9-letter words containing r, a, t, e, m
- meatworks — (Australia, New Zealand) A slaughterhouse or meat processing plant.
- mediators — Plural form of mediator.
- mediatory — pertaining to mediation.
- mediatrix — a woman who mediates, especially between parties at variance.
- meditator — to engage in thought or contemplation; reflect.
- megahertz — a unit of frequency, equal to one million cycles per second. Abbreviation: MHz.
- megahurts — Plural form of megahurt.
- megaliter — Alternative spelling of megalitre One million liters.
- megalitre — A unit of volume equivalent to 1000000 litres. Symbol: Ml.
- megameter — Alternative spelling of megametre.
- megametre — A distance of 1,000 km. Symbol: Mm.
- megastars — Plural form of megastar.
- megastore — A very large store, typically one specializing in a particular type of product.
- megastorm — a very powerful storm that causes catastrophic damage
- megathere — any of the huge, slothlike animals of the extinct genus Megatherium, or closely related genera, that lived from the Oligocene to the Pleistocene epochs.
- megatherm — a plant requiring a constant high temperature and abundant moisture for growth.
- megatrend — a major trend or movement.
- meliorate — (transitive) To make better, to improve; to heal or solve a problem.
- meltwater — water from melted snow or ice.
- menstrate — Misspelling of menstruate.
- menstrual — of or relating to menstruation or to the menses.
- mensurate — (obsolete) To measure absolutely the height, lattitude and longitude of a point on the earth.
- mentorial — Of or relating to a mentor.
- mercaptan — any of a class of sulfur-containing compounds having the type formula RSH, in which R represents a radical, and having an extremely offensive, garlicky odor.
- mercapto- — (in chemical compounds) indicating the presence of an HS- group
- merchants — a person who buys and sells commodities for profit; dealer; trader.
- mercurate — Also, mercuriate [mer-kyoo r-ee-it, -eyt] /mərˈkyʊər i ɪt, -ˌeɪt/ (Show IPA). any salt in which bivalent mercury is part of a complex anion.
- merit pay — an additional sum paid to an employee, as a schoolteacher, whose work is superior and whose services are valued.
- meritable — Deserving of reward.
- merneptah — king of ancient Egypt c1225–c1215 b.c. (son of Ramses II).
- mertensia — any of various plants belonging to the genus Mertensia, of the borage family, including the lungworts and the Virginia cowslip.
- mestranol — an estrogen, C 2 1 H 2 6 O 2 , used in oral contraceptives in combination with a progestin.
- metacarpi — Plural form of metacarpus.
- metacryst — a crystal formed by recrystallization of minerals in a metamorphic rock.
- metalcore — (music) A genre of rock music related to punk and heavy metal.
- metalmark — any of the small, mostly tropical butterflies of the family Riodinidae, often having metallic-colored flecks on the wings.
- metalware — work of metal, especially utensils, flatware, etc.
- metalwork — objects made of metal.
- metameres — Plural form of metamere.
- metameric — Also, metameral, M03/M0350800 muh-tam-er-uh l, məˈtæm ər əl. Zoology. consisting of metameres. pertaining to metamerism.
- metamorph — (biology) An organism that has undergone metamorphosis.
- metaphore — Misspelling of metaphor.
- metaphors — 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).
- metarchon — a nontoxic substance, such as a chemical to mask pheromones, that reduces the persistence of a pest
- metaverse — A virtual-reality space in which users can interact with a computer-generated environment and other users.
- meterages — Plural form of meterage.
- metralgia — pain in the uterus.
- metricate — Change or adapt to a metric system of measurement.
- metrician — a metrist.
- meursault — a dry, white Burgundy wine produced in the district around Meursault in E France.