8-letter words containing my
- mysticly — in a mystical manner
- mystique — a framework of doctrines, ideas, beliefs, or the like, constructed around a person or object, endowing the person or object with enhanced value or profound meaning: the mystique of Poe.
- mytacism — Excessive or incorrect use of the letter M.
- mythical — pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving a myth.
- mytilene — Also called Lesbos. a Greek island in the NE Aegean. 836 sq. mi. (2165 sq. km).
- mytiloid — of or relating to the genus Mytilus or family Mytilideae of saltwater mussels
- myxameba — the amebalike, usually nonflagellated, uninucleate haploid individual of a sporocarp that is released upon spore germination and feeds by engulfing bacteria and yeast: a typical stage in the life cycle of cellular slime molds.
- myxedema — a condition characterized by thickening of the skin, blunting of the senses and intellect, and labored speech, associated with hypothyroidism.
- myxocyte — one of the stellate or polyhedral cells in mucous tissue
- myxomata — Plural form of myxoma.
- neomycin — an antibiotic produced by an actinomycete, Streptomyces fradiae, administered orally or locally, used chiefly for skin, urinary tract, and eye infections and as a surgical antiseptic.
- oncotomy — the surgical removal of a tumour
- oomycete — any of various algaelike fungi constituting the phylum Oomycota of the kingdom Fungi (or the class Oomycetes of the kingdom Plantae), characterized by the formation of oospores.
- paronymy — a play on words
- polygamy — the practice or condition of having more than one spouse, especially wife, at one time. Compare bigamy (def 1), monogamy (def 1).
- polysemy — a condition in which a single word, phrase, or concept has more than one meaning or connotation.
- polysomy — the state of being polysomic
- polytomy — the act or process of dividing into more than three parts.
- porogamy — the fertilization of a seed plant involving passage of the pollen tube into the ovule by the micropyle
- przemysl — a city in SE Poland: occupied by the Russians 1915.
- pygmyish — resembling a pygmy
- pygmyism — the state of being a pygmy
- red army — the Soviet army.
- smyrnean — of or relating to Smyrna, Turkey.
- stymying — Golf. (on a putting green) an instance of a ball's lying on a direct line between the cup and the ball of an opponent about to putt.
- synonymy — the quality of being synonymous; equivalence in meaning.
- taxonomy — the science or technique of classification.
- tenotomy — the cutting of a tendon.
- theonomy — the state of an individual or society that regards its own nature and norms as being in accord with the divine nature.
- tommycod — tomcod.
- tommyrot — nonsense; utter foolishness.
- toponymy — the study of toponyms.
- urostomy — an artificial opening for the release of urine, used when urination through the bladder and urethra is no longer possible due, for example, to surgery
- vagotomy — the surgical severance of vagus nerve fibers, performed to reduce acid secretion by the stomach.
- vasotomy — incision or opening of the vas deferens.
- viomycin — an antibiotic used in the treatment of tuberculosis
- xenogamy — pollination of the stigma of a flower by pollen from a flower on another plant.
- xylotomy — the preparation of sections of wood for examination by microscope
- zamyatin — Yevgenii Ivanovich (jɪvˈɡjenij ɪˈvanəvitʃ). 1884–1937, Russian novelist and writer, in Paris from 1931, whose works include satirical studies of provincial life in Russia and England, where he worked during World War I, and the dystopian novel We (1924)