9-letter words containing m, t
- fermenter — A container in which fermentation takes place.
- fermentor — The vessel in which fermentation takes place.
- fetichism — belief in or use of fetishes.
- fetishism — belief in or use of fetishes.
- filaments — Plural form of filament.
- film gate — (in motion-picture cameras and projectors) a mechanism that holds the film flat in the focal plane of the lens during exposure or projection.
- film star — A film star is a famous actor or actress who appears in films.
- filmstars — Plural form of filmstar.
- filmstrip — a length of film containing a series of related transparencies for projection on a screen.
- fimbriate — Also, fimbriated. Botany, Zoology. having a border of hairs or filiform processes.
- firestorm — an atmospheric phenomenon, caused by a large fire, in which the rising column of air above the fire draws in strong winds often accompanied by rain.
- firmament — the vault of heaven; sky.
- firmicute — Any bacterium of the phylum Firmicutes.
- firstname — given name.
- fist bump — a gesture of greeting, friendship, triumph, etc., in which two people make a fist and bump each other's knuckles.
- fist pump — a gesture of enthusiasm, victory, etc., in which one raises a fist and thrusts the forearm quickly and forcefully forward or downward.
- flag smut — a disease of cereals and other grasses, characterized by stripes of black spores on the affected leaves and stems, which later dry up and become shredded, caused by several smut fungi of the genus Urocystis.
- flame out — burning gas or vapor, as from wood or coal, that is undergoing combustion; a portion of ignited gas or vapor.
- flame-out — the failure of a jet engine due to an interruption of the fuel supply or to faulty combustion.
- flameouts — Plural form of flameout.
- flamsteed — John, 1646–1719, English astronomer.
- flatmates — Plural form of flatmate.
- flatworms — Plural form of flatworm.
- fleshment — the state of being stimulated, as by a successful first attempt at something.
- flexitime — a system of working that allows an employee to choose, within limits, the hours for starting and leaving work each day.
- flextimer — a person who works flexitime
- flimsiest — Superlative form of flimsy.
- flowmeter — an instrument for measuring the flow rate of a fluid in a pipe.
- fluxmeter — an instrument for measuring magnetic flux, consisting essentially of a ballistic galvanometer.
- focometer — an instrument for measuring the focal length of a lens or other optical system.
- fogramity — a fogey or antiquated thing
- fomalhaut — a star of the first magnitude and the brightest star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus.
- fomenting — Present participle of foment.
- font name — a Christian name; baptismal name; first name.
- footframe — a rigid midsole molded into the back part of a shoe or boot, adding stability.
- footmarks — Plural form of footmark.
- forcemeat — a mixture of finely chopped and seasoned foods, usually containing egg white, meat or fish, etc., used as a stuffing or served alone.
- forcement — (obsolete) The act of forcing; compulsion.
- foremasts — Plural form of foremast.
- form stop — (in poured-concrete construction) a board placed across a form to retain concrete until it sets.
- formalist — strict adherence to, or observance of, prescribed or traditional forms, as in music, poetry, and art.
- formality — condition or quality of being formal; accordance with required or traditional rules, procedures, etc.; conventionality.
- formating — Misspelling of formatting.
- formation — the act or process of forming or the state of being formed: the formation of ice.
- formative — giving form or shape; forming; shaping; fashioning; molding: a formative process in manufacturing.
- formatted — the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves. Compare duodecimo, folio (def 2), octavo, quarto.
- formatter — the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves. Compare duodecimo, folio (def 2), octavo, quarto.
- formicant — (medicine,obsolete) Of the pulse: weak and rapid.
- formicate — To move like ants.
- formulate — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.