9-letter words containing o, y, s
- lysogenic — harboring a temperate virus as a prophage or plasmid.
- lysosomal — Of, pertaining to, or originating in lysosomes.
- lysosomes — a cell organelle containing enzymes that digest particles and that disintegrate the cell after its death.
- lysozymes — Plural form of lysozyme.
- macrocyst — a large cyst or spore case, especially the encysted, resting plasmodium of a slime mold.
- manoscopy — the measurement of the densities of gases
- mansionry — (obsolete) The state of dwelling or residing; occupancy.
- mantyhose — a one-piece clinging garment covering the body from the waist to the feet, worn by men
- marrowsky — spoonerism
- massymore — the underground dungeon of a castle
- mastocyte — Mast cell.
- mastology — Mammalogy.
- mastopexy — fixation of a pendulous breast.
- may blobs — marsh marigold.
- mayorship — the chief executive official, usually elected, of a city, village, or town.
- mccloskey — John, 1810–85, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman: first U.S. cardinal 1875.
- mesocrany — the state of having a medium breadth of skull
- mesophyll — the parenchyma, usually containing chlorophyll, that forms the interior parts of a leaf.
- mesophyte — a plant growing under conditions of well-balanced moisture supply.
- misemploy — to use for the wrong purpose; use wrongly or improperly; misuse.
- misogynic — reflecting or exhibiting hatred, dislike, mistrust, or mistreatment of women.
- mnemosyne — the ancient Greek goddess of memory, a daughter of Uranus and Gaea and the mother by Zeus of the Muses.
- mobbishly — in a mobbish, chaotic or turbulent manner
- molybdous — of or containing molybdenum, especially in its lower valences.
- monastery — a house or place of residence occupied by a community of persons, especially monks, living in seclusion under religious vows.
- moneybags — a bag for money.
- moneyless — any circulating medium of exchange, including coins, paper money, and demand deposits.
- moneywise — In terms of money; financially speaking.
- monkeyish — Like a monkey.
- monkeyism — the practice of copying or behaving like a monkey
- monocytes — (immunology) Plural form of monocyte.
- monopsony — the market condition that exists when there is one buyer.
- monostely — the state of being monostelic
- monotypes — Plural form of monotype.
- moonishly — in a moonish manner
- moonshiny — (obsolete) moonlit; lit by moonlight.
- mooseyard — an area of trodden snow where moose spend the winter
- moskonfyt — a South African thick grape syrup used as a jam or sweetener
- motorways — Plural form of motorway.
- moygashel — an Irish linen
- muscology — the scientific study of mosses
- museology — the systematic study of the organization, management, and function of a museum.
- mushroomy — Redolent of mushrooms.
- mycosozin — any sozin that kills microorganisms.
- mycovirus — any fungus-infecting virus.
- mykerinos — Mycerinus.
- myoclonus — an abrupt spasm or twitch of a muscle or group of muscles, occurring in some neurological diseases.
- myographs — Plural form of myograph.
- myologist — the science or branch of anatomy dealing with muscles.
- myomatous — a tumor composed of muscular tissue.