9-letter words containing m, o, t, r, c
- geometric — of or relating to geometry or to the principles of geometry.
- gyrectomy — excision of a cerebral gyrus.
- hectogram — a unit of mass or weight equal to 100 grams, equivalent to 3.527 ounces avoirdupois. Abbreviation: hg.
- hectorism — the character or actions of a hector
- homecourt — (basketball) The home court of a basketball team.
- homecraft — skills used in the home
- ice storm — a storm of freezing rain and widespread glaze formation.
- incoterms — Plural form of incoterm.
- intercome — (intransitive) To intervene; interpose; interfere.
- intercoms — Plural form of intercom.
- isometric — of, relating to, or having equality of measure.
- latecomer — a person who arrives late: The latecomers were seated after the overture.
- locomotor — Also, locomotory. of, relating to, or affecting locomotion.
- macerator — to soften or separate into parts by steeping in a liquid.
- macrocyst — a large cyst or spore case, especially the encysted, resting plasmodium of a slime mold.
- macrocyte — an abnormally large red blood cell.
- macrodont — the condition of having abnormally large teeth.
- macroetch — to etch deeply into the surface of (a metal).
- macrolith — a stone tool about 1 foot (30 cm) long.
- macrotape — (storage) /mak'roh-tayp/ An industry-standard reel of magnetic tape, as opposed to a microtape. See also round tape.
- macrotous — having large ears
- manticore — a legendary monster with a man's head, horns, a lion's body, and the tail of a dragon or, sometimes, a scorpion.
- masoretic — of or relating to the Masorah or the Masoretes.
- mecometer — a caliperlike instrument for measuring the length of newborn infants.
- mercapto- — (in chemical compounds) indicating the presence of an HS- group
- meroistic — (of an ovary) producing yolk and ova
- mestrovic — Ivan [ahy-vuh n Serbo-Croatian. ee-vahn] /ˈaɪ vən Serbo-Croatian. ˈi vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1883–1962, Yugoslav sculptor, in the U.S. after 1946.
- metalcore — (music) A genre of rock music related to punk and heavy metal.
- metarchon — a nontoxic substance, such as a chemical to mask pheromones, that reduces the persistence of a pest
- micro$oft — (abuse, company) Microsoft written with a dollar sign, as though there was any doubt that they are a money-making enterprise. This little witticism was probably created before Microsoft's founder, Bill Gates established the philanthropic Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
- microbots — Plural form of microbot.
- microcity — An unusually small city or citylike environment.
- microcyte — Pathology. an abnormally small red blood cell.
- microdata — (statistics) data concerning individuals in a trial, survey etc.
- microdont — abnormally small teeth.
- microdots — Plural form of microdot.
- microlite — any microscopic crystal.
- microlith — a tiny stone tool, often of geometric shape, made from a bladelet and mounted singly or in series as the working part of a composite tool or weapon, especially during late Upper Paleolithic and Mesolithic times.
- micromort — a unit of risk equal to a one-in-a-million chance of dying
- micronuts — Plural form of micronut.
- microsite — (Internet) A self-contained page or group of pages meant to supplement a larger website.
- microsoft — Microsoft Corporation
- microstat — a negative of a microphotograph made directly from a negative by a copy camera.
- 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.
- microthin — extremely or, sometimes, microscopically thin: a microthin layer of aluminum.
- microtome — an instrument for cutting very thin sections, as of organic tissue, for microscopic examination.
- microtomy — the cutting of very thin sections with the microtome.
- microtone — any musical interval smaller than a semitone, specifically, a quarter tone.
- microtube — A microscopic tube, especially one used in the construction of specialized lasers.
- microvolt — a unit of electromotive force or potential difference equal to one millionth of a volt. Symbol: μV, μ v.