9-letter words containing m, u, s, i
- mussitate — to mutter; mumble.
- mussolini — Benito [buh-nee-toh;; Italian be-nee-taw] /bəˈni toʊ;; Italian bɛˈni tɔ/ (Show IPA), (I"Il Duce") 1883–1945, Italian Fascist leader: premier of Italy 1922–43.
- mustachio — a mustache.
- musteline — belonging or pertaining to the family Mustelidae, including the martens, skunks, minks, weasels, badgers, and otters.
- muster in — to assemble (troops, a ship's crew, etc.), as for battle, display, inspection, orders, or discharge.
- mustering — Present participle of muster.
- mustiness — having an odor or flavor suggestive of mold, as old buildings, long-closed rooms, or stale food.
- mutations — Biology. a sudden departure from the parent type in one or more heritable characteristics, caused by a change in a gene or a chromosome. an individual, species, or the like, resulting from such a departure.
- mutilates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mutilate.
- mutineers — A person, esp. a soldier or sailor, who rebels or refuses to obey the orders of a person in authority.
- mutsuhito — 1852–1912, emperor of Japan 1867–1912.
- mutualise — Alternative spelling of mutualize.
- mutualism — a relationship between two species of organisms in which both benefit from the association.
- mutualist — a relationship between two species of organisms in which both benefit from the association.
- muzziness — The state or quality of being muzzy.
- mycerinus — king of ancient Egypt c2600–2570 b.c.: builder of the third great pyramid at ·El· Giza.
- mycovirus — any fungus-infecting virus.
- mysterium — (chemistry, alchemy, now historical) Any of various unknown elements thought to make up existing forms of matter, or a substance seen as an elemental or pure form of something else.
- myxovirus — any of a group of medium-sized, RNA-containing viruses having a helical envelope, infectious to humans and other animals and a cause of influenza.
- nicodemus — a Pharisee and member of the Sanhedrin who became a secret follower of Jesus. John 3:1–21; 7:50–52; 19:39.
- novaesium — an industrial city in W Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia west of Düsseldorf: founded as a Roman fortress in the 1st century ad. Pop: 152 050 (2003 est)
- nursemaid — Also called nurserymaid. a woman or girl employed to care for a child or several children, especially in a household.
- occultism — belief in the existence of secret, mysterious, or supernatural agencies.
- ominously — portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious: an ominous bank of dark clouds.
- omnibuses — Plural form of omnibus.
- osmoticum — (biology) Any substance that acts to supplement osmotic pressure in a plant or a culture of plant cells.
- osmundine — compost made from dried fern roots
- ossiculum — (anatomy) An ossicle.
- ossuarium — ossuary.
- pachomius — Saint, a.d. 292?–348? Egyptian ascetic: founder of the cenobitical form of monasticism.
- pastorium — a Baptist parsonage.
- paulinism — the body of theological doctrine taught by or attributed to the apostle Paul.
- pauperism — the state or condition of utter poverty.
- pemphigus — any of several diseases, often fatal, characterized by blisters on the skin and mucous membranes.
- pluralism — Philosophy. a theory that there is more than one basic substance or principle. Compare dualism (def 2), monism (def 1a). a theory that reality consists of two or more independent elements.
- plutonism — the intrusion of magma and associated deep-seated processes within the earth's crust.
- pop music — popular music
- potassium — a silvery-white metallic element that oxidizes rapidly in the air and whose compounds are used as fertilizer and in special hard glasses. Symbol: K; atomic weight: 39.102; atomic number: 19; specific gravity: 0.86 at 20°C.
- poujadism — a conservative reactionary movement to protect the business interests of small traders
- presidium — (in the Soviet Union and other Communist countries) an administrative committee, usually permanent and governmental, acting when its parent body is in recess but exercising full powers: the presidium of the Supreme Soviet.
- presuming — presumptuous.
- presummit — of the period prior to a summit
- promuscis — the proboscis of some insects
- puerilism — childishness in the behavior of an adult.
- pumiceous — Also called pumice stone. a porous or spongy form of volcanic glass, used as an abrasive.
- quaesitum — something that is sought; the solution to a problem
- quagmires — Plural form of quagmire.
- quakerism — the beliefs, principles, and practices of Quakers.
- quasimodo — Salvatore [sahl-vah-taw-re] /ˌsɑl vɑˈtɔ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1901–68, Italian poet: Nobel prize 1959.
- quietsome — still, calm, quiet