8-letter words containing m, o, t
- matronly — of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a matron; maturely dignified; stately.
- matsuoka — Yosuke [yaw-soo-ke] /yɔˈsu kɛ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1946, Japanese statesman.
- matteson — a town in NE Illinois.
- mattocks — Plural form of mattock.
- maxicoat — a long coat extending to the ankle
- mazeltov — Alternative spelling of mazel tov.
- mcintosh — a variety of red apple that ripens in early autumn.
- meathook — A sharp metal hook of a kind used to hang meat carcasses.
- meatloaf — A dish of ground meat formed into a loaf shape, mixed with egg and breadcrumbs, then baked or smoked, and usually served in slices.
- meconate — a salt of meconic acid
- mediator — a person who mediates, especially between parties at variance.
- megadont — macrodont.
- megatons — Plural form of megaton.
- megavolt — a unit of electromotive force, equal to one million volts. Abbreviation: MV.
- megillot — Slang. a lengthy, detailed explanation or account: Just give me the facts, not the whole megillah. a lengthy and tediously complicated situation or matter.
- meiocyte — a cell that divides by meiosis to produce four haploid spores (meiospores)
- meionite — a member of the scapolite group, rich in calcium and containing no sodium.
- melilots — Plural form of melilot.
- melitose — raffinose.
- melodist — a composer or a singer of melodies.
- meltdown — network meltdown
- mementos — an object or item that serves to remind one of a person, past event, etc.; keepsake; souvenir.
- memorate — (folklore) An oral narrative from memory relating a personal experience, especially the precursor of a legend.
- memorist — a person who has a remarkably retentive memory.
- mentions — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mention.
- mentmore — a mansion in Mentmore in Buckinghamshire: built by Sir Joseph Paxton in the 19th century for the Rothschild family; now owned by the Maharishi University of Natural Law
- mentored — a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- mentoree — One being mentored.
- mephisto — Medieval Demonology. one of the seven chief devils and the tempter of Faust.
- mercapto — containing the mercapto group; sulfhydryl; thiol.
- mercator — Gerhardus [jer-hahr-duh s] /dʒərˈhɑr dəs/ (Show IPA), (Gerhard Kremer) 1512–94, Flemish cartographer and geographer.
- mesodont — having medium-sized teeth.
- mesolect — any variety of language in a creole continuum that is intermediate between the basilect and the acrolect.
- mesolite — a mineral variety of the zeolite group, intermediate in chemical composition between natrolite and scolecite.
- mesotron — (no longer in technical use) meson.
- mestizos — Plural form of mestizo.
- metablog — (neologism, Internet) a blog about blogs.
- metabola — (in the plural, entomology) Insects that metamorphose.
- metabole — Alternative spelling of metabola.
- metaboly — the ability of some cells, esp protozoans, to alter their shape
- metafont — A system for the design of raster-based alphabets by Donald Knuth. A companion to TeX.
- metallo- — denoting metal
- metanoia — a profound, usually spiritual, transformation; conversion.
- metaphor — 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).
- metasoma — the posterior part of an arachnid's abdomen (opisthosoma) that never carries appendages
- metazoal — a zoological group comprising the multicellular animals.
- metazoan — a zoological group comprising the multicellular animals.
- metazoic — Of, or relating to the metazoa.
- metazoon — (zoology) One of the Metazoa.
- mete out — inflict: punishment