9-letter words containing r, e, m, i
- microlite — any microscopic crystal.
- micromere — a small blastomere, as one of those that form toward the animal pole in embryos that undergo unequal cleavage or those that occur in the embryo of mammals.
- micromesh — a very fine mesh
- micromole — (chemistry, physics) One millionth of a mole.
- micronise — (British) To reduce in size often to micrometer scale.
- micronize — Break (a substance) into very fine particles.
- micropore — a tiny opening, as in specialized biological filters or in the shells of some animals.
- micropyle — Zoology. any minute opening in an ovum through which a spermatozoon can enter, as in many insects.
- microreid — /mi:'kroh-reed/ See bogosity.
- microserf — (jargon) Wired magazine's term for a Microsoft employee.
- microsite — (Internet) A self-contained page or group of pages meant to supplement a larger website.
- microsome — a small inclusion, consisting of ribosomes and fragments of the endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria, in the cytoplasm of a cell.
- microtape — (hardware, storage) /mi:'kroh-tayp/ Occasionally used to mean a DECtape, as opposed to a macrotape. Apparently the term "microtape" was actually the official term used within DEC for these tapes until someone coined the word "DECtape", which, of course, sounded sexier to the marketroids. Another version of the story holds that someone discovered a conflict with another company's "microtape" trademark.
- microtome — an instrument for cutting very thin sections, as of organic tissue, for microscopic examination.
- microtone — any musical interval smaller than a semitone, specifically, a quarter tone.
- microtube — A microscopic tube, especially one used in the construction of specialized lasers.
- microwave — an electromagnetic wave of extremely high frequency, 1 GH 3 or more, and having wavelengths of from 1 mm to 30 cm.
- microwire — A very small diameter wire, especially one with a glass coating.
- microzyme — (biology, dated) A microorganism supposed to act like a ferment in causing or propagating certain infectious or contagious diseases; a pathogenic bacterial organism.
- micturate — to pass urine; urinate.
- mid-price — at a medium or average price; not particularly expensive nor particularly cheap
- mid-range — You can use mid-range to describe products or services which are neither the most expensive nor the cheapest of their type.
- midcourse — the middle of a course.
- midlander — a native or inhabitant of the Midlands of England
- midpriced — Alternative spelling of mid-priced.
- midspread — (statistics) The interquartile range.
- midstream — the middle of a stream.
- midstride — In the middle of a stride.
- midsummer — the middle of summer.
- midwifery — the technique or practice of a midwife.
- midwinter — the middle of winter.
- mielziner — Jo [joh] /dʒoʊ/ (Show IPA), 1901–76, U.S. stage designer, born in France.
- migraines — Plural form of migraine.
- migrative — Of, pertaining to, or causing migration.
- mililiter — Misspelling of milliliter.
- milimeter — Misspelling of millimeter.
- mill-race — the channel in which the current of water driving a mill wheel flows to the mill.
- millenary — consisting of or pertaining to a thousand, especially a thousand years.
- millepore — a coralline hydrozoan of the genus Millepora, having a smooth calcareous surface with many perforations.
- millerand — Alexandre [a-lek-sahn-druh] /a lɛkˈsɑ̃ drə/ (Show IPA), 1859–1943, president of France 1920–24.
- millerite — a follower of William Miller, a U.S. preacher who taught that the Second Advent of Christ and the beginning of the millennium were to occur in 1843.
- milliners — Plural form of milliner.
- millinery — women's hats and other articles made or sold by milliners.
- millraces — (archaic) Plural form of millrace.
- milometer — An odometer graduated in miles.
- mimer sql — (database) A relational database management system, free for non-commercial use, developed by the Swedish company Upright Database Technology AB.
- mindshare — Relative public awareness of a phenomenon.
- minecraft — a type of warship for sweeping mines at sea.
- minelayer — a naval ship equipped for placing mines in the water.
- ming tree — any of various trees or shrubs used in bonsai arrangements, especially when shaped to have flat-topped, asymmetrical branches.