scum on water.
- pop music — popular music