9-letter words containing t, a, g, m
- magmatism — Geology. molten material beneath or within the earth's crust, from which igneous rock is formed.
- magnesite — a mineral, magnesium carbonate, MgCO 3 , having a characteristic conchoidal fracture and usually occurring in white masses.
- magnetars — Plural form of magnetar.
- magnetics — the science of magnetism.
- magnetise — to make a magnet of or impart the properties of a magnet to.
- magnetism — the properties of attraction possessed by magnets; the molecular properties common to magnets.
- magnetite — a very common black iron oxide mineral, Fe 3 O 4 , that is strongly attracted by magnets: an important iron ore.
- magnetize — to make a magnet of or impart the properties of a magnet to.
- magnetron — a two-element vacuum tube in which the flow of electrons is under the influence of an external magnetic field, used to generate extremely short radio waves.
- magnitude — size; extent; dimensions: to determine the magnitude of an angle.
- magstripe — Magnetic stripe.
- mainstage — The largest performing space in a venue.
- maistring — ruling or subduing
- malignant — disposed to cause harm, suffering, or distress deliberately; feeling or showing ill will or hatred.
- malignity — the state or character of being malign; malevolence; intense ill will; spite.
- mandating — a command or authorization to act in a particular way on a public issue given by the electorate to its representative: The president had a clear mandate to end the war.
- manganate — (chemistry) Any compound containing the manganate ion, MnO42-.
- manganite — a gray to black mineral, hydrous manganese oxide, MnO(OH); gray manganese ore.
- mangetout — A vegetable pea eaten when immature.
- mangulate — to bend or twist out of shape; mangle
- margarita — a cocktail made of tequila, lime or lemon juice, and an orange-flavored liqueur, usually served in a salt-rimmed glass.
- margarite — Mineralogy. a gray, pink, or yellow mica, occurring in brittle monoclinic crystals. an aggregate of small, rudimentary crystals resembling minute globules in a row: found in glassy volcanic rocks.
- marginate — having a margin.
- marketing — an open place or a covered building where buyers and sellers convene for the sale of goods; a marketplace: a farmers' market.
- martagons — Plural form of martagon.
- martingal — Alternative form of martingale (piece of harness for a horse).
- martyring — a person who willingly suffers death rather than renounce his or her religion.
- massagist — the act or art of treating the body by rubbing, kneading, patting, or the like, to stimulate circulation, increase suppleness, relieve tension, etc.
- mastalgia — (chiefly uncountable) Breast pain.
- mastering — a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something: a master of six languages; to be master of one's fate.
- mastigium — an extensible, lashlike, anal organ in certain caterpillars.
- mastigure — Any of the spiny-tailed lizards of the genus Uromastyx.
- mastology — Mammalogy.
- mat grass — a widespread perennial European grass, Nardus stricta, with dense tufts of bristly leaves, characteristic of peaty moors
- matagalpa — a city in W central Nicaragua.
- matagouri — a thorny bush of New Zealand, Discaria toumatou, that forms thickets in open country
- matchgirl — A girl who sold matches on the streets.
- matchings — Plural form of matching.
- matrixing — an electronic method of processing quadraphonic sound for recording in a two-channel form, for reconversion to four channels when played back.
- matronage — the state of being a matron.
- mattagami — a river in E Ontario, Canada, flowing N to join the Missinaibi River and form the Moose River. 275 miles (443 km) long.
- mattering — the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed: the matter of which the earth is made.
- mediating — to settle (disputes, strikes, etc.) as an intermediary between parties; reconcile.
- megabytes — Plural form of megabyte.
- megadeath — a unit of one million deaths: used in estimating or predicting the fatalities that would occur in a nuclear war.
- megaevent — A very large-scale event.
- 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.
- megaliths — Plural form of megalith.