9-letter words containing s, e, m, i, c
- limericks — Plural form of limerick.
- limescale — A white, chalky deposit of calcium carbonate found in kettles, washing machines etc., especially in a hard water area.
- luminesce — to exhibit luminescence.
- magnetics — the science of magnetism.
- maieutics — the Socratic method of eliciting knowledge by a series of questions and answers
- majestick — Archaic spelling of majestic.
- maledicts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of maledict.
- manciples — Plural form of manciple.
- manicheus — Manes.
- manicules — Plural form of manicule.
- manicures — Plural form of manicure.
- marcasite — Also called white iron pyrites. a common mineral, iron disulfide, FeS 2 , chemically similar to pyrite but crystallizing in the orthorhombic system.
- masculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- masoretic — of or relating to the Masorah or the Masoretes.
- masticate — Chew (food).
- mavericks — Plural form of maverick.
- mechanics — a person who repairs and maintains machinery, motors, etc.: an automobile mechanic.
- mechanise — to make mechanical.
- mechanism — an assembly of moving parts performing a complete functional motion, often being part of a large machine; linkage.
- mechanist — a person who believes in the theory of mechanism.
- medicates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of medicate.
- medicines — Plural form of medicine.
- mediocris — (of a cumulus cloud) of medium height and often lacking a distinctive summit.
- meniscate — resembling a meniscus
- meniscoid — a crescent or a crescent-shaped body.
- merciless — without mercy; having or showing no mercy; pitiless; cruel: a merciless critic.
- mercurius — (Mercurius) died a.d. 535, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 533–535.
- meroistic — (of an ovary) producing yolk and ova
- mescaline — a white, water-soluble, crystalline powder, C 1 1 H 1 7 NO 3 , obtained from mescal buttons, that produces hallucinations.
- mescalism — addiction to mescal, an alcoholic spirit
- messianic — the promised and expected deliverer of the Jewish people.
- mestrovic — Ivan [ahy-vuh n Serbo-Croatian. ee-vahn] /ˈaɪ vən Serbo-Croatian. ˈi vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1883–1962, Yugoslav sculptor, in the U.S. after 1946.
- metestick — a measuring rod
- methystic — intoxicating
- metricise — study metre of poetry
- metricism — the study of metrics
- micaceous — consisting of, containing, or resembling mica.
- michelson — Albert Abraham, 1852–1931, U.S. physicist, born in Prussia (now Poland): Nobel prize 1907.
- microdose — (medicine) A very low dose (especially of radiation therapy).
- micromesh — a very fine mesh
- micronise — (British) To reduce in size often to micrometer scale.
- 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.
- midcourse — the middle of a course.
- millraces — (archaic) Plural form of millrace.
- millscale — a scale or coating of iron oxide that forms on heated iron or steel on contact with air
- milosevic — Slobodan [sloh-buh-dain] /ˈsloʊ bəˌdɛən/ (Show IPA), 1941–2006, Yugoslav and Serbian politician: president of Serbia 1989–97, president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1997–2000, accused of war crimes 2001.
- mindscape — A mental landscape; the world of the mind.
- miniscule — minuscule.