9-letter words containing m, o
- amenhotep — name of four kings of Egypt who ruled during the 16th, 15th, & 14th cent. b.c.
- americano — a drink consisting of espresso coffee diluted with hot water
- ametropia — loss of ability to focus images on the retina, caused by an imperfection in the refractive function of the eye
- ametropic — relating to ametropia
- amidation — to convert into an amide.
- amiloride — a potassium-sparing diuretic, C 6 H 8 ClN 7 O, used in the treatment of hypertension.
- amination — to introduce an amino group into (a compound).
- aminoacid — Alternative spelling of amino acid.
- aminocarb — a crystalline compound, C 11 H 16 N 2 O 2 , used as a nonsystemic insecticide on various food crops and forest growth.
- ammocoete — the larva of primitive jawless vertebrates, such as the lamprey, that lives buried in mud and feeds on microorganisms
- ammoniate — to unite or treat with ammonia
- ammonical — (inorganic chemistry) Of or pertaining to ammonia.
- ammonites — a nomadic tribe living east of the Jordan: a persistent enemy of the Israelites
- ammonitic — Relating to, or containing, ammonites.
- ammonoids — Plural form of ammonoid.
- amniotomy — the artificial rupturing of the fetal membranes by a doctor or midwife to induce or expedite labour
- amoebaean — of or relating to lines of verse dialogue that answer each other alternately
- amoralism — the doctrine or attitude that ignores or rejects moral vaues, or deems them to be irrelevant
- amoralist — a person who adheres to the doctrine of amoralism
- amorality — not involving questions of right or wrong; without moral quality; neither moral nor immoral.
- amoristic — relating to, or characteristic of, romantic love
- amornings — of a morning
- amorosity — a loving feeling
- amorously — inclined or disposed to love, especially sexual love: an amorous disposition.
- amorphism — the state or quality of being amorphous.
- amorphous — Something that is amorphous has no clear shape or structure.
- amortised — Finance. to liquidate or extinguish (a mortgage, debt, or other obligation), especially by periodic payments to the creditor or to a sinking fund. to write off a cost of (an asset) gradually.
- amortized — Finance. to liquidate or extinguish (a mortgage, debt, or other obligation), especially by periodic payments to the creditor or to a sinking fund. to write off a cost of (an asset) gradually.
- amortizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amortize.
- amount to — If you say that one thing amounts to something else, you consider the first thing to be the same as the second thing.
- amounting — the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
- amourette — a brief affair or an affair that is insignificant to oneself
- amphibole — any of a large group of minerals consisting of the silicates of calcium, iron, magnesium, sodium, and aluminium, usually in the form of long slender dark-coloured crystals. Members of the group, including hornblende, actinolite, and tremolite, are common constituents of igneous rocks
- amphiboly — ambiguity of speech, especially from uncertainty of the grammatical construction rather than of the meaning of the words, as in The Duke yet lives that Henry shall depose.
- amphigory — a piece of nonsensical writing in verse or, less commonly, prose
- amphinome — a maiden who, along with her sister Evadne, was deceived by Medea into murdering their father, Pelias.
- amphioxus — cephalochordate
- amphipods — Plural form of amphipod.
- amphitruo — a comedy (c200 b.c.) by Plautus.
- ampholyte — an amphoteric electrolyte
- amplicons — Plural form of amplicon.
- amplosome — the short or stocky type of human body shape
- amyloidal — resembling an amyloid; starch-like
- amylopsin — an enzyme of the pancreatic juice that converts starch into sugar; pancreatic amylase
- amyotonia — a condition in which the muscle tissues lack normal vigor and tension; lack of muscle tone
- anabolism — a metabolic process in which complex molecules are synthesized from simpler ones with the storage of energy; constructive metabolism
- anacronym — An acronym the original meaning of which is not known to most speakers.
- analogism — an argument or reason based on analogy
- anamniote — any vertebrate animal, such as a fish or amphibian, that lacks an amnion, chorion, and allantois during embryonic development
- anatomies — Plural form of anatomy.