9-letter words containing t, a, m, y
- matriliny — the tracing of descent through the mother's line of a family.
- matrimony — the state of being married; marriage: He was married in 1870 and lived in matrimony 12 years.
- matsuyama — a seaport on NW Shikoku, in SW Japan.
- mayoralty — the office or tenure of a mayor.
- mazopathy — mazopathia.
- mccartney — (Sir) (James) Paul, born 1942, English singer, songwriter, and bass guitarist for the Beatles.
- meatotomy — (surgery) A form of penile modification in which the underside of the glans is split, sometimes performed to alleviate meatal stenosis or urethral stricture.
- mediately — to settle (disputes, strikes, etc.) as an intermediary between parties; reconcile.
- mediatory — pertaining to mediation.
- megabytes — Plural form of megabyte.
- melt away — thaw
- mendacity — the quality of being mendacious; untruthfulness; tendency to lie.
- mentality — mental capacity or endowment: a person of average mentality.
- merit pay — an additional sum paid to an employee, as a schoolteacher, whose work is superior and whose services are valued.
- metacryst — a crystal formed by recrystallization of minerals in a metamorphic rock.
- metagnomy — (rare) divination.
- metaphyte — a multicellular plant.
- metaxylem — the part of the primary xylem that is the last to be formed, usually having weblike or pitted surfaces.
- methylase — any of a class of enzymes that catalyse methylation
- methylate — Also called methoxide. any derivative of methyl alcohol, as sodium methylate, CH 3 ONa.
- migratory — migrating.
- militancy — vigorously active and aggressive, especially in support of a cause: militant reformers.
- miryachit — A disorder found in Siberia, characterized by a jumping motion.
- molybdate — a salt of any molybdic acid.
- momentary — lasting but a moment; very brief; fleeting: a momentary glimpse.
- monastery — a house or place of residence occupied by a community of persons, especially monks, living in seclusion under religious vows.
- monolatry — the worship of only one god although other gods are recognized as existing.
- montmagny — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada, on the St. Lawrence.
- mordacity — biting or given to biting.
- mordantly — sharply caustic or sarcastic, as wit or a speaker; biting.
- mortality — the state or condition of being subject to death; mortal character, nature, or existence.
- motorways — Plural form of motorway.
- mountainy — living in, located in, or related to mountains
- muay thai — a martial art developed in Thailand in which blows may be struck with the fists, elbows, knees, and shins
- multiplay — Denoting a compact disc player that can be stacked with a number of discs before needing to be reloaded.
- multiyear — Having a duration of multiple years.
- mundanity — the condition or quality of being mundane; mundaneness.
- mutuality — condition or quality of being mutual; reciprocity; mutual dependence.
- myatrophy — myoatrophy.
- mydriatic — pertaining to or producing mydriasis.
- myelinate — Of, related to, or composed of myelin.
- myomantic — of or relating to myomancy
- myomatous — a tumor composed of muscular tissue.
- myopathic — Pertaining to myopathy.
- myostatin — (protein) A protein that acts as an inhibitor to the growth of muscle tissue.
- myristate — (chemistry) any salt or ester of myristic acid.
- myristica — (botany) Any member of the genus Myristica of nutmegs.
- mystagogy — someone who instructs others before initiation into religious mysteries or before participation in the sacraments.
- mysterial — (obsolete) mysterious.
- mythmaker — a creator of myths.