9-letter words containing as
- monoblast — A cell, normally found in bone marrow, that matures into a monocyte.
- monophase — (electricity) Having a single phase of alternating current.
- moonphase — a phase of the moon
- moot case — a case dealing with an abstract question, or one seeking a judgement on a right before the right has been asserted
- mosasaurs — Plural form of mosasaur.
- moussakas — Plural form of moussaka.
- mouthwash — a solution, often containing antiseptic, astringent, and breath-sweetening agents, used for cleansing the mouth and teeth, and for gargling.
- moygashel — an Irish linen
- multicast — Send (data) across a computer network to several users at the same time.
- multitask — Computers. (of a single CPU) to execute two or more jobs concurrently.
- mushairas — Plural form of mushaira.
- mydriasis — excessive dilatation of the pupil of the eye, as the result of disease, drugs, or the like.
- namas kar — a salutation used in India
- nanograss — a synthetic surface consisting of minute upright blades of silicon that allow control of the way it interacts with liquids, a technology with a wide range of commercial applications
- nasalized — Simple past tense and past participle of nasalize.
- naseberry — the fruit of the sapodilla, Manilkara zapota.
- nashville — a state in the SE United States. 42,246 sq. mi. (109,415 sq. km). Capital: Nashville. Abbreviation: TN (for use with zip code), Tenn.
- nasiriyah — a city in S Iraq, on the River Euphrates; agricultural and trading centre. Pop: 425 000 (2005 est)
- nasoscope — Rhinoscope.
- nastiness — The state or quality of being nasty.
- nastygram — (networking) /nas'tee-gram/ 1. A network packet or e-mail message (the latter is also called a letterbomb) that takes advantage of misfeatures or security holes on the target system to do untoward things. 2. Disapproving e-mail, especially from a net.god, pursuant to a violation of netiquette or a complaint about failure to correct some mail- or news-transmission problem. Compare shitogram, mailbomb. 3. A status report from an unhappy, and probably picky, customer. "What did Corporate say in today's nastygram?" 4. [deprecated] An error reply by mail from a daemon; in particular, a bounce message.
- near east — an indefinite geographical or regional term, usually referring to the countries of SW Asia, including Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia and the other nations of the Arabian Peninsula. Compare Middle East (def 1).
- nebraskan — of or relating to Nebraska.
- neoplasia — Pathology. tumor growth.
- neoplasms — Plural form of neoplasm.
- neoplasty — the surgical formation of new tissue structures or repair of damaged structures
- nerve gas — any of several poison gases, derived chiefly from phosphoric acid, that weaken or paralyze the nervous system, especially that part of the system controlling respiration.
- neuromast — a group of innervated sensory cells occurring along the lateral line of fishes and aquatic amphibians.
- newcastle — 1st Duke of, Pelham-Holles, Thomas.
- news case — one of a pair of wooden, metal, or plastic trays divided into compartments for the sorting of type. Compare case2 (def 8).
- newscasts — Plural form of newscast.
- newsflash — flash (def 6).
- no wukkas — an expression used to express agreement or to convey that something is proceeding or has proceeded satisfactorily; no problem
- noble gas — any of the chemically inert gaseous elements of group 8A or 0 of the periodic table: helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, and radon.
- non-asian — a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- nonbiased — Not biased.
- noncasual — not casual
- noreaster — Alternative spelling of nor'easter.
- northeast — a point on the compass midway between north and east. Abbreviation: NE.
- not least — notably
- notecases — Plural form of notecase.
- nucleases — Plural form of nuclease.
- nut grass — either of two sedges, Cyperus rotundus or C. esculentus, that have small, nutlike tubers and are often troublesome weeds.
- nyasaland — former name of Malawi (def 1).
- oasthouse — Alternative spelling of oast house.
- oat grass — any of several grasses of the genus Arrhenatherum or Danthonia, especially A. elatius, native to Europe, having a purplish-green flowering panicle.
- occasions — a particular time, especially as marked by certain circumstances or occurrences: They met on three occasions.
- octastich — a stanza or piece of poetic writing that contains eight lines
- octastyle — having eight columns in the front, as a temple or portico.
- offseason — a time of year other than the regular or busiest one for a specific activity: Fares are lower in the off-season.